The mountains have always fascinated people. When you think of a mountain vacation you immediately think of hiking, skiing, cross-country skiing, climbing, etc., but there are plenty of other disciplines to discover that you can practice while overlooking magnificent mountain scenery! Jurgen Groenwals, editor-in-chief of 100%Snow and 100%Trails, guides you through the rich array of mountain sports, and in the meantime lets you discover the twenty most beautiful ? known and less known ? mountain villages and valleys in Europe. AUTHOR: Jurgen Groenwals is editor-in-chief of the mountain magazines 100%Snow and 100%Trails, born storyteller, avid mountain sportsman and tester of sports equipment for several top brands. SELLING POINTS: . Experience all mountain sports from the front line . Travel to the most beautiful mountain resorts . With spectacular images . For all die hard winter sports enthusiasts, for the quiet mountain hiker, for anyone who likes a new challenge, in short, for anyone who has lost his/her heart to the mountains 180 colour, 20 b/w illustrations