A classic winter wilderness adventure written for young and young at heart readers, with strong elements of backcountry mountaineering and survival skills. Written by legendary Hall of Fame skier and avalanche buster Montgomery M. Atwater, Ski Patrol... Read more

A classic winter wilderness adventure written for young and young at heart readers, with strong elements of backcountry mountaineering and survival skills. Written by legendary Hall of Fame skier and avalanche buster Montgomery M. Atwater, Ski Patrol was originally published in 1943. Ski Patrol is now back in print with a 21st Century kindle and paperback edition, which has been edited and revised for a modern readership.Any boy with a love of skiing will go for this tale about Brad, the star ski racer of Rocky Mountain University, who because of his excellent training is able to go off on a terrific search for a cruel fir poacher. His uncles are both in the government service on Winter Patrols, they lead the chase but Brad has ample opportunity to show his courage. Very exciting and full of the dangers of extreme winter in the big woods. And of timely interest.- Kirkus Review -Monty Atwater (1904-1976) was born in Baker City Oregon and privately educated at Phillips Exeter and Harvard College. An avid mountaineer and outdoorsman in all seasons, he lived the life that he wrote about. His first love was the wilderness, and those who cared for and protected it were the subject of his writings, particularly the dedicated members of the United States Forest Service.Following graduation from Harvard, and prior to World War II, Atwater honed his writing skills as a freelance journalist and author of adventure fiction for young readers, penning numerous stories that appeared in popular magazines of the era, some of which were serialized and subsequently published as full length novels. During this time, Monty earned his living as a cattleman on the Bear Creek Ranch, located near Ennis Montana, where he bred livestock, served as a hunting and fishing guide, and briefly operated a dude ranch. In the snowy winter months, skiing became his primary passion.During the second World War, Monty served as a captain in the US Army's 10th Mountain Division and was wounded in action. Following the war, he was offered the position of Snow Ranger for the avalanche-prone ski area at Alta, Utah. During his ten years at Alta, he became known as the North American pioneer in avalanche control and forecasting. Atwater went on to serve as the Snow Ranger at Squaw Valley, California in preparation for and during the 1960 Winter Olympics. Later in life, he served as a consultant for avalanche safety and control matters in various regions of the globe, and was engaged heavily in South America.Atwater is known as the co-inventor of the Avalauncher, a pneumatic device currently in use at numerous recreational ski areas as a means of preventative avalanche control. In 1979 he was inducted into the Skiing and Snowboarding Hall of Fame. He is also the namesake of the prestigious National Ski Patrol's Montgomery M. Atwater Award for excellence in matters relating to avalanche safety. Beyond his many works of fiction, Monty Atwater is also the author of the first definitive handbook of avalanche control written in the English language, as well as works elucidating the history of the US Forest Service, and the history of the development of avalanche control methods.Other books by Montgomery M. Atwater include:Government Hunter (1940)Flaming Forest (1941)Hank Winton: Smokechaser (1947)Ski with Sverre: Deep Snow and Packed Slope Ski Technique (1947)Alta Avalanche Studies (1949)Smoke Patrol (1949)Rustlers on the High Range (1952)Avalanche Handbook (1953)Cattle Dog (1954)The Trouble Hunters (1956)The Ski Lodge Mystery (1959)Snow Rangers of the Andes (1967)The Avalanche Hunters (1968)The Forest Rangers (1969) Less