book reading & signing: Junior Bounous and the Joys of Skiing

Tuesday, January 10th | 5:30 PM | Our Lady of the Snows | Free Entry

Come and meet local ski legend, Junior Bounous, and hear his granddaughter (Ayja) read from Junior's biography. After the reading Junior and Ayja will be answering questions and signing books.

Ayja Bounous grew up at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, where the rhythmic pulse of the seasons was as much a part of life as breathing. It was not until her adult years, however, that she realized how her whole world revolved around Wasatch snow. After a 5-year stint in California, where she studied music and environmental science at Santa Clara University, she returned to the Wasatch front and earned a Master's of Arts in Environmental Humanities from the University of Utah. She has two published books—"Shaped by Snow: Defending the Future of Winter," and "Junior Bounous and the Joys of Skiing: A biography"

“Before the days of fat skis, Gore-Tex clothing, ski bindings with brakes, avalanche control, or groomed ski runs, when fresh powder lasted for days and lift lines were nonexistent, a rag-tag generation of skiers braved the winter canyons to teach themselves how to ski the deep snow of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah.

Junior Bounous was one of the leaders of this generation, dedicating his life to sharing the joy of skiing with others. This is his story and the story of how a ski industry, unique in its relationship to powder snow, developed in the heart of the American West.”

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