A huge number of people ski, and this fun little book looks at all aspects of what makes it so appealing. For some, it’s a serene communication with nature as they glide down a gentle slope in silence, for others it’s a 100-miles-an-hour descent down an almost vertical piste with>

Beginning with early Alpine pioneers through to the development of modern skiing, author and ski aficionado Gabriella Le Breton presents the evolution of this much-loved mountain sport and all the essentials of contemporary ski culture. Where is the longest run in the Andes? Which is the most spectacular descent in>