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The darkest white : a mountain legend and the avalanche that took him Cover Image

The darkest white : a mountain legend and the avalanche that took him / Eric Blehm.

Blehm, Eric, (author.).

Summary:

"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. Finally, The Darkest White is a mesmerizing, cautionary portrait of the mountains, of the allure and the glory they offer, and of the avalanches they unleash with unforgiving fury"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 0062971409
ISBN: 9780062971401
Physical Description: viii, 341 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 16 unnumbered pages of plates, photographs ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. I. Competitor. Roots ; This is the year! ; Mount Baker Hard Core ; Team rider ; World champion ; Changing teams ; The mystery air ; The smooth groove -- pt. II. Freerider. Wild snow ; Getting schooled ; Follow your bliss ; The plan ; Breaking down the walls ; Tailgunner ; Checking all the boxes ; A letter from the ACMG ; Layers ; The dragon stirred -- pt. III. Avalanche. Welcome to paradise ; Selkirk mountain experience ; The human factor ; January 20, 2003 ; There for the storm ; To ski or not to ski ; La Traviata ; Up ; We'll be fine ; Mute terror ; Thirteen down ; Nobody on standby ; All but the dead ; Fly -- pt. IV. Legend. The aftermath and memorial.