Delirium Dives
Stories from the Ski Slopes
Nonfiction, Sports, Winter Sports, Skiing, Biography & Memoir, Travel
| Author: | Ivo Moravec | ISBN: | 9780994912800 |
| Publisher: | Ivo Moravec | Publication: | November 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Ivo Moravec | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ivo Moravec |
| ISBN: | 9780994912800 |
| Publisher: | Ivo Moravec |
| Publication: | November 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Ivo Moravec |
| Language: | English |
"A snowflake is the most beautiful form of water"
That is one of the observations of a lifelong skier who:
- Discovered a skiing paradise in the Canadian Rockies
- Experienced a few hard lessons in a snow school
- Survived his first descent of a double black diamond
- Skied with Olympic champion Nancy Greene
- Tried to ski the same track as World Cup racers
- Let his mind win over matter when he broke his ribs skiing
- Became a professional ski instructor at the age when most people retire from their jobs
- Spent a season teaching at the local ski hill
- Tells about it all in this entertaining book, a blend of travel, sport and memoir, written with gusto, humour, and love of skiing.
"A snowflake is the most beautiful form of water"
That is one of the observations of a lifelong skier who:
- Discovered a skiing paradise in the Canadian Rockies
- Experienced a few hard lessons in a snow school
- Survived his first descent of a double black diamond
- Skied with Olympic champion Nancy Greene
- Tried to ski the same track as World Cup racers
- Let his mind win over matter when he broke his ribs skiing
- Became a professional ski instructor at the age when most people retire from their jobs
- Spent a season teaching at the local ski hill
- Tells about it all in this entertaining book, a blend of travel, sport and memoir, written with gusto, humour, and love of skiing.
