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All-Mountain Skier : The Way to Expert Skiing [Paperback]

R. Elling (Author)
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September 26, 2002

"Covers more information than a week's worth of private lessons."­­Ski magazine

The All-Mountain Skier helps skiers advance their skills with a foolproof, self-instructional program for mastering advanced techniques in even the most challenging conditions. Drawing from his extensive experience as a ski professional, instructor Mark Elling delivers essential advice and information­­including tips from other expert skiers­­to help readers perform like pros.


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"Covers more information than a week's worth of private lessons." - Ski Magazine

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"Covers more information than a week's worth of private lessons."--Ski magazine

The All-Mountain Skier takes you to the most difficult places on the mountain--bumps, steeps, and trees--and helps you conquer them. If you yearn for speed, gravity-defying jumps, or fluid grace on challenging terrain, here is your step-by-step guide to becoming an expert all-mountain skier.

This second edition contains all the information you need on the latest equipment--including shaped skis, boots, bindings, and footbeds--to perform like a pro on crud, hardpack, powder, and ice.

"Wow! This book can help you conquer the steeps of Valdez, the peaks of the Alps, the powder of Alta, and everything in between. A blizzard of information that will truly change the way you ski."--Gordy Peifer, U.S. (2000) and Canadian (1998) Freeskiing Champion, ski film star


Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 2nd edition (September 26, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 007140841X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071408417
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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This book is great. A beginner or even an intermediate may find much of the information to be too advanced to be useful. Advanced skiers should find it to be an excellent resource.

The book, among other things emphasizes the importance of steering, espescially in the important transition phase between turns. (Intermediate and even advanced skiers who learn how to edge effectively, often abandon their steering skills and simply step from the outside edge of one ski to the outside edge of the other ski.) The mechanics of effective steering are explained well as is the importance of the skill in more difficult terrain.

Fundamentals are emphasized. The modifications and different blends of skills which are required on moguls, powder, crud, steeps, ice and in the trees are also explained very well.

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Highly recommended book for any skier who aspires to the Holy Grail of being able to ski in all kinds of terrain, in any condition. This book is most suitable for intermediate to advanced skiiers who are hoping to make the progression to all-terrain skier one day.

It's often very difficult to pay attention to all of the different skills needed to ski well at the same time. Mr. Elling uses a "toolbox" approach to break down each skill, and recommends specific drills to strengthen one's abilities in each skill.

Where this book really shines, though, is Elling's explanation of how these different skills should be combined in order to tackle different types of terrain and/or snow condition. Many ski instruction books out there are written with the goal of teaching you how to ski expertly...on perfectly groomed snow. But the skills that apply to Eastern hardpack/ice (edging, pressure on single ski, etc.) do not apply to Utah powder (even weighting on both skis) and Mr. Elling spells out the differences better than anyone else I have come across.

Also a useful section on ski equipment and boot fit that correctly drives home how important good boot fit is to effective skiing.

Overall an excellent book that anyone who wants to stray off the corduroy should take a look at.

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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This book is amazingly comprehensive for its size. It is roughly two-hundred pages, yet it breaks down the essentials of making good turns, contains an in-depth look at each ski equipment and how to maintain it, and breaks down special techniques for various snow conditions (powder, moguls, etc). If this isn't enough, there is a more technical section at the end for serious ski freaks. This is nuts. I also have the book, "Ski the Whole Mountain", and it probably has only half the information this book has.

At first glance, you may not like this book because it is black and white and not as flashy as "Ski the Whole Mountain". Also, most of the pictures are hand-drawn illustrations. However, upon reading it, you will be hypnotized and the black and white illustrations seem to almost come alive. It is testimony to the fine writing by the author.

If you ever want to ski moguls, this is the book. For years, I look at expert mogul skiers go down and I keep saying to myself that they must have some special paths they follow but I just don't know what. Well, this book draws the path, the moguls, the works!

This is an amazing book and probably the only book you need to ski like a pro. But I read "The Skier's Edge", and that book actually contains even more technical information (if that's possible) so you may want to check that one as well.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
very interesting and detailed ski instruction
I have read this book with great interest after reading Harold Harb's book. This covers every aspect of ski technique, and gives a person a lot to think about, and to apply to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by fly2mike
Comprehensive!
All the information you need to make better turns. The author covers everything from equipment to advanced techniques as well all the important things between. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Treeplanter
wishy washy
This book is an interesting read. Its interesting to read about the author's interpretation of skiing movements. But there is very little practical help within. Read more
Published 23 months ago by a c
Beyond the Basics
Far better than most ski books. Covers aspects of back-side, all mountain skiing not covered in other ski instruction books.
Published on April 12, 2010 by Charlie Foxtrot
Just what I was looking for
I am going from advanced to expert, and really learning to carve, do moguls etc. This book was perfect. Read more
Published on March 29, 2010 by Lt. William Calley
Mediocre
The book is, I would say, in outdated format. Pictures are sober. Also, the text, kind of, repeats itself, without giving the clear hints that one would expect for skiing different... Read more
Published on January 24, 2010 by Wilfred
Wish I had got this book before I started skiing
Read this book cover to cover, underline and study, before you go skiing for the first time. Then take three lessons and you will be off to a great start. Read more
Published on February 22, 2009 by B. Caine
Comprehensive and detailed
This book is the perfect supplement to on-hill lessons. That's an enormous endorsement, because any book or method which proposes to make you an expert skier while sitting on your... Read more
Published on August 24, 2008 by DaddyNeedsPow
Good book for intermediate skiiers
This book presents a relatively simple approach to skiing that works in all conditions (with some modifications). Read more
Published on March 24, 2008 by M. Weiss
Grat book
You cannot learn skiing by reading a book. Like any other skills, good skiing requires hours and hours of training. Read more
Published on March 5, 2008 by T. Szefler
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ski dominance, footwork blend, body mass movement, good bootfitter, skiing crud, lower body flexion, backseat stance, skis across the fall line, edging movements, skiing tools, hip angulation, pressuring movements, stock insole, custom footbed, inside ski, lifted bindings, bump skiing, outside ski, fat skis, groomed snow, skiing stance, tall stance, carved turn, skiing situations, shaped skis
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Getting Techno, Skier Type, Project Delta, Eliminator Tongue, Green Mountain Orthotic Lab
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