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BookReview | Downdays Ski Stories Volume 3

The third strike

by Lorenzo Rieg 02/01/2022
While the winter of 2021/2022 somehow doesn't really want to get going, even at the end of January, the new 160-page Downdays book arrives. This time without a year in the title, but simply titled "Volume 3", it is once again a loose collection of interviews and stories that are roughly divided into three sections.

Volume 3 of Ski Stories comes in an unusually plain cover with virtually no logos or writing. There is only a die-cut logo on the front and a "window" through which a picture can be seen. Speaking of pictures - as always, the excellent pictures from all areas of freeskiing are outstanding and accompany the stories and interviews and also take up one or two double pages in the book.

The first part of the book, entitled "Conversations", summarises several interviews. Nikolai Schirmer, Kelly Sildaru, James Woods and Elisabeth Gerritzen are interviewed and introduced as young, diverse personalities.

The second part, entitled "Complications", deals with important current social issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and sustainability from a skiing perspective, similar to last year's Downdays book.

The third part, "Concentrations", is mainly about skiing, or rather the mixture of people, location and conditions that somehow make up all of this. I particularly enjoyed the collection of pictures, anecdotes and quotes from the last twenty-odd years of freeskiing. It's hard to believe how time flies!

Conclusion

Volume 3 of Ski Stories follows on quite well from its two predecessors. In principle, it is a magazine in a book format that deals with a wide variety of topics relating to skiing and freeskiing. There are also lots of great pictures that make you want to flick through the book again and again.

Like the first two, the book is self-published. Ski Stories Volume 3 is available in the Downdays Shop at a price of €36.

This article has been automatically translated by DeepL with subsequent editing. If you notice any spelling or grammatical errors or if the translation has lost its meaning, please write an e-mail to the editors.

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