The Story of Modern Skiing
- ISBN-10
- 1584654899
- ISBN-13
- 9781584654896
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 380
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- UPNE
- Author
- John Fry
Description
Fry writes authoritatively of alpine skiing in North America and Europe, of Nordic skiing and of newer variations in the sport: freestyle skiing, snowboarding and extreme skiing.
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