Follows the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy and her predatory instructor. In a breakthrough role, Noée Abita plays 15-year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps who has been accepted to an elite ski club known for producing some of the country's top professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, ex-champion turned coach Fred decides to mold Lyz into his shining star despite her lack of experience. Under his influence,...

For Charlie, a school ski trip is the perfect escape from his unhappy home life. Until a storm blows in and the resort town is cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped on the mountain, the students wait for the blizzard to pass, along with mysterious ski guide Hanna. But as night falls and the town's long-buried secrets begin to surface, the storm is the least of their problems.

"The story of how British polar explorer Felicity Aston gathered a team of ten women from across Europe and the Middle East to ski over the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole"--

Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him -- and ultimately saved his life.

Poor Buford has horns that curve out behind him and back around near his feet. He can't climb as the other sheep do, so he moves down to a ranch and hides among the cattle. Soon he is found by hunters and discovers his horns are wonderful after all!

"Jeff, David, and Claire love their winter break jobs at the ski chalet on Blue Mountain, where they get to snowboard and go sledding between shifts of cleaning and tending to the grounds. But when things start going missing from the chalet, the cousins find themselves prime suspects. Can they solve the mystery before they get ski-lifted out of their winter wonderland? Or will trying to solve the case make them the frosty culprit's next target?" --...

When he becomes lost in the mountains, a cat with the unusual ability of walking on two legs finds his way home on cross-country skis.

The girls are sweet sixteen and licensed to drive. Grab a seat in their classic Ford Mustang convertible as they set out on their very first road trip, to the 2002 Winter Games in Utah. But will they ever make it to the velvet-smooth ski slopes and posh Stein Ericksen Lodge at Deer Valley and the big-air snowboarding at Park City?

Surveys the history, equipment, techniques, and safety factors of snow skiing.

Presents information on the history, styles and techniques, needed equipment, and relevant first aid and safety for skiing, as well as discussing skiing and the Olympis, and the sport of snowboarding. Describes Olympic, skiing, and snowboarding organizations.