The snow tourist
By: Charlie English
Publisher: Portobello; Portobello Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781846270635; 9781846270642
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Snow
Description: In this unique book, part eulogy, part history, part travelogue, Charlie English goes in search of the best snow on the planet. Along the way he explains the extraordinary hold this commonplace phenomenon has over us, and reveals the ongoing drama of our relationship with it. Combining on-the-slopes experience with off-piste research, Charlie English's journey begins with the magical moment when his two-year old son sees snow for the first time, before setting off in the footsteps of the Romantic poets over the Alps, following the sled-tracks of the Inuit across Greenland, and meeting up with a flurry of fellow enthusiasts, from snow-making scientists in Japan and global warming experts at Caltech to plough drivers in Alaska. This is a book for anyone who reaches for their mittens at the sight of the first flake.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Filmography: (page 249).
Table of contents: title: Snow and happiness: London; title: A night out with Billy: Iqaluit, Qikiqtarjuaq; title: Reflections on the six-cornered snowflake: Jericho, Vermont; title: Snow falls on Gotham: Syracuse, Buffalo, New York; title: Playing with gravity: Chamonix, Argentiere, Wildstrubel; title: An evil element: Lewes; title: Territory of the mind: Valdez, Thompson Pass; title: The art of winter: Vienna, London; title: A short walk in paradise: Rainier, Seattle, Glacier; title: The last snow in Scotland: Aviemore, Cairn Gorm, Garbh Choire Mor; title: It will be spring soon: London.