Godmother of Powder Skiing

Deep Powder Snow: 40 Years of Ecstatic Skiing, Avalanches, and Earth Wisdom

“One can never be bored by powder skiing because it is a special gift of the relationship between the earth and the sky. It only comes in sufficient amounts in particular places, at certain times on this earth; it lasts only a limited amount of time before sun or wind changes it. People devote their lives to it ‘for the pleasure of being so purely played’ by gravity and snow.”

The original cover of 'Deep Powder: 40 Years of Estatic Skiing, Avalanches, and Earth Wisdom' by Dolores LaChapelle, featuring a snowy mountain.

Back in Print Winter 2027

A cult classic…

Just over 100 pages…

Part memoir, part theory…

Honoring the Way of The M o u n t a i n . . .

This is Dolores’s powder snow story.

Dolores

was a skier, environmentalist, and independent scholar focused on human relationship with place.

She wrote seven books from 1969-2002 on topics including deep ecology, skiing, ritual, and T’ai Chi. She also led hundreds of experiential workshops, backcountry trips, and ceremonies.

Dolores was born 100 years ago on July 4, 1926, and lived in Colorado, Washington, and Utah. She passed away January 21, 2007.

Black and white photo of a woman with long hair in a braid, wearing glasses and a collared shirt, outdoors with trees in the background.

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