Author: Tyson Bradley
Publisher: Falcon
Keywords: backcountry, skiing, series, utah
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0762728213
ISBN-13: 9780762728213
Utah skiers claim to have "the greatest snow on earth," and this revised and updated edition guides readers to the best backcountry ski tours in the state. Backcountry expert Tyson Bradley takes skiers from the urban backcountry of the Wasatch Front to spectacular desert destinations in Zion and Bryce, with detailed maps and information on backcountry equipment, techniques, and safety. Ski Utah!
Authors:C. D. Mote, Robert J. Johnson, Wolfhart Hauser, Peter
Publisher: American Society for Testing & Materials
Keywords: safety, trauma, skiing, amp
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 1997-09
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 0803120222
ISBN-13: 9780803120228
Authored by the world’s leading experts, this new publication examines some of the leading causes of serious snow sport injuries, including prevention and treatment. Thirteen peer-reviewed papers cover: EQUIPMENT ISSUES examine: • Differences in pressure distribution inside the ski boot when using carving skis or conventional skis • Development of a dynamic model for the performance of carving, which may be utilized to improve binding design • Information concerning the possibility of developing release bindings for skiboards • Present state of knowledge concerning bindin
Author: Ron LeMaster
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: skiing, ultimate
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-10-13
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0736079599
ISBN-13: 9780736079594
Break through to the next level of ski performance! Renowned instructor, coach, and ski technique expert Ron LeMaster takes you beyond The Skier’s Edge by improving, expanding, and enhancing that seminal work. The result, Ultimate Skiing, will help you master the mechanics of great skiing as never before--explaining how it’s done, showing how it looks, and describing how it feels. LeMaster has made Ultimate Skiing a comprehensive manual on ski technique. Learn how skis interact with the snow and how best to manipulate your skis, boots, and poles on the steepest slopes, in monster m
Author: Ben Favret
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: wakeboarding, skiing, water
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2010-08-19
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 073608634X
ISBN-13: 9780736086349
Whether you’re a crafty vet on the water looking to take your skills to the next level or a recreational rider interested in doing some eye-opening tricks for fun, Water Skiing and Wakeboarding is your guide to tearing up the water. Ben Favret’s 25 years of competitive experience have produced numerous gold medals at all levels of competition. In Water Skiing and Wakeboarding, Favret teaches you how to perfect the skills and turn some heads—and do it safely. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn · how to select and fit your equipment, ·
Author: Vivian Caulfeild
Publisher: Hesperides Press
Keywords: turns, skiing
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2008-11-04
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 1443736767
ISBN-13: 9781443736763
Originally published in 1922, this is an excellent ski-manual, focussing on skiing turns, and containing much information still of practical use today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include : The Use Of The Turns How To Practise The Turns Cross Country Hints Steering, Etc, In Skid Turning Straight Running Normal Position Telemark Position Step T
Author: John Fry
Publisher: UPNE
Keywords: skiing, modern, story
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2006-10-31
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1584654899
ISBN-13: 9781584654896
This is the definitive history of the sport that has exhilarated and infatuated about 30 million Americans and Canadians over the course of the last fifty years. Consummate insider John Fry chronicles the rise of a ski culture and every aspect of the sport’s development, including the emergence of the mega-resort and advances in equipment, technique, instruction, and competition. The Story of Modern Skiing is laced with revelations from the author’s personal relationships with skiing greats such as triple Olympic gold medalists Toni Sailer and Jean-Claude Killy, double gold medalis
Author: R. Elling
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Keywords: skiing, expert, way, skier, mountain
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2002-09-26
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 007140841X
ISBN-13: 9780071408417
"Covers more information than a week’s worth of private lessons."Ski magazine The All-Mountain Skier helps skiers advance their skills with a foolproof, self-instructional program for mastering advanced techniques in even the most challenging conditions. Drawing from his extensive experience as a ski professional, instructor Mark Elling delivers essential advice and informationincluding tips from other expert skiersto help readers perform like pros.
