Instant Karma: The Heart & Soul of a Ski Bum

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Product Description ------------------- Cultural Writing. Biography and Memoir. With the beauty and precision of a poet, Wayne Sheldrake examines his place in the close community of ski bums, people who give up "normality" to live on their own terms. Sheldrake's is a life of recklessness and restlessness, dedicated to adventure, courage, and the pure joy of second and third chances. He s the hidden trails of virgin snow and conjures the rush of hucking off cornices and skiing blind in sudden snowstorms with exacting detail, all the while finding his way to understanding and accepting the powerful bonds of romance, friendship, and learning to let go. In Sheldrake's universe, "instant karma" is what happens when we believe our grandest passion can't be separated from the everyday, and then live in accordance with that faith. Wayne Sheldrake has lived in Colorado for over thirty years, working as a ski instructor, teacher, ranch hand, and river guide. He received an MFA from Antioch University-Los Angeles and has written for magazines such as Writer's Digest and America West. He lives with his wife in Southern Colorado. And he skies. Review ------ In this remarkable book...Sheldrake is at his best, understandably given his home ain, when describing the allure of powder skiing: I wanted him to feel the wild, white undertow and the psychic cocoon of wide-eyed, amniotic awareness that cast the rest of the world in a distant, irrelevant light. --Telluride Watch, October 9 2007 Underlying every word of this book is [Sheldrake's] delight in that very feeling of being, for a very brief moment, a part of something so much bigger than himself. And that joy and awe lingers with me long after the last page. --Dallas Morning News Finally a [memoir] that speaks to the soul of a true skier. Wayne Sheldrake describes his life of adventure, injury and the burning passion to ski at all costs.... Not only does he describe killer snowstorms and epic powder days, but he talks about personal redemption and the will to survive. --Powder.com P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Author ---------------- Wayne Sheldrake has lived in Colorado for over thirty years, working as a ski instructor, teacher, ranch hand, and river guide. He received an MFA from Antioch University-Los Angeles and has written for magazines such as Writer's Digest and America West. He lives with his wife in Southern Colorado. See more ( javascript:void(0) )