Snow Business: Nordic Adventures Of A Ski Rep

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A useful guide for aspiring ski reps, providing insight into a typical winter season Explores Swedish culture & traditions- portrays Sweden in an honest, different light Andrew Reed spent a winter as a ski rep for a well known UK travel company in the resort of Are, Sweden. The book is a humorous account of his experiences from the daunting first week of the selection process in Austria, the convoluted journey by road, ship & rail to the resort itself & through the hectic first month of setting up in resort. The chapters that follow reveal a very different type of ski resort to the normal alpine resort with activities that included snowmobile safaris, husky dog sledging, chaotic reindeer rides & visits to the spectacular frozen waterfall. Even the Northern Lights & the real Santa Claus make brief appearances. The book offers a realistic, honest perspective & explains the strains & pressures of the job, including working in close proximity to others over such a long, hard season which finished well beyond the alpine resorts. It will help aspiring reps to prepare by offering useful advice & encouragement, but it is also of interest to the wider ski & travel community. Snow Business is based on Andrew`s Nordic adventures & it provides a fascinating insight into the country, its people & its traditions, along with the quirks of the language. It will appeal to those who love all things skiing, or those with an interest in Swedish culture.