Guidebook publisher Lonely Planet has released a new travel-inspired lifestyle book – “Epic Snow Adventures of the World” – which reveals 50 incredible stories from Olympians and athletes to inspire a lifetime of snowy challenges.
The collection features some of the world’s most thrilling wintery adventures, including:
- powder-hunting in Hokkaido
- a deep freeze dip in Finland
- skate-skiing in Canada
- fat-biking in the Rockies
- back-country boarding
- Sub-Saharan skiing
- mushing through the Andes
- an Alpine odyssey in Australia
- ice-climbing in Colorado
- heli-skiing in Alaska
- ice-skating in New York
- snow safari in Yellowstone
There are also first-person accounts from legendary winter sports stars such as Jonny Moseley (Olympic gold medalist freestyle skier), Sage Kotsenburg (Olympic gold medalist snowboarder), Bode Miller (Olympic and World Championship gold medalist alpine ski racer), Bryan Iguchi (professional snowboarder), Victor de le Rue (world champion freestyle snowboarder), and Arianna Tricomi (three-time freeride world champion).
“Epic Snow Adventures of the World” costs £29 and is on sale at lonelyplanet.com