Charlie Leocha mentioned his Ski Europe and Skiing America guidebooks. His Europe book varies greatly in style and content from The Blue Book, of which I am editor. His is particularly valuable in its recommendations on where to stay and eat. A dozen of them are described with rates, telephone and fax numbers. In the dining section are 20 restaurants with brief notes on their specialties, along with some idea of whether you can leave with rent money intact.
Several paragraphs talk about apres-ski life and how the village sparkles at night.
It lists discos that don't come alive until after midnight. The best guidebook on skiing that I have ever seen is the ADAC Ski Atlas Alpen, published by Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club in Germany. The 2000 edition is mind-blowing, almost an encyclopedia of skiing resorts. More than 200 of them are profiled with four-color photographs and trail maps, extensive statistical information and appealing narrative. The 7 by 12 inch hardcover book contains 740 pages and weighs more than four pounds.