Crazy Canucks

The Uphill Battle of Canada's Downhill Ski Team

by Eric Zweig

A behind-the-scenes look at this innovative Canadian ski team.

Crazy Canucks recounts the trials and triumphs off the Canadian men's alpine ski team of the 1970s and early 1980s. Eric Zweig offers a behind-the-scenes look at this innovative team that dared to take risks other skiers were too afraid of. The team rose from obscurity to prominence on the European and North American ski circuits with Olympic medal and World Cup wins.

[Fry Reading Level - 4.9

About the Author

Eric Zweig
ERIC ZWEIG has written about sports and sports history for many major publications, including the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. He has also been a writer/producer with CBC Radio Sports and TSN SportsRadio, and written several popular books about hockey for both adults and children. He lives in Owen Sound, Ontario, with his family.

Reviews

"Crazy Canucks is a useful book, one which provides facts and information about this great generation of Canadian male skiers while the glossary at the back will be useful for non-skiers."

Recommended.


Wendy Williams, CM - Volume XV - Number 12

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