Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Best Film & Video Co
• VHS Release Date: December 28, 1994
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303365760
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,048 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lacking in Instructional Tips, April 15, 1999

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[e-mail] (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross Country Skiing [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was expecting to get some pointers for developing skills in c/country skiing. There was no verbal instruction ...only an hour long video showing a man skiing. I shared this video with another cross-country skier who also felt this video had no merit for someone wanting to learn skills. I want a video that gives instructional tips.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dated, August 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cross Country Skiing [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I borrowed this video from the local library. The video could be used to teach beginners to classic cross-country ski provided there was an experienced instructor doing narration, otherwise you may put the class to sleep. The footage consists of long and repeated shots of a single skier traditional skiing, to soft almost hypnotic music in the background. The video is somewhat dated in its technique, equipment and filmmaking, and would be hard pressed to compete with modern videos the likes of Warren Miller (Alpine), Christian Begin (Mtn Biking) or xczone (cross-country skiing).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Zen of Nordic Skiing, April 6, 2001

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Douglas Simonsen (Kingston, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross Country Skiing [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I checked this out from the library, and loved it; now I'm buying it! Nothing has improved my classic skiing technique as much as watching this video. It may not suit the needs of a beginner with a strong aural learning style (who needs to be told what to do), but for intermediate skiers, or anyone with a visual or kinesthetic learning style, I think this is the most helpful tool I've ever seen. The neuro-muscular programming approach helps you to develop a "body memory" of the right motion, even before you've actually done it. After watching this tape, I find I can go out on the track and feel when I'm "in the groove" that Jeff nowak demonstrates. Besides being very effective, it's absolutely beautiful photography, and very meditative and relaxing. I didn't want to take the tape back to the library!