Deep: The Story of Skiing and the Future of Snow

by Porter Fox

Overview

DEEP is a book about skiers, written and produced by lifelong skiers, with a message that reaches far beyond the slopes we draw inspiration from. It covers a sport that has inspired millions and the mountains and snowfall that make it possible. It is not a tale of the end. It is a beginning - a reminder of how dynamic and fulfilling the skiing life is. And a wake-up call regarding what needs to be done to save it. The narrative follows the unlikely rise of skiing from prehistoric Norwegian hunters to nobility in the Alps in the 1800s to present-day freeriders on the vaunted slopes of the Rocky Mountains. On his global tour of the most celebrated peaks in the Northern Hemisphere, from Washington’s Cascade Range to Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn, Fox talks to alpinists about the allure and mysticism of the sport and to scientists about climate change and its effect on snow—ultimately finding a story that is far larger than the impending demise of skiing.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149081943
Publisher:	Rink House Productions
Publication date:	11/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	330,764
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

"Porter Fox grew up skiing in northern Maine and graduated in 1994 from Middlebury College, where he ski patrolled for the Middlebury Snow Bowl and sold season passes for Mad River Glen. After college, he moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he worked for the Jackson Hole News and Daily News. There, Fox co-founded backcountry ski and snowboard ’zine The Pass. In 1999 he was hired as the senior editor of Powder Magazine. He has since skied on five continents and written more than 50 features for the magazine.

Since 2002 Fox has lived in Brooklyn, New York, and worked as the features editor for Powder. He earned an MFA in creative writing from The New School in 2004 and has published fiction, essays and nonfiction in The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, Outside, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Narrative, The Literary Review and Third Coast, among others. He has been anthologized in Best American Travel Writing and nominated for two Pushcart Prizes and the 2009 Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize."

Editorial Reviews

"Skiing offers a good barometer of the trouble we're in--and, as this book reminds us, one more good reason for wanting to face that trouble." Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org

Founder of 350.org - Bill McKibben

"The first in-depth report on how climate change is affecting the present and future of the ski industry and mountain communities, DEEP is a must-read for every passionate skier."

Editor, Powder Magazine - John Stifter

"This is the most important book on snow ever written. It's a wake up call to everyone in snow sports that the clock is ticking - we need to accept our reality and get busy fixing climate change."

Pro Snowboarder and Founder of Protect Our Winters - Jeremy Jones

"Porter Fox’s book DEEP uses face shots and hero snow to help us understand the issue of our time: climate change. But, craftily, it does something more important: it reminds us why we love winter; why we’re skiers or riders in the first place; where we came from, and, perhaps, how we can shape where we’re going."

Vice President of Sustainability Aspen Skiing Company; Protect Our Winters Board of Directors - Auden Schendler