A NEW BOOK OF DISCOVERY BY
GRAEME LOVELL
26 LINES IN THE SNOW
26 SKI RESORTS EACH BEGINNING WITH A DIFFERENT LETTER OF THE ALPHABET - IN 26 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES!
WHAT EARLY READERS ARE SAYING
Wow! Almost felt the powder snow kicking up round me! Thanks Graeme for a window
on Rusutsu
JO LORIMER-GREEN
MIDHURST, UK
What a delightful description of a world I'm totally unfamiliar with. Being from Maine, I've never skied what others know as real powder. A friend who bolted to live in Aspen tells me that I'd have to learn to ski all over again
NELL WHITING
NEW YORK, USA
BIO
Graeme Lovell is the author of 26 Lines in the Snow, a global ski‑travel project exploring 26 resorts in 26 different countries — each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet — for publication in 2026.
He has an enduring fascination with winter places and the people who choose to live and work in them. His writing blends curiosity, dry humour, and a talent for noticing the small details that reveal how a mountain community really functions — from the early morning routines to the characters who keep the slopes running.
Graeme’s travels have taken him across continents, cultures, and climates, often in conditions that would make a more sensible person stay indoors with a blanket and a documentary about pumas. Along the way he has collected stories, unexpected friendships, and the occasional reminder that travel has a mind of its own.
A few things that make Graeme… Graeme:
• He is steadily re‑shooting all the major James Bond sequences — ski‑based or otherwise — in their original filming locations, casting himself, naturally, as 007, and uploading his one‑minute parodies to YouTube.
• He is a long‑suffering supporter of Exeter City, which has taught him patience, perspective, and the ability to remain optimistic in the face of all available evidence.
• He subscribes to the old mountaineer’s rule: lose a glove, lose a hand — which is why his are attached to elasticated wristbands, a look he describes as “practical chic.”
26 Lines in the Snow follows a journey through 26 countries and 26 ski resorts across six continents, each chosen for the letter of the alphabet they represent and the story they reveal. The route winds through the Alps, the Andes, the Appalachians, the Atlas, the Carpathians, the Southern Alps of New Zealand, and several mountain ranges that don’t appear on souvenir tea towels.
Along the way, Graeme discovers that skiing is only part of the adventure. The rest involves things like Nordic skiing, ski racing, tobogganing, ski flying, axe‑throwing, ice wall climbing, mountain-top music concerts, bobsleighing, husky‑sledding, and skidoo riding. He samples regional dishes of questionable bravery, attempts activities that should probably come with waivers, and learns that every country has its own definition of “intermediate.”
Each resort offers a different glimpse into winter life: the food traditions, the local quirks, and the rituals that mark the end of a ski day. It’s a celebration of movement, landscape, and the strange charm of cold places — from the first lift of the morning to a night spent in a Snowhotel.