More Reading Recommendations

Washing, distancing, and masking.  These continue to be our most valuable weapons against COVID-19.  Don't let down your guard as the beast has not been slain.

While distancing, here are a couple more books to read.  First, is Avalanche Busters by Linda Bonar.  

The cover page is a bit ho hum, but I found the book to be a fun read with a lot more in it than memoirs of the Snowbird and Alta Ski Patrols.  There's some history of Little Cottonwood Canyon and Alta Ski Area, an quite a bit on the birth and development of Snowbird.  I really enjoyed the chapter on the December 1973 avalanche cycle and the history of Snowbird was also more compelling that you might expect.  She did a good job of bringing that history back to life.  I was less interested in the Author's autobiographically focused chapters, but those are pretty limited.  If you are wondering, Linda is the sister of Bob Bonar, who served in many capacities at Snowbird from its inception, including President and CEO, but was the first of the two of them to move to Little Cottonwood Canyon.  

The second is The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis.  

I'm surprised I didn't think of this book when I made book recommendations a couple of weeks ago as I enjoyed it a great deal and it is very relevant for the coronavirus debacle.  Those of you who believe the government should and must play an important role in preparing and navigating major risks will probably like the book.  Others may not, but should read it anyway.  Lewis recently did an interview for Vox based on the book and his perspectives on how the Trump administration is handling the coronavirus response that you might have a look at after completing the book.  

Stay safe and healthy.