Product Details

• Directors: Lito Tejada-Flores
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 1993
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006H656A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,340 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars expert instructions, January 7, 2005

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PlayRight "incf" (OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breakthrough on Skis I: Expert Skiing Simplified (DVD)

This has got to be the best instructional skiing video I have yet seen--I've seen maybe 6 instructional videos already. My brother, an intermediate skier who introduced me to skiing, watched it with me and loved it as he learned many things also. The one hour video is well organized. Lito claims to have self-taught himself to ski before starting to teach others, but this bit of knowledge does not in any way diminish his credibility or the instructions he provides. I have compared his methods against other more "professional" instructions and found his to be equivalent to the others in combination. But the way he organizes and explains his techniques separates this video from the rest because his instructions are more readily absorbable, make the emphasis with far less repetition, and are maybe even more poetic. Some people sell videos but can't teach. In my opinion, Lito is a master instructor. He does have two other skiing DVD's in this series that I have not yet seen that might cover more advanced techniques such as the latest craze of two-footed skiing. This skill though is geared more toward the professional racers or for the super duper skiers who want the versatility for expert-level all terrain skiing. That would not be me when considering skill, athleticism, equipment (money) and time, which would perhaps be the same for more than 95+% of skiers out there. If you really want that, you might want to look at "Anyone Can Be An Expert Skier 2". The skills Lito teaches have been around for a century, so it's tried and true and definitely not outdated. For meer mortals who just love to ski and want to do better, start with the wedge (or snow plow) and then go to a very knowledgeable skiing friend or turn to this video or do both. You would not need to watch 6 or more videos like I did to find the right one.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best skiing instruction video for intermediates ever, July 17, 2000

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M. Sabol "Avid Reader" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breakthrough On Skis I, Expert Skiing Simplified [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I first came upon this video in a rental house in Lake Tahoe and it literally changed the way everyone in the house skied. We were a group that ranged from experienced beginners to advanced skiers, and everyone found something in this video that made them a better skier, but the ones who really experienced the big breakthroughs were the intermeditaes who really learned how to carve turns.

I have taken this video on a number of group trips since and the reaction has always been the same. For some reason, in this video Ledo is able to explain the moves and feelings of proper skiing better than I have ever seen or heard it done before.

Put the video on each morning before heading out, and try one of his techniques each day. You can't help but improve with this video.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars yes you can break out of the intermediate rut, August 2, 2000

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eal (los altos, ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breakthrough On Skis I, Expert Skiing Simplified [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Great video, excellent compliment to the book. Lito really has a method for teaching you the skills to become an excellent skier. He can tell/show you more than one way to learn each skill, and they really pay off. His book and videos are easily worth their price which combined is less than one ski lesson!!! All this from someone who thought they could always be an intermediate who can now ski the back bowls at Vail.