Magic Yosemite Winters

Gene Rose

Yosemite has always been a magical place. Ever since James Hutchings, its earliest hotelier and promoter, and John Muir spread the word of its wondrous landscape, visitors have flocked to the park to view the cascading waterfalls, gaze in awe at the giant sequoias, wander in the high country wildflower fields and conquer its highest peaks.

For the first time here is a book that chronicles the complete story of winter in the park. Author Gene Rose, whose beat for the Fresno Bee has been the Sierra Nevada, has interviewed the descendants of pioneers who lived in the Valley and legions of skiers who first discovered the joys of the sport in the park - from the earliest residents' sledding fun on Ash Can Alley to Leroy Rust's race team and Nic Fiore's fifty years teaching skiers.

143 pages, hardcover, full-color photos, published November 1999