Book - Skiers' Handbook, G.R.T. Ward, 1946

Physical description

The complete title of this publication is "Skiers' Handbook of concise, modern ski technique and classification of Australian snow. It contains 54 pages and the contents include:-Development of Ski Technique in Australia: Concise Modern Ski Technique, with commentary: Classification of Australian Snow; Ski Waxing.
The cover is blue with black and white text and features an image of Eric McIllree demonstrating the Advanced
Stem Christiania technique.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

This publication is one of the earliest Skiers' manuals which had a focus on skiing and snowfields in Australia.
G.R.T. (Bob) Ward, was an accountant by profession and served for many years as the secretary of Kosciusko Alpine Club (KAC). Although not an architect, he had an interest in design and designed Kunama Huette at Kosciusko in 1952. It was destroyed by an avalanche in 1956. Bob Ward was the co-author of "Frozen lessons : a handbook of ski technique", as well as several other publications including "The Diamond Jubilee of the Kosciusko Alpine Club" published in 1969.

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