The New Guide to Skiing: A Step-by-Step Guide in Color, Revised Edition
30
Jan
- ISBN13: 9780393319668
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
By one of the world’s leading instructors, a step-by-step guide to mastering the new shaped skis. Fat boys, carving skis, cross skis, extreme shaped skis: that is the new language of alpine skiing. This best-selling classic has been completely rewritten to explain what makes the shaped skis so revolutionary–and so exciting, especially for beginners. With over 300 specially commissioned color photographs showing step by step how to turn and how to maintain control e… More >>
The New Guide to Skiing: A Step-by-Step Guide in Color, Revised Edition
The book is good, the distant to the mountain is far and the current economy have me keep the book on the shelf as lift tickets have maintained their cost not in line with the current world economic crisis! But then again, there are still plenty out there that can still afford the 5 star accomodations and own their own equipments. Enjoy the snow!
Rating: 4 / 5
I’m 53 and had skied intermediate for years. I wanted to be able to ski black diamond so as keep up with my teenage sons. I figured I’d take lessons to get there, despite the $$$. But I decided to buy a book first, get what I could out of the book, then take lessons. Great call. I’m doing black diamonds with confidence now. I’ve learned so much from this excellent book. It’s very well organized. The author provides concise instructions with clear, accompanying photo sequences.
So now I have an infinitely patient, detail-oriented, experienced instructor right in my pocket, ready to teach me new skills as I master the old. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve his or her skills.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was already over 50 when I started skiing. I bought this book after my first ski trip and it became my ski bible. I review it at the beginning of each season. Thanks to this book and lift chair companions and videos that I got from the local library, I do diamonds easily in Utah (I find diamonds in Colorado easier than those in Utah.)
Rating: 5 / 5
Just started skiing this year. 39 y/o male. The book has been a good resource in addition to the lessons I have taken. I have read through a few times and get more and more out of it as I have progressed as a skiier
Rating: 5 / 5
I have been skiing for over 30 years. I have never been able to quite get out of the “Intermediate Rut”. However after reading Mr Heckleman’s New Guide to Skiing, and having viewed his DVD x 2 [The Carving tips is the best] I cannot wait to reach the slopes. This is a wonderful tutorial and for at least two reasons. First, he covers many aspects of technique; he is not obsessed with any one-only technique but covers a number with the Oh so helpful acknowledgment that is IS OK to do it this or that way, depending upon…….
Secondly, he makes a habit of an introduction, then the ‘meat’ of the lesson, and then a summary and review.
Martin you get 10 out of 10 stars from me. You have given me a new level of joy and enthusiasm and with the snow here in Downunder NZ beginning to fall, I cannot wait to put-into-practice your teachings in this, my 70th year.
Thanks Buddy.
Dr Neil Hilford
Rating: 5 / 5