The author: Simon Dewhurst has been skiing since the age of 21. He has taught in North America, Scandinavia, and the European Alps. He was a passable club racer and a speed skier, achieving 106.78mph in the French Cup in 1988. His ambition is to beat Kalevi Haakinen’s record of 131mph (at the age of 65). He is 62. His hobbies are gardening, bricklaying and playing the flute, and he lives with his family in Cheshire, England.

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CONTENTS OF BETTER SKIING

INTRODUCTION  1200 words

1a BASIC CONSIDERATIONS  3100 words
EQUIPMENT - THE SKI
REVERSE CAMBER ETC.
RELEASE BINDINGS
BOOTS
POLES
FITNESS

1b BASIC CONSIDERATIONS  3700 words
STYLE & BALANCE
FALLING
BODY POSITIONS
ANGULATION
ANTICIPATION
THE POLE PLANT
EDGING AND CARVING
SELF ASSESSMENT

2 REVERSION TECHNIQUE (Free Sample)  2400 words
THE START
THE SNOWPLOUGH (Stem or Wedge)
THE SNOWPLOUGH TURN
THE STEM TURN
THE STEM CHRISTIE
THE CHRISTIE OR PARALLEL TURN

3 A LITTLE THEORY & SOME EXERCISES  1500 words
HOW DO YOU TURN A SKI?
UNWEIGHTING - 1 'THE DOWN SLOW & UP QUICK' METHOD
UNWEIGHTING - 2 'THE DOWN QUICK & UP QUICK' METHOD
UNWEIGHTING - 3 THE MOGUL OR BUMPS METHOD

4 PRACTICAL WORK  3000 words
LEARNING POSITIONS
EDGING EXERCISES
A LONG CONTROLLED TURN
SHORT (SWING) TURNS - THE STANDARD MODEL

5 SKIING IN THE BUMPS  2000 words
PRELIMINARY EXERCISES
LINKING SOME TURNS
KNEE EXERCISE
GETTING THE RHYTHM

6 OFF PISTE  3500 words
POWDER SKIING TECHNIQUE
SKI THE STEEP - JUMP TURNS
OFF PISTE IN THE SPRING
SKI THE STEEP IN POWDER

7 ADVANCED TURNS  2700 words
LONG FAST TURNS - INTRODUCTION
SAFETY AT SPEED
THE LAZY FAST TURN
THE FAST TURN - EDGING
GIANT SLALOM TURN WITH LATERAL PROJECTION
THE POWER TURN
CONTRE VIRAGE - TAIL SLIDE
SHORT TURN WITH LATERAL PROJECTION (RACING STEP TURN)
WEDEL TURNS
JET TURNS

8 AVALANCHES AND SNOWCRAFT  2500 words
AVALANCHES
SNOWCRAFT

9 GET POSITIVE WITH BAD INFLUENCES  4500 words
FEAR, FITNESS AND FALLING
LOSS OF NERVE
LACK OF CONFIDENCE
FALLING
BAD EQUIPMENT
SKI SCHOOL
PUTTING A BEGINNER ON THE RIGHT TRACK
HOLIDAYS, MONEY AND MOTIVATION

10 DIVERSIONS  3400 words
SPEED SKIING
FREESTYLE - BASIC BALLET PROGRAMME
JUMPING
The Pre-Jump
The Jump - going for Air
Cliffs Rocks and Cornices
SKIING ON THE UPHILL SKI - Food for Thought

11 SNOW TYPES AND HOW TO SKI THEM  2800 words
RED SNOW AT ANY TEMPERATURE
ICE
SKI MAINTENANCE FOR ICE
SNOW WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE ABOVE 0˚C
Fresh snow
Old snow
SNOW FROM 0 to -10˚C
SNOW LOWER THAN -10˚C