The modern era of skiing in the United States began in the 1930s when the creation of Sun Valley, as a snowbound resort, revolutionized winter vacationing. Photographs of this ski resort capture the exhilaration of the sport in a majestic setting. Pictorial attention is given to the development of equipment, experiments and innovations in ski design and mountain lifts and techniques used by instructors. Chatty anecdotes about the early visionaries and romantics mingle with shots of famous skiers Gretchen Fraser, Jean-Claude Killy, among them in action. Needham sees the next half-century of skiing being as rowdy and spectacular as the first. Large format Hardcover, New condition with dust jacket. Hurt book, new Book but DJ is torn.