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Author
Series
Montana rescue volume 3
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Champion backcountry snowboarder Gage Watson left the limelight behind after being and remade his life as a ski patrol in Montana's rugged mountains and serving on the PEAK Rescue team. When a US Senator's brother goes missing, Gage is tasked for the rescue which becomes more complicated when the bossy, beautiful senator decides to join the search"--
2) Shiver
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"In this propulsive locked-room thriller debut, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover that someone has deliberately stranded them at their remote mountaintop resort during a snowstorm. When Milla accepts an off-season invitation to Le Rocher, a cozy ski resort in the French Alps, she's expecting an intimate weekend of catching up with four old friends. Yet no sooner do Milla and the others arrive for the reunion...
3) Frozen
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for three snowboarders when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run. As the ski patrol switches off the lights, they realize with growing panic that they've been left behind, dangling high off the ground with no way down.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
When Matt Harper steps off the plane, he knows his life is about to change. For one thing, he'll be living with his uncle for a year. For another, compared to Chicago, Dragon Valley is tiny. But so long as Matt can hit the slopes with his snowboard, he figures he'll get along okay.
5) Chloe Kim
Author
Publisher
High Tide
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"In Women in Sports: Chloe Kim, your 3rd through 5th grade reader will learn about the dedication and passion it took Kim to win several medals in the X Games and become the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal."--
7) Cloud 9
Publisher
Walt Disney Company
Pub. Date
2014]
Language
English
Description
After Kayla Morgan, the Summit Valley queen of snowboarding is kicked off her top-ranked team, she is forced to work at Hot Doggers Kennel after school. With the help of Will Cloud, former champion snowboarder who was injured in a humiliating wipeout that cost him his confidence, Kayla proves she's a serious competitor.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"At the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, Chloe Kim became the youngest woman to ever receive an Olympic gold medal in snowboarding, and she was only seventeen! This amazing accomplishment led to Chloe winning three ESPY awards, becoming the inspiration for her own Barbie doll, and gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated. She is also the only athlete to have won three gold medals at the X Games before turning sixteen. Learn about Chloe's brilliant...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche-a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British...
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Johnny returns to Hawaii to attend the wedding of his grandfather, the legendary Johnny Tsunami. But instead of catching a few waves while he's in town, Johnny's got his hands full keeping an eye on "Uncle Chris," the 12-year-old son of his grandfather's fiancée. Through Chris, Johnny is introduced to the Dirt Devils, a local dirtboarding team. When the Dirt Devils wind up in direct competition with Grandpa's surf shop, it's up to Johnny and Chris...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In this first-person account, former Olympian Eric LeMarque recounts a harrowing tale of survival--of eight days in the frozen wilderness, of losing his legs to frostbite, and coming face-to-face with death. But Eric's ordeal on the mountain was only part of his struggle for survival--as he reveals, with startling candor, an even more harrowing and inspiring tale of fame and addiction, healing and triumph.--From publisher description.
12) Perceptions of athletic identity among freeride skiers and snowboarders with spinal cord injuries
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This study explores freeride skiers'/snowboarders' perceptions of their athletic identity following a spinal cord injury (SCI) and retrospective perceptions prior to incurring a SCI. The overall research focuses on determining if there is a change in athletic identity pre and post-injury. In addition, the research delves into the ways an athlete's self-perception hinders or helps them regain a sense of self and athletic identity as they train to...