In this idiosyncratic collection of his ski columns dating back to 1966, former journalist Byron D. Klapper (The Wall Street Journal, the Daily Record) shares his contagious enthusiasm for and knowledge of skiing and snow sports-from the basics to the extremes. Born in the Bronx, New York, and educated at the University of Kansas, Klapper had the great fortune of skiing mountains on four different continents, until a motorcycle accident in 2001 almost cost him his life. Against the odds and despite partial paralysis, Klapper was determined to ski again, and with perseverance and support he was back on skis in 2008.