Going Downhill Fast: And Other Stories From Skiing's Extremes

Award-winning journalist and lifelong skier Jay Cowan’s latest book is an up-close look at the most extreme aspects of skiing and snowboarding. It includes histories of and insights to the sport’s hairiest downhill races, speed gliding glacial canyons, and the fastest non-motorized humans on earth; skiing the planet’s highest peaks, riding the steepest slopes, and braving the harshest polar expeditions and most brutal cross-country events; Nordic ski jumping over 800 feet and hucking 300-foot cliffs and 55-meter gaps; record-setting blizzards and snow years and the most devastating avalanches and lift accidents; skijoring behind airplanes and going 160+ mph on a cartop; and many more of some of the world’s most dangerous pursuits. Read more