The Skiing Diaries

This book is about skiing, pure and simple. Maybe not so simple. Kurt Larson takes you on a journey through his life looking for that perfect pitch: carving that smooth turn, hitting moguls with aggression, slipping through deep powder, doing a bit of racing, and taking in the mountains in all their glory. Like any active life, his has been full of complications, triumphs, failures, pleasures and pain. Moreover, this book is a celebration of skiing in all of its guises, places and people.

The Skiing Diaries will travel with you though the author's humble upbringing in the hills and forests of Northern Michigan. Competitive ski racing in his high school and college years developed a discipline to continually improve his skiing technique and seek out new adventures. That led him to the Rockies to live, work, and ski. The opportunity to work in Scotland allowed him to ski across Europe, buy a Chalet in Switzerland and ski with everyone and be everywhere he could. Along the way he raised a family and passed on the passion. His adventures are also re-created in these pages though a series of fictional short stories, a bonus for your imagination.

Anyone who enjoys skiing or just being in the mountains for all they give us will love The Skiing Diaries. Whether you are new to the sport or have been doing for over 50 years like Kurt has, there will be plenty of pleasure for you in these pages. And if you don't ski, once you read this you will need to.