Skiing: A Snowslider's Dictionary

The Lexicon that waxes eloquent.

INCLUDING:

Chairlift: A transportation system in which a series of chairs suspended from an overhead cable rapidly conveys 1,2,3, or 4 skiers at a time from the front of one lift line to the rear of another

Mitten: A large shoe worn on the hand.

Ski Bum: Someone who, because he would rather ski than work, takes a low-paying job at a ski resort so that he can watch people with high-paying jobs ski while he is working.

A dictionary for Bunny Slopers, Sunday Schussers and Apre-Skiers.

Schuss. Shovel. Whiteout. And the terror of catching air.

INCLUDING:
race: A competition between two skiers to see who can get to the hospital first.
hot tub: Circular therapeutic bathing pool where, after a long day on the slopes, skiers can get into hot water with their loved ones, or get into hot water with their loved ones.

Henry Beard is the cofounder of National Lampoon. He is also the author of Golfing, Sailing and other well-defined dictionaries, as well as Zen for Cats, The Official Exceptions to the Rules of Golf and dozens of other books.

Roy McKie illustrated all the well-defined dictionaries. He also illustrated many Dr. Seuss Beginning books, which have over 20 million copies in print.