On-line book: Written in the Snows

[size=12pt]Written in the Snows
Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest

"The Ski Climbers"[/size]

A decade ago I began researching the history of backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering in Washington.  Several detours occurred along the way and to date I've spent 5000+ hours working on this project.

When I started my research I hoped the result would be a published paper book.  I still plan to finish the book, but for now I've given up the paper part of it.

I've written my first chapter of the book and published it on line.  This will ultimately be Chapter 4 (or so) in the finished story.  It's called "The Ski Climbers." It describes an iconic period in Northwest skiing, the years between 1928 and 1948 when pioneering ski ascents and descents were made on Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Hood. 

You can find this new chapter on the website devoted to the book:

written-in-the-snows.net/

Ultimately, the book will have about a dozen chapters.  "The Ski Climbers" shows the sort of coverage I hope to provide for the 100-year history of backcountry skiing in Washington.  Publishing on line will enable me to include more stories, more pictures, and more diverse media than a traditional book could do.  "The Ski Climbers" contains movies, and future chapters may include other multi-media material.

Publishing on-line will also enable me to add new information, make corrections, and publish something before I reach retirement age.  I'm excited about this approach.  I hope you enjoy the first chapter.

Beautiful. An amazing piece of work and research.
Congratulations and thanks.
I just scrolled through it but am looking forward to reading it in depth.

Thanks Chris. I hope your initial impression holds up after a more thorough reading.

This morning I got the movies formatted right so that I can watch them on my iPod from the website. Very cool!

Love those big turns on old skool gear!

Publishing on-line will also enable me to add new information, make corrections, and publish something before I reach retirement age.

Congratulations on your second baby! Who says a man can't have a child? This one took a lot more than nine months to gestate. Thanks for your hours of collecting, editing, and finally sharing your distilled results with us. When is "retirement age" and what does that mean to you?

When is "retirement age" and what does that mean to you?

I don't know exactly, but I can tell it's not in the cards for me for some time.