Kansas plains resident Lucas Thor "Thunder" Hansen hasn't skied a day in his life when he enlists in the United States Army's new Ski Troops. Working his family's farm for the last six years has left Lucas feeling lost. He arrives at Camp Hale, Colorado in January of 1943 hoping to find a new purpose for his life there.Denver native Parker Williams has spent five years teaching English Literature in a local high school-and hated every minute of it...