Contents
Author's Note ix
Introduction 1
Avalanche Control
On Duty with Dynamite Girl 17
Racing
Money, Magic, and a Whole Lotta Moxie 55
The Curious and Arcane World of Nordic Ski Jumping
Up, Up, and Away! 113
Who Lives in East Bumblerut, Idaho, and other West of the Hudson Mysteries
The Extreme Skiing Head Count 173
Mountain Patrol
A Day in the Life...219
Riders, the New Kids on the Block
Airdogs, Arctic Cougars, C3POs; Gangstars, Hoedads, Bettys, and Beavers 267
Powderbirds
Steep and Deep, the Final Frontier 305
Acknowledgments 337
