She is the foremost authority on the history of skiing in Southern California and has written two books: Pray for Snow: The History of Skiing in Southern California (2002) and Skiing in Southern California (2007). She founded the California Ski Library (www.skilibrary.com) in 2005. The Library’s holdings include approximately 3,100 books, and thousands of magazines, annuals, brochures, catalogs, programs, newsletters, and other ephemera. She was awarded the Far West Ski Association’s Western Ski Heritage Award in 2002 and 2005, and the International Ski History Association’s Skade Award in 2003 and 2008.