GET READY FOR BEAUTIFUL WINTER WITH 10 BREATHTAKING BOOKS NOW

Get ready for the thrills, chills, joy, and awesome beauty of winter with 10 of the most magnificent new books about beautiful winter we could find! Check them out below!

1. CHASING EPIC: THE SNOWBOARD PHOTOGRAPHY OF JEFF CURTES

Chasing Epic: The Snowboard Photography of Jeff Curtes, is an epic book. Curtes, a renowned snowboarding photographer and the previous principal photographer for Burton Snowboards, will wow you with his gorgeous photos of some of the world’s best boarders.

Jake Burton opens it all for you with the best introduction a snowboarding fan could ever hope for.

See Shaun White and other boarding greats catch air against the backdrop of jawdroppingly majestic mountain landscapes. You will marvel at their skill, gasp at their bravery, and ogle at the sheer beauty of it all.

"This brilliant and beautiful book boasts some amazing images from Jeff, who has been capturing images of some of the biggest and best boarders in the game."

-- stupidDOPE

AMMO Books (2014)

2. THE FROZEN CHASE: SELF-PORTRAITS BY MIKE BASICH

For more snowboarding delight, check out The Frozen Chase, Self-portraits, by photographer Mike Basich, which documents his 15 years of spectacular snowboarding selfies.

With 136 pages of full color photos of Basich’s awesome stunts and adventures, this gorgeous coffee-table book is perfect for cozy winter days by the fire, after a day of epic boarding or as inspiration to hit the slopes soon.

Mike Basich (2015)

3. FROZEN LANDSCAPES

If winter is your favorite time of year, then Frozen Landscapes, by Riikka Soininen, will be your new favorite book.

You’ll marvel at the artist’s semi-abstract landscapes, beautiful seashores, glimmering ice, frost, and frozen ground, all fabulously recreated in oil color and gilded aluminum leaf on canvas.

Blurb (2014)

4. ICE: 1986-2007

Ice: 1986-2007, photographed by Lynn Davis, with a foreword by Patti Smith, is both a beautiful recollection of wintertime and a reflection on its precarious future.

The book features 58 of Davis’s magnificent photos documenting a 20 year span of the Jakobshavn Glacier, facing Disko Bay, in Greenland. In that time, the glacier and the icebergs have retreated dramatically.

These incredible photos remind us that we need to pay attention and take action to keep the earth’s natural beauty and critical ecosystems from disappearing.

It is Davis’s hope that “by witnessing and recording such transcendent phenomena that it is not too late to change what now seems like an irreversible fate.”

Melcher Media (2015)

5. JOAN MYERS: FIRE AND ICE, TIMESCAPES

Joan Myers: Fire and Ice, Timescapes, by photographer Joan Myers and Kathleen Howe, showcases Myers’ magnificent Antarctic landscapes and our planet’s most beautiful active volcanoes, including Volcano National Park in Hawaii, Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Krakatoa in Indonesia, and many more.

Myers’ intriguing essay explores the relationship between fire and ice while vividly recounting the tales of her adventures across the globe.

"We like to imagine Earth as a ball," she writes, "a brightly-colored dime-store globe with countries and oceans drawn on its glossy surface. We forget that its surface slides, subducts and transforms, setting off earthquakes and volcanic eruptions A stable earth, whatever we would like to think, is an illusion."

Damiani (2015)

6. THE LIFE HISTORY OF A SNOWFLAKE

Have you ever wondered how beautiful glaciers are formed? Now, you can find out, in The Life History of a Snowflake, by Eric Guth. This gorgeous book is packed with images that show glaciers in every stage of life.

Guth, a naturalist photographer for Lindblad Expeditions & National Geographic in the High Arctic and Antarctica, is a master at capturing the beauty of snow and ice. In his free time, he explores and photographs lesser-known glacier caves and other beautiful icy destinations.

Blurb (2014)

7. SOUL OF WILDERNESS: MOUNTAIN JOURNEYS IN WESTERN BC AND ALASKA

Avid skiers and photographers John Baldwin and Linda Bily, the authors of Soul of Wilderness: Mountain Journeys in Western BC and Alaska, live near the western mountains of British Columbia, home to some of the last existing wilderness areas in North America. Their goal is simple: to photograph as many of these snowy mountain tops and icy fjords as possible.

"This is an area that supports grizzly bears and wolverines, where salmon run wild and the wolves and mountain goats roam through areas that have not changed since the arrival of Europeans to North America. This book is a look at those wilderness areas: their beauty, their essence, their soul."

– John Baldwin

Harbour Publishing ( 2015)

8. WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE CUBE: CHASING FEAR AND FINDING HOME IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH

For a beautiful winter story, check out Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube, by Blair Braverman.

This dynamic tale takes place in a former seal hunting village in the Norwegian Arctic. The story is enchanting, with imaginary polar bears, fascinating legends, a hidden museum, and a platonic love story. Cuddle up for a beautiful read!

Ecco (2016)

9. ARCTICA: THE VANISHING NORTH

Arctica: The Vanishing North, by Sebastian Copeland, will astound you and inspire you with stunningly beautiful photos of this precious wintery paradise. And, hopefully, it will motivate you to take action to help save the North Pole from destruction.

Copeland is a leading authority on the North Pole, as well as a polar explorer, award-winning photographer, respected author and journalist, and dedicated environmental activist. His passion shines through in his breathtaking photographs. Sir Richard Branson adds his voice in the Foreword, urging you to do all you can to save this majestic landscape.

teNeues (2015)

10. ZEN PENGUINS: THE ART OF KEEPING CHILL

Zen Penguins: The Art of Keeping Chill's brilliant penguin photography accompanies Zen wisdom in Zen Penguins: The Art of Keeping Chill. These beautiful birds live under extreme conditions, but they still manage to stay calm and composed and live in the moment. We have a lot to learn from these little guys!

Chester is a veteran polar photographer and expeditioner, and all of the photos in this book come from his many previous expeditions.

Andrews McMeel Publishing ( 2016)

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: Courtesy of AMMO Books. Chasing Epic: The Snowboard Photography of Jeff Curtes.
2. Image: Courtesy of AMMO Books. Chasing Epic: The Snowboard Photography of Jeff Curtes.
3. Image: Courtesy of AMMO Books. Chasing Epic: The Snowboard Photography of Jeff Curtes.
4. Image: Courtesy of Mike Basich. The Frozen Chase, Self-Portraits By Mike Basich.
5. Image: Courtesy of Blurb. Frozen Landscapes.
6. Image: Courtesy of Melcher Media. Ice: 1986-2007.
7. Image: Courtesy of Melcher Media. Ice: 1986-2007.
8. Image: Courtesy of Damiani. Joan Myers: Fire and Ice, Timescapes.
9. Image: Courtesy of Blurb. The Life History of a Snowflake.
10. Image: Courtesy of Harbour Publishing. Soul of Wilderness: Mountain Journeys in Western BC and Alaska.
11. Image: Courtesy of Ecco. Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube.
12. Image: Courtesy of teNeues. Arctica: The Vanishing North.
13. Image: Courtesy of teNeues. Arctica: The Vanishing North.
14. Image: Courtesy of Andrews McMeel Publishing. Zen Penguins: The Art of Keeping Chill.
15. Image: Courtesy of Mike Basich. The Frozen Chase, Self-Portraits By Mike Basich.
16. Image: Courtesy of Damiani. Joan Myers: Fire and Ice, Timescapes.
17. Image: by BN App - Download now!
18. Image: Courtesy of AMMO Books. Chasing Epic: The Snowboard Photography of Jeff Curtes.