The darkest white : a mountain legend and the avalanche that took him
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Status
Aitkin Public Library - Current
B KELLY
1 available
B KELLY
1 available
North Branch Area Library - Current
B KELLY
1 available
B KELLY
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Aitkin Public Library - Current | B KELLY | Available |
North Branch Area Library - Current | B KELLY | Available |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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 Columbia, Canada. More than a dozen skiers and snowboarders were thrust down the mountain, buried beneath several tons of rock-hard snow and ice in the Durrand Glacier Avalanche. A heroic search and rescue ensued. Among those buried was Craig Kelly-"the Michael Jordan of snowboarding"-a man who had propelled the sport into the mainstream before walking away from competitions, to rekindle his passion in the untamed alpine wilds of North America The Darkest White is the story of Craig Kelly's life, a heartbreaking but extraordinary and inspiring odyssey of a latchkey kid whose athletic prowess and innovations would revolutionize winter sports, take him around the globe, and push him into ever more extreme environments that would ultimately take his life. It is also a definitive, immersive account of snowboarding and the cultural movement that exploded around it, growing the sport from minor Gen X cult hobby to Olympic centerpiece and a billion-dollar business full of feuds and rivalries.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Blehm, E. (2024). The darkest white: a mountain legend and the avalanche that took him . HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blehm, Eric. 2024. The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him. HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blehm, Eric. The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Blehm, Eric. The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
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