Backcountry Skiing

Backcountry Skiing
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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 1594850380
ISBN-13 : 9781594850387
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Backcountry Skiing by : Martin Volken

* For intermediate-to-advanced backcountry skiers* Includes trip planning, navigation, fitness, and avalanche safety information, in addition to techniques*Provides advice on how to make well-informed backcountry decisionsMartin Volken and his co-authors provide skiers with all the tools and knowledge they need to safely and successfully travel in the mountain backcountry. The guide features intermediate-to-advanced techniques for ski touring and ski mountaineering, from planning backcountry trips to perfecting turns in rolling terrain and mastering uphill climbing. For those skiers ready for a more technical, high alpine environment, they draw on traditional mountaineering skills, including roped climbing, setting protection anchors, using ice axes, climbing on bare rock, and more. In addition to mastering techniques, Backcountry Skiing also features information on recent evolutions in ski equipment; avalanche safety tips; a primer on mountain weather and glaciers, trip planning tools, a discussion of emergency situations, nutrition and fitness advice, and winter camping basics.Throughout this guide, a special emphasis is put on being well-informed and making good decisions - whenever you strap on your skis and skins and head out into the backcountry.

Ski Skills

Ski Skills
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1554079233
ISBN-13 : 9781554079230
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Ski Skills by : Andrzej Peszek

How to improve technique and prepare for the ski season.

Cross-Country Skiing

Cross-Country Skiing
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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9781594852787
ISBN-13 : 1594852782
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Cross-Country Skiing by : Steve Hindman

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CHAPTER ON "BASIC SKI SKILLS" NOW FROM CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) * Technique demonstrated in step-by-step photos * Special learning activities reinforce instruction * Sidebars for trouble-shooting common problems and matching technique to terrain and snow conditions * Tips for engaging the family From the first time you step into your bindings to mastering the stride, the glide, and the skate: Steve Hindman has you covered. As a certified instructor, he's introduced hundreds of people to the sport; he also wrote the study guide for the Professional Ski Instructors of America certification exam. Here he shares the same techniques he teaches on the snow, whether you're setting out for a city park, looking for family fun at a groomed ski area, or heading into the backcountry to set your own track. This comprehensive guide covers equipment and accessories, waxing for grip and glide, training and conditioning, snow camping, route finding, and avalanche awareness. It will take you from how to fall (and how to get up again), through the classic and skate skiing basics (including stance, poling principles, and downhill tactics), to effective racing technique. It also takes up more advanced variations of the sport-freeheel, telemark, and ski mountaineering.

Technical Skills for Alpine Skiing

Technical Skills for Alpine Skiing
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Publisher : Turning Point Ski Fndtn
Total Pages : 142
Release :
ISBN-10 : 096473902X
ISBN-13 : 9780964739024
Rating : 4/5 (2X Downloads)

Synopsis Technical Skills for Alpine Skiing by : Ellen Post Foster

Ski Tips for Kids

Ski Tips for Kids
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 115
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ISBN-10 : 9781493004638
ISBN-13 : 1493004638
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Ski Tips for Kids by : Mike Clelland

This little book breaks down the basics of teaching kids to ski into hilarious, eye-catching cartoons that will have your little one With easy-to-understand text geared toward parents who are teaching their kids to ski, and hilarious instructive cartoons the kids will love, this is a book that families can enjoy together as they plan their next ski outing. Reading level: Ages 4-10.

Ski

Ski
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Total Pages : 184
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

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Ski

Ski
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Total Pages : 178
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

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The God of Skiing

The God of Skiing
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Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 0692028331
ISBN-13 : 9780692028339
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The God of Skiing by : Peter Kray

Ski

Ski
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Total Pages : 144
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

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Skiing and the Art of Carving

Skiing and the Art of Carving
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000046757999
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Skiing and the Art of Carving by : Ellen Post Foster

This is a book about refining the technique of skiing. It shows how to carve true arcs on traditional skis and carve extreme arcs on deep sidecut skis. It aims to tone a skier's skills to the maximum, whether he is a beginner or an accomplished skier.