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Jimmy Petterson, author of the Skiing
Around the World Volumes I and II, has
skied in 650 ski resorts and 75 countries.
photos provided by Jimmy Petterson
Skiing Around the
World: Volume II
Wins the 2021 Bill
Berry Award
by Leigh Gieringer
Jimmy Petterson has been named the
winner of the Far West Ski Association's Bill
Berry Award (Featured Articles) for 2021 for
his book, Skiing Around the World Volume
II. Named after longtime and renowned ski
journalist, Bill Berry, the award celebrates " outstanding
contributions to skiing by the media. " It
is not the first time that this honor has been
bestowed on Petterson. In 2006, he also was
the recipient of the Berry Award, when he
published Volume I of Skiing Around the
World.
As one might be able to surmise from the
15-year interim between the awards, these
books - more like tomes - are not the sorts
of works that one can throw together quickly.
In fact, Petterson has skied in 650 ski resorts,
75 countries and all seven continents to amass
the information and photos that make up his
two-volume seminal work.
When he was informed about winning
the award, Petterson was extremely happy.
He states: " The long process of creating a document
of this kind has given me many rewards
along the way, and I might add that 'the
Skiing Around
the World: Volume II won
Skiing Around
the World: Volume I won
the 2021 Bill Berry Award.
way' has been a long and winding ski slope.
My initial reward has been the many wonderful
mountains and ski resorts that I have been
able to visit and ski while working on this almost-never-ending
project. And of course,
there have been innumerable kind people that
I have met on the snow during the process.
Travel is always a reward unto itself.
Another reward has been the creative
process. I have very much enjoyed weaving
my experiences into a series of interesting
stories. I have gotten great pleasure out of my
photography work and have made some great
friends with skiers who have helped me by
modeling for the photos. In addition, I have
also enjoyed working extensively with the layout
for the book.
Now, after working about 15 years on
Volume II, I'm very pleased and honored to
have received the recognition of my peers in
the ski industry who have chosen me once
more to receive the Bill Berry Award. "
Petterson continues, " Still, I don't want
to forget one more reward of my many years
of work - the many skiers and boarders who
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the 2006 Bill Berry Award.
have written me to tell me how my books
have inspired them to embark on exotic ski
travels of their own, visiting destinations that
they first read about in one of my books. To
be able, in some small way, to enhance the
lives of other people is also something that I
am very proud of and happy for. "
In addition to his two books on skiing,
Jimmy has had more than 650 feature articles
published, and his work has appeared in 20
countries. He is also an annual contributor to
the Far West Skier's Guide. Each of Petterson's
books also won the Harold Hirsch Award
given out by the North American Snowsports
Journalists Association, and Volume II also was
honored with the Baldur Award from the International
Skiing History Association.
Volume I of Skiing Around the World,
which had for many years been sold out, has
been reprinted and is currently available
again. Both books, as well as, a number of
other items produced by Mr. Petterson, can be
purchased from his website:
www.skiingaroundtheworldbook.com. ss
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