"The Winter Athlete" covers both endurance sports—nordic skiing, polar paddling, snowshoeing, winter mountain biking, winter mountaineering, and multisport competition—and skill sports—alpine skiing, ice climbing, snowboarding, telemarking. Ilg offers yearround sport-specific training prescriptions, exercise descriptions, nutritional guidance, and photos from his thirteen-year span as a nationally sponsored multisport athlete.
The perfectly balanced training regimens in "The Winter Athlete" are appropriate for winter competitors, summer competitors who need to maintain year-round peak condition, and recreational athletes who just want to get outdoors and stay in shape.