The new guide to skiing

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Book

Title:

The new guide to skiing

Author:

Heckelman, Martin.

ISBN:

9780393319668

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

138 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary:

Color photographs and move-by-move instructions describe how to master the latest skiing techniques.

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Skis and skiing.

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Fat boys, carving skis, cross skis, extreme shaped skis: that is the new language of alpine skiing. This best-selling classic has been completely rewritten to explain what makes the shaped skis so revolutionary--and so exciting, especially for beginners. With over 300 specially commissioned color photographs showing step by step how to turn and how to maintain control easily under all conditions, and with its clear text, this is the book for a new generation of alpine skiers. Featuring more than eighty unique stop-action photographic sequences, The New Guide to Skiing shows how to ski with greater ease, precision, and control while obtaining optimum performance from shaped skis. Based on the newest and least stressful methods, it demonstrates how to deal with skiing off trail or in deep powder and illustrates the eleven specific turns needed to master difficult conditions, including ice and moguls.

Author Notes

Martin Heckelman, one of the most sought-after private instructors in the French Alps, is producer and director of the "Ski Tips" series of instructional videos.

Introduction	p. 11
Section 1 Beginners' Basics	p. 18
Beginner Exercises	p. 28
The basic position on skis	p. 18
Walking and gliding on skis--with and without ski poles	p. 19
Turning in place using tails and tips as pivots	p. 19
Straight schussing down the fall-line	p. 20
Sidestepping up the hill	p. 21
Diagonal sidestepping	p. 21
Schussing down the fall-line lifting tails alternately	p. 22
Schussing down the fall-line picking up gloves	p. 23
Bending under ski pole arches	p. 23
Getting up after a fall	p. 24
The kick turn	p. 25
The herringhone climb	p. 26
Beginners' "Tuck" position	p. 26
The wedge (snowplow)	p. 27
Traverse	p. 28
The hasic traverse position	p. 29
Finding the "sweet spot" of the ski	p. 30
Shallow traverse--lifting tail of uphill ski	p. 30
Shallow traverse--touching bottom of downhill ski boot	p. 31
Shallow traverse--holding ski poles across chest	p. 31
Shallow traverse--alternately lifting tail and touching boot	p. 31
Stepping uphill to stop	p. 32
Traverse, touch boot and step uphill to stop	p. 33
Steeper traverse exercises	p. 34
Sidesliding	p. 34
Sidesliding--pushing with ski poles	p. 34
Sidesliding--one foot at a time	p. 35
Straight sidesliding	p. 36
Diagonal sidesliding	p. 37
Staircase sidesliding	p. 38
Skating	p. 39
Skating on the flat	p. 40
Skating down the fall-line--skating as a "fencing" maneuver	p. 41
Skating uphill	p. 42
Skating to a stop	p. 42
Skating a figure-of-eight	p. 42
Section 2 Carving Turns	p. 46
Why skis turn, Ski camber, Ski sidecut, Reverse camber	p. 46
Torsional resistance, Ski flexion
Turning the skis uphill to a stop	p. 48
Starting on a shallow traverse, turning uphill using the feet and ankles
Definition of outside/inside ski	p. 49
Lowering hips to apply pressure	p. 49
Traverse, flatten skis, turn uphill	p. 50
Traverse, flatten skis, turn more to the fall-line, turn uphill	p. 50
Traverse, flatten skis, turn to the fall-line, turn uphill	p. 50
Garlands (scallop-shell pattern)	p. 51
Parallel turns downhill across the fall-line	p. 52
One turn across the fall-line. flattening skis	p. 52
Linked parallel turns, flattening skis between turns	p. 53
Tuining without flattening skis	p. 54
Turning in a tuck position	p. 54
Turning in an upright stance	p. 55
Hip lean	p. 55
Turning uphill by leaning hips	p. 55
Edging and pressure	p. 56
Constant pressure and changing edge angles	p. 56
Constant edge angle and changing pressure	p. 56
Weight transfer	p. 57
Medium-radius turns and short-radius turns	p. 58
Medium-radius turns	p. 58
Press and release practice	p. 58
Linked medium-radius turns	p. 58
Short-radius turn	p. 60
Mixed-radius turns	p. 60
Ski separation	p. 61
Pole planting	p. 61
Dynamic skiing	p. 62
Dynamic leg extension	p. 63
Dynamic leg extension and leg retraction	p. 64
Leg retraction only	p. 64
Hip angulation	p. 65
Inclination	p. 66
Common faults and corrections	p. 67
Fault: Swinging the upper body and hips in the direction of the turn	p. 67
Correction	p. 67
Fault: During the turn. leaning up the hill with the back straight, putting the weight on the uphill ski	p. 67
Correction	p. 67
Fault: Leaning on backs of boots	p. 68
Correction	p. 68
Fault: Skiing with tensed teet, with the toes curled up	p. 68
Correction	p. 68
Fault: Legs too straight and stiff	p. 68
Correction	p. 68
Section 3 Bump Skiing	p. 69
Getting Started	p. 70
Turning around bumps	p. 70
Turning around small bumps on easy intermediate runs	p. 70
Linking turns while turning around bumps	p. 70
Turn around medium bumps on steeper runs	p. 70
Turning over bumps	p. 71
Turning over small bumps on easy intermediate trails	p. 71
Linking turns while turning over bumps	p. 71
Bumps as friends	p. 73
Using the front slopes of large bumps to slow down	p. 73
Foot swivelling	p. 73
Absorbing Bumps	p. 74
Absorption (Avalement)	p. 74
Basic absorption	p. 74
Absorption Position	p. 75
Shallow traverse over small bumps	p. 76
Shallow traverse	p. 76
Steeper traverse over small bumps	p. 76
Shallow traverse over large bumps	p. 76
Steeper traverse over large bumps	p. 76
Traversing bumps on an advanced intermediate slope	p. 76
Absorption turns	p. 76
Absorption turn uphill--starting on a traverse	p. 76
Absorption turn uphill--turning from the fall-line	p. 77
Absorption turn downhill	p. 78
Linked absorption turns	p. 78
Advanced Bumps	p. 79
Wedeln turns (Wiggle turns)	p. 79
Learning foot power (wedelning)	p. 79
Planting ski poles	p. 80
Wedelning bumps	p. 80
Choosing Ski Lines	p. 80
Choosing ski lines	p. 80
Independent leg action	p. 81
Skiing on one ski with one ski lifted	p. 82
Skiing on one ski	p. 82
One ski schussing and the other ski wedelning	p. 82
Bump Conditions	p. 82
Icy bumps	p. 82
Partially icy bumps	p. 83
Solidly icy bumps	p. 83
Chopped-off bumps	p. 84
Slush bumps	p. 84
Common faults and corrections	p. 85
Fault: hands at the side	p. 85
Correction	p. 85
Fault: back too straight	p. 85
Correction	p. 85
Fault: stiff legs and knees	p. 85
Correction	p. 85
Fault: skis too flat	p. 86
Correction	p. 86
Fault: looking down at the skis	p. 86
Correction	p. 86
Section 4 Advanced Skiing	p. 87
Anticipation	p. 88
Banking the Turns	p. 89
Using gravity to help initiate a turn	p. 89
Banking on bumps and ravines	p. 90
Banking around bumps	p. 90
Airplane turns on ravine walls	p. 91
The Counter-Turn (J- Or S-Turn)	p. 92
Demonstration of a counter-turn	p. 93
Learning the counter movement of the counter-turn	p. 93
The counter-turn on smooth slopes	p. 93
Counter-turn around a bump	p. 94
Practice on steeper slopes with bumps	p. 94
Ice and Hard-Snow Conditions	p. 95
The Stem Turn (for intermediate and advanced skiers, skiing crusty snow conditions)	p. 97
The stem turn for crusty snow conditions	p. 97
The Jet Turn	p. 98
Accelerating skis forward while traversing	p. 99
Jet turn uphill	p. 99
Jet turn across the fall-line	p. 100
The Jump Turn	p. 101
Simple Acrobatics	p. 102
Skiing on the uphill edge of the uphill ski	p. 102
Traversing on the uphill edge	p. 102
Traversing on the uphill edge	p. 102
Sidesliding to a stop on uphill edge	p. 102
Turning uphill on the uphill edge with no sideslip	p. 102
The Charleston ski dance	p. 103
Charleston on a smooth slope	p. 104
Charleston around bumps	p. 104
The butterfly (or Royal Christie)	p. 104
Practice with ski lifted to the side	p. 105
Butterfly position	p. 105
A simple jump turn over a bump	p. 106
Two-pole tuck jump over a bump	p. 107
Straight tuck jump	p. 107
Tuck jump with turns	p. 108
The split jump (spread eagle)	p. 108
Extreme Skiing	p. 109
Skiing steep gullies and mountain faces	p. 109
Using Skins	p. 111
Walking on flat terrain using skins	p. 111
Walking up slopes using skins	p. 112
Off-Piste Precautions	p. 112
The Ultimate Skiing Experience	p. 114
Section 5 Powder Skiing	p. 115
The Powder Position	p. 117
Traversing and up-unweighting	p. 118
End of turns	p. 118
Downhill turns	p. 119
Starting on the fall line	p. 119
Starting from a steep traverse	p. 120
Starting from a shallow traverse	p. 120
Repeat exercises A - C to the other side	p. 121
Linking downhill turns	p. 121
Downhill turns on steeper stopes	p. 121
Control exercises	p. 122
Slowing down and gaining control after each turn	p. 122
Making a turn in segments	p. 123
Skiing Powder on Shaped Skis	p. 125
Carving turns with foot and ankle roll	p. 125
Powder turns with leg extension	p. 126
High-energy carving turns	p. 126
Punching Through Powder	p. 127
Jet Turn in Powder and Crust	p. 128
Jet Turn Practice	p. 129
Anticipation and Banking	p. 131
Anticipation	p. 131
Banking	p. 131
Powder Wedeln	p. 132
The Jump Turn	p. 133
Down-Unweighting	p. 133
The stop turn using down-unweighting	p. 134
Downhill turns	p. 134
Breakable Crust Turns (skiing on the uphill edge of the uphill ski)	p. 134
Downhill turns on the inside edge of the inside ski	p. 135
Turns on packed slopes	p. 135
Turns in powder	p. 136
Turns on breakable crust	p. 136
The Final Word	p. 138

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