TY - BOOK AU - Hansman,Heather TI - Powder days: ski bums, ski towns and the future of chasing snow SN - 9781335081117 PY - 2021///] CY - Toronto, Ontario, Canada PB - Hanover Square Press KW - Skis and skiing KW - United States KW - History KW - Skiers KW - Biography N1 - Includes index; Skid luxury: who is a ski bum -- How to make a myth: the history - and story - of skiing -- This is your brain on skiing: who wants to be a ski bum -- Out in the cold: who gets to be a skier -- Cloud 9: ski town economics -- A thousand words for snow: climate change and the future of winter -- Monopoly money: resorts and the business of skiing -- The dark and the light: risk and reward N2 - "Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider"-- ER -