First Spanish Snowsports History Book Released
La Real Federación Española de Deportes de Invierno (RFEDI) presented in Barcelona the book '' Historia de los Deportes de Nieve en España.'' A book of over 300-pages that covers the history of skiing from the first days at the beginning of the 20th century up to the Olympic medals of the 21st century. Endless numbers of experiences are narrated and contemplated through the course of this book. Join the illusions of high-level sports performance at the time with the creation of the first ski areas. Furthermore the importance of academies and ski teams, clusters, and federations, which together developed this culture of snow sports in Spain were highlighted.
They say:
"The book on the History of Snow Sports in Spain is the fruit of four years of hard work carried out by a team of historians, journalists and athletes passionate about winter disciplines. Over 110 years of history in our country already contemplated sliding sports on snow at the time when the president of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI-Spainsnow), May Peus Spain, decided to take this challenge forward.
"From the first skis at the beginning of the 20th century to the Olympic medals of the 21st century. Many life experiences are interspersed in these pages in which high-level sporting illusions converge with the creation of the first ski resorts and the importance of clubs, groups and federations for the development of these sports in Spain. Alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, freeski and freestyle skiing, biathlon, telemark, mushing, speed skiing and even a nod to ice sports and ski touring. It is a detailed review of those who in their different modalities put their snowflake for the growth and improvement of winter sports.
"It also includes a review of the Spanish ski manufacturers, the creation of the resorts and exhaustively documents all the Olympians in our country in winter sports from the first white Olympics in which the Spanish participated, which were those of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. in 1936. In short, a vast and lovingly crafted work in honor of all those who have ever enjoyed sliding on that magic called snow. freeski and freestyle skiing, biathlon, telemark, mushing, speed skiing and even a nod to ice sports and ski mountaineering.
"It is a detailed review of those who in their different modalities put their snowflake for the growth and improvement of winter sports. It also includes a review of the Spanish ski manufacturers, the creation of the stations and exhaustively documents all the Olympians in our country in winter sports from the first white Olympics in which the Spanish participated, which were those of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. in 1936. In short, a vast and lovingly crafted work in honor of all those who have ever enjoyed sliding on that magic called snow."
The book was presented last week at the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport de Barcelona. The presentation was held with the already qualified for Beijing 2022 athlete Queralt Castellet, the Olympians Jordi Pujol Planella, Àngel Joaniquet, and Jordi Ribó, as well as the author of the book, the historian Montse Bofill.
The book has meant more than three years of work by a large team led by Montse Bofill. It is a compilation of more than 110 years of history of snow sports, carried out by a team of historians, journalists, and sports men and women who are passionate about winter sports. The president of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI - SpainSnow), May Peus España, decided to carry out this challenge after detecting that there was not a compilations book at a national level and also to provide an outlet for a large part of the historical archives at the RFEDI headquarters.
May Peus España defined the book as follows: ,,It’s a recognition and enhancement for all those from more than a century ago until today, that have put their snowflake for the improvement and evolution of snow sports.”
David Escudé, sports councilor of the Barcelona City Council and president of the Fundació Barcelona Olímpica, explained: “The book is a way of approaching winter sports in order to build an agreement that could allow the Olympic Games project in the Pyrenees; from which Barcelona, the city where the idea comes from, cannot be left out and cannot be left aside. There is still a lot of work to be done and we are ready to work on it.”
"Historia de los Deportes de Nieve en España.'', is a book with very clear objectives; to make the history of Spanish Snow Sports known since its birth and to promote the practice of winter sports in the future. The book can be bought here:
https://www.elcorteingles.es/libros/A41489015-historia-de-los-deportes-de-nieve-en-espana/
