ISBN: 0889822719

Newly graduated from university in Ireland, Lisa McGonigle came to the Kootenay region of British Columbia to spend a winter snowboarding. She wrote emails to her friends back home descri… Plus…

Newly graduated from university in Ireland, Lisa McGonigle came to the Kootenay region of British Columbia to spend a winter snowboarding. She wrote emails to her friends back home describing a remote mountain-town called Fernie, a series of smashes in the terrain park, unrivalled powder turns, working for minimum-wage and duct-taping over the holes in her outerwear. She left to take up a PhD scholarship to Oxford but the lure of the snow was too much. Several months later she abandoned her laptop, clothes and bike in?Oxford and ran away back to BC. She went on to spend another three winters in the Kootenays, trading Fernie for an even smaller, more remote town called Rossland and learning to ski for good measure as well.Composed of the emails written as events unfolded, and infused with an Irish take on Canadiana, Snowdrift documents the joyous, impoverished and injury-ridden life of a ski-bum who'll do almost anything for fresh lines and explores just what happens when you leave it all behind to follow the snow. biographies,canada,general,memoirs,regional canada,travel,travel writing Travel Writing, Oolichan Books<

2011, ISBN: 9780889822719

Fernie, B.C.: Oolichan Books, 2011 Irish author, Lisa McGonigle, abandoned her scholarship at Oxford and moved to the mountains of British Columbia to become a ski-bum. Her journal, comp… Plus…

Fernie, B.C.: Oolichan Books, 2011 Irish author, Lisa McGonigle, abandoned her scholarship at Oxford and moved to the mountains of British Columbia to become a ski-bum. Her journal, composed of the emails written as events unfolded, recounts her adventures. Black and white illustrated soft cover with black titling, 285 pages. This attractive book appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Oolichan Books, 2011<

2011, ISBN: 9780889822719

OOLICHAN BOOKS, Taschenbuch, 285 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-01-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.79 kg, Reise & Abenteuer, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Freizeit, Haus &… Plus…

OOLICHAN BOOKS, Taschenbuch, 285 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-01-15T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.79 kg, Reise & Abenteuer, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Freizeit, Haus & Garten, Lexika, Hand- & Jahrbücher, Schule & Lernen, Abenteuer & Reiseberichte, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Arborist Merchandising Root, OOLICHAN BOOKS, 2011<

ISBN: 9780889822719

Livre