This large-format hardback is a wide-ranging celebration of skiing, covering its history, greatest destinations and the culture that has grown around life on the slopes.

It traces skiing from the pioneers of mountain sports through to its development into one of the world's major winter activities.

Destinations stretch from the Alps to the Andes, Rockies and Himalayas, with celebrated slopes, remote resorts, legendary mountain huts and restaurants all featured.

The book also explores the wider skiing lifestyle, including fashion, style and off-piste experiences, alongside insights and tips from ski legends.

Author Gabriella Le Breton is a specialist writer in skiing, adventure and luxury travel, bringing extensive experience of mountain culture to the book.

The revised edition contains 105 colour and 40 black-and-white photographs across 256 pages.

The book is printed on FSC-certified paper and presented as a large-format hardcover.

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