Winter Sports category: 401 books

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Let It Snow

Keeping Canada's Winter Sports Alive

by Darryl Humber, William Humber
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009

Winter has shaped Canada’s image and has been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the nineteenth century, to future hockey stars on backyard rinks, to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories...
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Win at winter sports

Brilliant little ideas for skiing and snowboarding

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Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2007

Millions of us want to improve our on-piste performance and be better, stronger skiers and snowboarders, and theres a ton of advice out there to help us; a never-ending avalanche of books, magazines, websites and TV programmes. But whos got the time to wade through this lot to sift the stuff that works...
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by Darice Bailer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Did you know that snowboard superpipe athletes can spin around three or more times in midair before landing safely? They launch themselves high above the superpipe and perform tricks such...
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by Jake Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Did you know that snowmobile best trick athletes propel themselves into the air to perform amazing turns, flips, and other stunts? They perform tricks like front flips and double backflips....
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Winter in the Wilderness

A Field Guide to Primitive Survival Skills

by Dave Hall
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015

Camping or backpacking in winter is appealing for many who enjoy the serenity of wilderness settings without the crowds and bustle of the summer season. But as rewarding as they can be, these outings require special preparation and a different set of skills than are necessary at other times of the...
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Frostbike

The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling

by Tom Babin
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014

The bicycle is fast becoming a ubiquitous form of transportation in cities all over the world, making our urban spaces more efficient, more livable and healthier. But many of those bicycles disappear into basements and garages when the warm months end, parked there by owners fearful of the cold, snow...
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by Sir Arnold Lunn
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015

Well placed to discuss the art of skiing, Arnold Lunn was editor of the Climber’s Club Journal and the Alpine Ski Club Annual, founded the Oxford University Mountaineering Club, invented the skiing slalom race and was eventually knighted for his services to British Skiing and Anglo-Swiss relations....
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Ultralight Winter Travel

The Ultimate Guide to Lightweight Winter Camping, Hiking, and Backpacking

by Shawn Forry, Justin Lichter
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017

The key to winter travel is knowing how to travel as light as possible. The Ultralight series is perfect for both beginner and experts alike as Justin Lichter and Shawn Forry, the first ever winter thru-hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, use their knowledge to form the most comprehensive companion...
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by Stephen Gorman
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016

A thoroughly updated edition of the classic guide, considered the authoritative resource for winter camping Winter camping has its own special allure: the splendid quiet of a winter forest, the hush of falling snow, the thrill of gliding over ice and snow on skis. From building a snow shelter...
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Wonderful Winter

All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun

by Bruce Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016

Winter is a season of wondering and waiting. We wonder why some trees lose their leaves while others stay green all winter long. We wait for the first snowfall—and then wonder at how amazing each snowflake is. We wonder how animals manage to live in the cold. And we can't wait to celebrate Christmas,...
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by Bruce Batchelor
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010

Nine Dog Winter by Bruce T. Batchelor is a true story, about two young Canadians who recruit nine mismatched huskies, and head out to live in a log cabin and go camping in the Yukon as the temperature plunges to Sixty-Eight Below. Follow this 1980-'81 winter adventure of a young couple intent...
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by United States Government US Army
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013

Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-35.1A, Small Unit Leader’s Guide to Mountain Warfare Operations, is a reference for all Marine leaders (team through company) to use when conducting operations in mountainous terrain, snow, cold weather, and/or high altitude. This publication is to be...
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by Darice Bailer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Did you know that snowmobile snocross racers can soar 100 feet (30 meters) through the air before landing? They race around sharp turns and fly over jumps with other riders all around...
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by Mark McLaughlin
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012

Organized ski racing in America started near Lake Tahoe in the 1860s when gold miners rode 15-foot boards that reached speeds near 100 miles per hour. By 1895, residents of Truckee had started the nation�s first winter carnival west of the Rocky Mountains and soon built the largest ski jump in California....
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