Harald Harb's Essentials of Skiing (Includes Free DVD)
by Harald Harb
from Hatherleigh
The world's greatest ski instructor shows you the eight key steps to skiing perfection.
Twenty years ago, Harald Harb revolutionized learning to ski with his Primary Movement Teaching System. Harald has personally trained thousands of recreational skiers and many thousands more have mastered skiing through his books and videos. Now Harald reveals to readers everywhere the eight basic lessons that grant immediate improvement to any skier at any level.
Essentials of Skiing is an easy-to-use yet powerful eight-step program proven to create success on the slopes. With in-depth descriptions and clear, detailed photos, the techniques and exercises will benefit skiers at every level from the novice to the most advanced.
Essentials of Skiing will show you how to:
• Perfectly coordinate your upper and lower body movements
• Increase your pure balancing ability
• Improve your range of motion without muscle strain
• Expertly handle bumps, carving, turns, poles and much, much more
Whatever your level, Essentials of Skiing is your guarantee of skiing success. 200 photos.
All-Mountain Skier : The Way to Expert Skiing
by R. Mark Elling
from International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
"Covers more information than a week's worth of private lessons."ÂÂSki 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 informationÂÂincluding tips from other expert skiersÂÂto help readers perform like pros.
Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 2, the Southern Peaks (Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners)
from Blue Clover Press
A year-round guide to Colorado's fourteen-thousand foot peaks south of Pikes Peak, including snow climbs, technical routes, ski descents, and classic hikes. Routes are described in detail, shown on photos, and detailed on maps that are the most usable maps in any guidebook.
Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Conditions (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series)
by Paul Parker
from Mountaineers Books
In this bible for telemark skiers, author Paul Parker covers everything you'll need to know to free your heel.
Allen & Mike's Really Cool Telemark Tips, Revised and Even Better!: 123 Amazing Tips to Improve Your Tele-Skiing
by Allen O'Bannon
from Falcon
Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Vol. 1: The Northern Peaks
from Blue Clover Press
A year-round guide to Colorado's fourteen-thousand foot peaks north of Pikes Peak, including snow climbs, technical routes, ski descents, and classic hikes. Routes are described in detail, shown on photos, and detailed on maps that are the most usable maps in any guidebook.
Bode: Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun
by Bode Miller
from Villard
“I don’t master the mountain, I master speed.” Coming from Bode Miller, this isn’t boasting, it’s just the way he lives: fast, honest, and wide open. In this candid book, the two-time Olympic medalist and champion skier shares his story, the secret of his success, and his philosophy of life.
Born and raised “off the grid”–without electricity or indoor plumbing–in the cabin built by his father in the woods near Franconia, New Hampshire (pop. 850), Bode is unconventional to the core. The strong values of his simple upbringing, where he and his family had to “invent, grow, or carry in” all the essentials have made Bode unique among today’s top sports stars.
Bode’s approach to life is straightforward: “Get a plan, stick to it, and trust your instincts . . . and almost anything is possible.”
And practically since birth, the iconoclastic Bode has been achieving the impossible and laying down tracks for others to follow. He revolutionized his sport by adopting new and crossover technologies, such as “shape” skis. He drives his tradition-bound European rivals to distraction, skiing and winning by instinct. His outsider status, killer smile, and outspoken yet laid-back persona have earned him a reputation as the Michael Jordan of skiing. Men’s Journal named Bode the second greatest athlete in the world. And in the 2005 season, Bode may have moved up a notch by becoming the first American to win the Overall World Cup Alpine championship in twenty-two years.
In short, he is the kind of person everybody wants to know and hang out with. In a book loaded with insight, good humor, and eye-opening stories about the world of competitive skiing, Bode, as always, holds nothing back.
Bode Miller was born in 1977 and homeschooled on 450 acres in the woods of northern New Hampshire. A former state high school tennis champion and avid soccer player, he is among a handful of alumni of the Carrabassett Valley Academy (Maine) on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team. He is one of the world’s top skiers, and his achievements include several wins in World Cup races and two medals at the 2002 Winter Olympic games. He lives in Easton, New Hampshire.
Jack Mcenany has written for The Nation and other publications. He has a master’s degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University.
From the Hardcover edition.
Performance Skiing: Training and Techniques to Make You a Better Alpine Skier
by George Thomas
from Stackpole Books
Lost Ski Areas of the White Mountains
by Jeremy K. Davis
from The History Press
The White Mountains of New Hampshire are world renowned for the array of skiing opportunities offered to every skier, from beginner to gold medal Olympian. Today over a dozen resorts entice tourists and locals each year with their well-manicured trails, high-speed lifts and slope-side lodging. But scattered throughout this region, the ghosts of former ski areas can still be found. In the White Mountains alone, sixty ski areas have closed since the 1930s. Author Jeremy Davis has compiled rare photographs, maps and personal memories to ensure that these beloved ski outposts, cherished by generations of skiers, are given recognition for transforming the White Mountains into a premier ski destination.
Wild Snow: 54 Classic Ski and Snowboard Descents of North America (American Alpine Book Series)
by Louis W. Dawson
from American Alpine Club
This meticulously researched book covers the surprisingly rich history of ski mountaineering and also doubles as a detailed guide to 54 sought-after mountain descents-from New Hampshire's Mount Washington to Alaska's Mount McKinley. The route selection is a hit-list intended for all levels of telemarkers, snowboarders, or alpine skiers.
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