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SECRETS of BETTER SKIING

© Simon Dewhurst 2010 - the author gives permission for this book to be downloaded by readers and printed for their personal use only. It may not be reprinted, lent, sold or reproduced in any form whatsoever without the express permission of the author.

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 63). He is 61. His hobbies are gardening, bricklaying and playing the flute, and he lives in Cheshire, England.

General skiing articles by the same author:
Family Skiing Holiday - Answering a Worried Mum
Ski Accommodation In Apartments And Chalets In France - Advice
Ski Boots And Ski Shops - Advice For Buying & Renting Ski Boots
Ski Chalet Holidays - Forty Years Of Fun In The Mountains
Ski Clothes Shops - Useful Notes for Beginners
Ski Equipment - Choosing The Right Ski
Ski Release Bindings - Things You Need To Know
Week End Ski Breaks - Skiing Holidays In France And Cake For Tea

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

'The Secrets of Better Skiing' was written in 1991, a few years before the introduction of carving skis. Although additions and changes are now being made to the text, there may still be some omissions that need to be addressed.

CONTENTS 40000 words

INTRODUCTION p6 1200 words

1a BASIC CONSIDERATIONS p8 3100 words

EQUIPMENT - THE SKI
REVERSE CAMBER ETC.
RELEASE BINDINGS
BOOTS
POLES
FITNESS

1b BASIC CONSIDERATIONS p8 3700 words

STYLE & BALANCE
FALLING
BODY POSITIONS
ANGULATION
ANTICIPATION
POLE PLANT
EDGING AND CARVING
SELF ASSESSMENT

2 REVERSION TECHNIQUE p17 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 p22 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 p25 3000 words

LEARNING POSITIONS
EDGING EXERCISES
A LONG CONTROLLED TURN
SHORT (SWING) TURNS - THE STANDARD MODEL

5 SKIING IN THE BUMPS p31 2000 words

6 OFF PISTE p35 3500 words

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

7 ADVANCED TURNS p42 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 p48 2500 words

AVALANCHES
SNOWCRAFT

9 GET POSITIVE WITH BAD INFLUENCES p52 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 p60 3400 words

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

11 SNOW TYPES AND HOW TO SKI THEM p67 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 degrees
SNOW LOWER THAN -10˚C degrees

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