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NOW AVAILABLE--A BOOK ABOUT THE SHRINES AND MEMORIALS OF ASPEN/SNOWMASS--ORDER YOURS TODAY--ALL PROFITS FROM SALE OF BOOK DONATED TO THE ROARING FORK VALLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

I have written a book about the shrines and memorials of Aspen/Snowmass, based on the material on this website.  It is the first and only book about the shrines of Aspen/Snowmass.  I have had only two motivations in writing this book:  1.)  The shrines are a part of the interesting ski history of Aspen/Snowmass and I wanted to do what I could to help preserve, catalogue, and document that history, and 2.)  I am trying to raise money for a worthy charity in the Roaring Fork Valley.  I am not making a profit on the book personally--all author profits go to the scholarship fund mentioned on this page.  The name of the book is Sanctuaries in the Snow--The Shrines and Memorials of Aspen/Snowmass.  The book is a soft-cover book, and it details 51 of the principal shrines and memorials of Aspen/Snowmass.  It is 79 pages long, measures 7" X 7" square, and contains over 225 high quality color photographs.  A photograph of the front cover of the book is shown below.  The book would make a good addition to your library, or to give as a gift. 

Obtain copies of the book in one of five ways:

1.  Go to PayPal at https://www.paypal.com and click on "send money" and fill in AspenShrines@aol.com as the payee.  Include your name and mailing address and indicate the number of books you are ordering.  The price of the book is $22.95.  (Add $4.00 for shipping and handling for up to 6 books to addresses in the USA; if ordering more than 6 books or for addresses outside the USA, inquire as to shipping costs to AspenShrines@aol.com.)

2.  If you are in the Aspen/Snowmass area, the book is for sale at several locations:

Snowmass Sports and also the Stew Pot restaurant in the Snowmass Village Mall.

Sundance Liquor & Gifts, and also the Village Market grocery store in the Snowmass Village Shopping Center/Town Center.

In Aspen at Aspen Eclectic. (http://www.leschefsaspen.com/) at 635 E. Cooper Avenue in the Aspen Square building and next door to the Poppycocks restaurant. 

In Aspen at the Aspen Historical Society, Wheeler/Stallard Museum, 620 West Bleeker St., 970-925-3721, and see http://www.aspenhistorysociety.com/home.html. 

Cloud Nine restaurant (http://www.stayaspensnowmass.com/p-cloud-nine-aspen-highlands.php) on Aspen Highlands.

Gwyn's High Alpine restaurant (http://www.hi-alpine.com/) on Snowmass.

Snowmass Collections at the Snowmass Village Mall, 970-923-2134, info@snowmass-collections.com, and see http://www.snowmass-collections.com/index.html.

3.  The book may be purchased directly from the publisher here:  http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1077863?utm_source=widget   Preview the book here:
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If you purchase it here you not only can get it in soft-cover, but also hard-back or image wrap.

4.  The book may be purchased on eBay.  Go to the eBay site (http://www.ebay.com/) and search for "Sanctuaries in the Snow."

5.  For bulk sales (20 books and more) in the Aspen/Snowmass area order directly from the author at AspenShrines@aol.com and get free shipping anywhere in the Aspen/Snowmass area.

All author profits from the sale of this book are donated to the Roaring Fork Valley Scholarship Fund.  The Roaring Fork Valley Scholarship Fund is dedicated to providing young men and women in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley with the opportunity to realize their educational goals and dreams.  It is the largest source of scholarship funding in the Valley.  Since 2001 it has awarded over $1,200,000 in college scholarships to high school graduates from Aspen to Glenwood Springs, Colorado.  For more information, see:  http://www.trashmasters.com/scholarship.html.

Any questions, e-mail AspenShrines@aol.com

 ·        I attended a successful book-signing event at the Aspen Historical Society in December 2009. 

·        The book received a favorable review in an article in the Snowmass Sun newspaper of Wednesday, December 23, 2009 by Madeleine Osberger, Sun Staff Writer; the title of the article is "Shrines revealed in ‘Sanctuaries in the Snow'."  See:  http://www.snowmasssun.com/article/20091223/NEWS/912229993/1064&ParentProfile=1039 

·        The book also received a favorable review in the January 2010 issue of SKIING magazine.  The title of the article is "Aspen's Secret Shrines, In Pictures," and it is by Jake Bogoch.  See:  http://www.skinet.com/skiing/fondue-party/ski-culture/2009/12/aspens-secret-shrines-in-pictures 

·        In January 2010 PLUM TV Channel 16 in Aspen did a feature on the book.  See:  http://pdam.plumtv.com/public/marketing_player/15374 

·        On February 5, 2010 PLUM TV Channel 16 in Aspen aired a short interview with me regarding the book.  See:  http://pdam.plumtv.com/public/marketing_player/15593 

·        The March 7, 2010 issue of the Denver Post newspaper contained an article about the book, written by Bill Husted ("Off the beaten mountain paths but dear to fans of dearly departed.") See:  http://www.denverpost.com/husted/ci_14526778 

·        The book is mentioned in an article in Colorado AvidGolfer magazine, "Visiting the Woods" by Jake Kubié, May 2010, page 24.

Thank you.  DAVID WOOD

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