We Learned to Ski 3rd Ed.

by Harold Evans and Brian Jackman

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312858590
• ISBN13: 9780312858599
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A fine book on learning to ski

When I got this book, in 1975, I wondered if I might be too old to learn to ski. This book cheered me up, and it convinced me to give it a try. And sure, there were a couple of mishaps and annoying moments, such as when I fell off a chair lift, but on the whole I enjoyed it and managed to avoid injuries. This book prepared me for what I would face in my ski lessons, and it convinced me to try the Graduated Length method for learning. Yes, I started with those silly 1-meter "skis" for the first day, and got to 135 centimeters only on the second day, with the 160-cm skis (which is as far as I needed to go) on the fifth day. It's a good way to learn, as you start right out with your skis parallel, and you immediately learn to maneuver that way. I enjoyed the book, and it made learning much easier for me. Almost the entire book is applicable to preparing for and taking a one-week class. When I completed my week, I was happily going down "intermediate" slopes. And that will get you down pretty much any mountain at a ski resort (if there is no other way but an "advanced" slope, you can just traverse on the tough part rather than, say, losing control and hitting a tree). Although this book is somewhat dated (back in those days, nobody had even heard of parabolic skis), I still recommend it.