FORGET SURFING--SKI THE WEBTop Selling Ski Guide Author Launches Web Site
Creator of www.resortspace.com and author of the best-selling guides to both Europe and North America�Ski Europe and Ski America & Canada�Leocha is an expert on where to ski, not how. He has skied at almost every major ski area in the Northern Hemisphere. His Web site and guidebook tell it as he (and a staff of contributors) sees it, not how the resorts tell you it is. A 50-year-old bachelor, Leocha skis extensively each year (research), has gone to the running of the bulls in Pamplona every year for the past 25 (great party), and speaks four languages fluently (grew up in Italy) yet lives life on a shoestring. His view of skiing is overtaking the Internet as his own Web site, http://www.resortspace.com, the top search engines like Lycos http://www.resortspace.lycos.com and travel sites like Expedia http://www.expedia.com/ski/daily feature his extensive ski "content." "Every resort, whether here in the United States or Canada or in Europe, has its own quirks and specialties," says Leocha. "For over a decade, my books have been providing brutally honest, no-holds-barred reports on reality at ski areas." He smiles. "Now it is accessible to everyone on the Web as well." In print and on the Web, readers learn if a resort is designed for families, or more geared for singles. If it's heaven for beginners, but boring for experts. Has great terrain, but no nightlife. Or even perfect all around, but a touch expensive--don't worry, there are also lots of details on how to find the best deals. Skiing America is updated annually, and Ski Europe, now in its 12th edition, was completely updated for winter 2000. An international team of prize-winning ski and snowboard journalists joins Leocha in supplying all the details needed to help readers and Web surfers find the resort, well known or not, of their dreams. These two guidebooks are the top-selling pair of ski guidebooks in the United States and Ski America and Canada is the best selling guide to skiing in North America sold in the U.K. Both books and the Web site provide the information that is needed to make intelligent choices (including updated pricing) and the phone numbers to make reservations and plans. Skiing America retails for $24.95 and Ski Europe is available for $21.95. Between the two, the books supply complete information on downhill and cross-country skiing and snowboarding at winter resorts throughout the world. They can be purchased through http://www.resortspace.com or (800) 444-2524 Edited by Kerry Cohen |
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He doesn't ski particularly fast, he certainly doesn't have the best form, his skis are more than 15 years old, and he only just gave up his white rear-entry boots because they fell apart, but Boston's Charlie Leocha is an international skiing expert.