Off Piste Performance

Off Piste Performance

Want to improve your off-piste skiing? Whether it's your first time off-piste or you are an experienced skier, this book will help develop your skills, fine tune your performance and take your skiing to the next level.From essential skills to more complex movements, this manual provides tactics for all types of snow and terrain encountered off-piste. This, combined with drills to practice both on and off-piste, will help you achieve optimal performance.Alison's crystal-clear descriptions are clearly illustrated with fabulous colour photos and photo sequences.Chapters include:Going Off-Piste, Preparation, Essential Skills, Key Movements, Turning, Different Types of Snow, Terrain Variations, Combining Snow and Terrain Variations, Poor Visibility, and Additional Skills.

Free-heel Skiing

* Paul Parker is the master of free-heel skiing * Features a color insert, new illustrations, information on the latest gear, and new anecdotes for each chapter * Over 22,000 copies of previous editions sold Incorporating the best and most recent techniques from both alpine and Nordic skiing, Free-heel Skiing presents skiers with the latest methods for tackling the full range of terrain and snow. Everything from beginning turns to advanced telemark techniques is covered, along withtips for choosing and caring for equipment and suggestions for conditioning and strength training.A certified ski instructor in both Nordic and alpine disciplines, Paul Parker researches and designs ski products for Patagonia and Chouinard Equipment, Inc. Paul lives in Breckenridge, Colorado.Part of the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert series.You may also like these

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