Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World »

MICHAEL FINKEL is a contributing editor to Skiing, Bicycling, Snowboard Life, and P.O.V. His work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Audubon, and Men's Journal. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.

From the underside of an avalanche to the summit of Kilimanjaro, this collection of seventeen mesmerizing, often uproarious tales capture the wonders of the world's snowy regions.

School Library Journal

YA-"Skiing ruined my life." This simple, forthright statement will hook readers. This book is a collection of 17 of Finkel's skiing adventures, many of which were previously published in Skiing magazine. The author skied on the slopes of Iran where women ski on separate slopes and only if they wear a black skirt over their ski pants and not a wisp of hair is visible. He skied with Mongolian herdsmen who taught themselves the sport when the government sent them used equipment. He jumped out of helicopters to snowboard on Alaska's Chugach Mountain. He even skied "The Toothbrush," a plastic surface of white PVC bristles, when he entered the British Dry Ski Slopes Championship. He finds adventure, humor, and insight at every turn. Give this book to any ski buff or armchair traveler. They'll get a great lesson in geography, world cultures, and human nature.-Jane S. Drabkin, Potomac Community Library, Woodbridge, VA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|