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Eddy Ancinas - Author, Travel Writer, Ski Journalist specializing in Latin America, Ski History and the California West

Eddy Ancinas | Author, Ski Journalist, Photographer

Specializing in Latin America Travel, the California West and Ski History

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Writings by Eddy Ancinas

Books

Tracing Inca Trails:
An Adventure in the Andes

Tracing Inca Trails by Eddy Ancinas is a Finalist for the 2022 Best Book Awards
(Guides & Essays)
Tracing Inca Trails: An Adventure in the Andes by Eddy Ancinas - front cover
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Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows:
Tales from Two Valleys

Eddy Ancinas - SKADE Award Winner for Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows book for outstanding work in regional ski history
SKADE Award winner Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valleys by Eddy Ancinas - front cover
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Selected Articles

Travel Writing: Argentina

Argentina

Eddy Ancinas article "Argentina: A Paradise of Natural Beauty" in the "Los Angeles Times Magazine with photo of Moreno and Nahuel Huapi Lakes, Bariloche, Argentina | Photo: Eddy Ancinas

“Argentina—Paradise of Natural Beauty” | Los Angeles Times Magazine

“From the sub-tropical jungles in the North, to the frozen continent of …
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Fodor's Patagonia Guide with photo of Moreno and Nahuel Huapi Lakes, Bariloche, Argentina | Photo: Eddy Ancinas

Clip: Fodor’s Patagonia Guide-2009:
Argentina Lake District

“Hundreds of sapphire lakes lie hidden amidst the snow-covered peaks of the …
Read moreClip: Fodor’s Patagonia Guide-2009:
Argentina Lake District
Fodor’s Argentina Guide with photo of Moreno Glacier, Parque Nacional Los Glacieres Patagonia, Argentina | Photo: Eddy Ancinas

Clip: Fodor’s Argentina Guide (ed. 1-6): Andean Patagonia

Clips for: ★ Andean Patagonia ★Wine Regions ★ Northwest After writing the …
Read moreClip: Fodor’s Argentina Guide (ed. 1-6): Andean Patagonia
Grape fields at dusk in the Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, the Mendoza Wine Region with tall, snow-covered mountains in the background | Photo: Eddy Ancinas

Clip: Fodor’s Argentina Guide (ed. 1-6): Wine Regions

Clip: Fodor’s Argentina Guide (ed. 1-6):Wine Regions (Click image to …
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Eddy Ancinas clip from Fodor's Argentina Guide: Northwest Chapter with a photo of Fodor's and a gaucho in Salta, Argentina. Photo: Eddy Ancinas

Clip: Fodor’s Argentina Guide (1st ed.): Northwest Chapter

Clip: Fodor’s Argentina Guide (1st ed.): Northwest Chapter (Click image …
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Travel Writing: Perú & Chile

Peru

Eddy Ancinas article "A Walk Through The Andes" published in the San Francisco Chronicle with photo being on horseback approaching the mountains in the Peruvian Andes

“A Walk Through The Andes” | San Francisco Chronicle

“For about an hour we rattle along a dirt road through hill country whose …
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Photo of Mt. Veronica in the Urubamba mountain range "Sacred Valley of the Incas" article in The Boston Globe by Eddy Ancinas. Photo: Eddy Ancinas

“The Sacred Valley of the Incas” | Boston Globe

“Urubamba, Peru – It is one of the most scenic, historic and accessible valleys …
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Eddy Ancinas article "Chilling out in Chile" in the Los Angeles Times with photo of group of skiers heading to the tall mountain.

“Chilling out in Chile” | Los Angeles Times

“Chile’s ski season begins officially in June, but August and September are the …
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Works on Skiing/Adventures

Skiing

"A Winter's Tale" by Eddy Ancinas in The Atlantic (December 2009) with photo of Blyth Arena and ski jumper during the 1960 Olympics at Squaw Valley | Courtesy: Eddy Ancinas

“A Winter’s Tale” | The Atlantic

Squaw Valley celebrates its Olympics 50 years later. Eddy Ancinas shares …
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"A White Wolf's Tale" by Eddy Ancinas in "Skiing History" magazine | Photo: Courtesy Eddy Ancinas

“A White Wolf’s Tale | Skiing History

“How a young freestyler snapped up a prime piece of Squaw Valley property—right …
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Charley Proctor was a Dartmouth ski champ and 1928 Olympian who trained the first ski instructors at Sun Valley. This photo shows him at the fledgling Idaho resort in 1936, wearing his trademark hat. Photo: Courtesy Eddy Ancinas

“Heading West ~ Charley Proctor”

Change photo – Charley Proctor? Permission “In 1936, Charley Proctor arrived …
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Wayne Poulsen with investors looking at Squaw Valley | Courtesy Poulsen Family Collection

“Wayne Paulsen: He Loved Squaw the Best” | Skiing Heritage

“One of the West’s most extraordinary, courageous and influential ski …
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Other Adventures

First page of "Back in the Saddle" by Eddy Ancinas, winner of Nevada Magazine Writers' Contest | Photo: Eddy Ancinas

“Back in the Saddle” | Nevada Magazine

“Buck swung up onto his palomino mare with an ease I envied. As his toe searched …
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Looking at Lake Tahoe from snowy Squaw Valley (now Palisades Tahoe) Ski Resort | Photo: Courtesy Eddy Ancinas

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