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Woods beckon in times of COVID: Backcountry bible updated

The cover of the 30th anniversary edition of David Goodmanâs backcountry bible.
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Author David Goodman literally wrote the book on backcountry skiing in this area 30 years ago, and fortuitously found himself updating it just in time for a winter season that will likely see record numbers of skiers eschewing resorts and heading for the woods.
Goodman was the latest speaker presented by Stoweâs Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in its Red Bench series, which has presented sans bench via streaming services since the pandemic started. Earlier events in the series have featured panels of guests, but on Dec. 3, Goodman was the sole speaker. ....

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Backcountry Skiing Guru David Goodman's New Book Makes a Grand Entrance

David Goodman
In 1987, David Goodman was a fledgling journalist living in Boston when he got a call from the Appalachian Mountain Club. That year, he d written a piece for
Cross Country Skier magazine about the revival of backcountry skiing, a back-to-the-land-esque movement of purists and adrenaline junkies. Disillusioned with the commercialization of downhill skiing, Goodman suggested, they were reclaiming the forgotten mountain trails cut by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
The editors at the Appalachian Mountain Club asked Goodman if he d be willing to write a guide to skiing in the Northeast. Goodman, stunned by his luck, agreed. For the next year, he lived out of his 1974 Dodge Dart, crisscrossing the Northeast in search of the most scenic backcountry tours. When the book came out, in 1988, he figured it might sell a few hundred copies. Instead, it sold thousands. ....

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