Jackson Hole: On a Grand Scale
- ISBN-10
- 0971774862
- ISBN-13
- 9780971774865
- Series
- Jackson Hole
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-08-01
- Publisher
- Mountain Sports Press
- Author
- David Gonzales
Description
Jackson Hole features the greatest vertical drop of any ski resort in the United States, and has extremely varied terrain. Gonzales tells the whole story, past and present, of this daunting but irresistible mountain. He covers the geography, geology, and history of the area, and devotes a full chapter to its development by pioneer Paul McCollister.
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