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Junior Bounous and the Joys of Skiing: A biography
Ayja Bounous, author
Adult; History & Military; (Market)
A biography of Junior Bounous, a leader in the American West ski industry, and an account of the American ski industry through his eyes. As one of the first American-born ski school directors, Bounous helped develop a power skiing technique in the 1940s and 1950s, became a consultant for ski and ski boot manufacturers, and became an acclaimed sports writer from articles written about skiing techniques and published in nationally acclaimed skiing magazines. Set the Guinness World Record for the oldest heli-skier at 95 years old in 2021, and skied over 100 days in 2022 at 96 years old.