Comments on: Book Review — “Instant Karma – Heart and Soul of a Ski Bum”

By: Rob Moffat

Rob Moffat — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:17:34 +0000

I have read many books written about skiing by skiers , and this is the first book written on the subject by a gifted writer! I mean, the guy is a real word-smith! I found I would read passages over and over again because I liked the poetic cadence or the literal imagery! He really comes out with some profound philosophical musings and acute observations that could only come from a full-on bull-goose-loony! I hope he lives to write another one!

By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:43:54 +0000

Hi Wayne, excellent to hear from the author! Thanks for the comment!

By: wayne sheldrake

wayne sheldrake — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:25:55 +0000

Lou,
Thanks a bunch for the mention. It was great. I didn’t do the sleep in the truck thing until I was in my 30′s racing masters on a pair of outdated cracked-edge (remember that inovation?) Fischer RC4 slaloms (200cm) I bought in a second hand shop for $3 in Buena Vista. When I skied on them at the coldest National Championships in the history of mankind (1997, windchill -50) I met Peter Shelton who wrote a little piece in Men’s Journal where he pointed out I was definitely not sponsored and how slow I was. Racing is so boring to read about (especially if you’re slow) and no one will ever understand it anyway, so I cut that all out of the book.
Cheers, Wayne

By: Lou

Lou — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:55:16 +0000

Yeah, that’s a NOLS Paul Petzoldt Wilderness Equipment expedition parka, thick Polarguard. It worked great. ‘best, Lou

By: Chase

Chase — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:55:46 +0000

Hey Lou,
Nice artical in the latest issue of skiing mag.
By the way, is that a retro NOLS issued jacket
you were wearing on Danali. I think I had one of those
jackets on my NOLS course.