Skiing and the Art of Carving

by Ellen Post Foster and Alan Schonberger

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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964739038
• ISBN13: 9780964739031
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Turning Point Ski Foundation
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The most informative Book on Skiing

I personally found this book easy to understand,the authors made sure that they gave only the information that you needed,when you needed it,And all the information was explained in detail. With the companion video it just gets better. To put it simple,this book explains it all from A to Ski!

Inspirational. The only ski training book you need.

This is the most up-to-date and complete guide I have run across. Its coverage is encyclopedic, yet remarkably succinct, covering every issue from equipment to skills, drills, and mental approaches. It should be useful to avid skiers and instructors at any level, supplanting volumes of manuals normally available only to professional instructors, yet the exercises detail a path that even novices can effectively pursue to develop the most refined technique. The book is perfectly complemented by the companion video which gives clear evidence that the book's progression of exercises can cluminate in the gorgeous turns the Ms. Post Foster, her coauthors, and demo team do so effortlessly. The combined effect is truly inspirational.This book is the only ready material you should take on your next ski trip. If you read it before then (and you should), you will quickly develop a powerful longing for the slopes.

Very good

I spent quite some time in bookstores looking for a book that would teach me how to get the most out of my new shaped skis. I found out quickly that almost all cover only traditional skis. This book is an exception. Althought it addresses both very well I would prefer that it focused exclusively on shaped skis. Who is buying traditional skis nowadays anyway? Although the pictures are detailed and easy to follow they would be even more effective accompanied by a training video. Ms. Foster why don't you make a video to go with the book? I'd be among the first to buy it!