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by Jeremy Evans; Foreword by Glen Plake

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As a recent college graduate and fledging newspaper reporter in the Lake Tahoe area, Jeremy Evans became immersed in ski bum culture--a carefree lifestyle whose mantra was simply: "Ski as much as possible." His snowboarding suffered when he left for a job in the Portland area; and when, at twenty-six, he suffered a stroke, he reexamined his priorities, quit his job, moved back to Tahoe, and threw himself into snowboarding. But while he had been away, the culture had changed. This book is Evans's paean to the disappearing culture of the ski bum. A fascinating look at a world far removed from the larger culture, it is also a curious account of a passion for powder and what its disappearance means. Evans looks at several prominent ski towns in the West (including Crested Butte, Jackson Hole, Telluride, Lake Tahoe, Park City, and Mammoth) and the ski bums who either flourished or fled. He chronicles the American West transformed by rising real estate costs, an immigrant workforce, misguided values, and corporate-owned resorts. The story he tells is that of quintessentially American characters--rejecting materialism, taking risks, following their own path--and of the glories and pitfalls their lifestyle presents.

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  • Title In Search of Powder: A Story of America's Disappearing Ski Bum
  • Author Jeremy Evans; Foreword by Glen Plake
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bison Books
  • Publication date 2010-11-01
  • Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780803228399 / 0803228392
  • Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.82 x 5.22 x 0.6 in (22.40 x 13.26 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Sociological
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Lifestyles - United States, Skis and skiing - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010004138
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.930

About the author

Jeremy Evans is a former daily newspaper reporter whose eight-year journalism career garnered numerous writing awards for his outdoor and sports writing. He is currently a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Powder and Skiing magazines. Glen Plake is an iconic figure in American freestyle skiing and extreme sports.
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