Ski-ing: A Dictionary for Bunny Slopers, Sunday Schussers and Apres-skiers

Ski-ing: A Dictionary for Bunny Slopers, Sunday Schussers and Apres-skiers by Henry N. Beard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780413662804.

From the 2.4-million-copy bestselling series that defines pastimes from sailing to gardening to computers, "Skiing" is a comprehensive compilation of a skiing words an phrases, from the essential snow (form of precipitation that occurs the morning of the departure from a ski resort) to the essential equipment, such as boot (sophisticated footgear designed to produce a nearly infinite variety of welts, bruises, blisters, and chafe marks). The book explains techniques like edging (a series of hip movements and shoulder turns that make it possible to gain several places in the lift line) and the six phases of turning (Preparation, Initiation, Trepidation, Desperation, Exclamation, and Recuperation). After a day on the slopes, "Skiing" is the perfect entertainment to enjoy apres ski-between le stiff drink, le long nap, and le checking on la airline to see if they have le earlier flight home. 129,000 copies in print.