Cross-Country Skiing [Paperback]

Ned Gillette (Author), John Dostal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1989

Tells how to ski everything from track to backcountry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 3 Sub edition (February 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898861713
• ISBN-13: 978-0898861716
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Skiing > Cross-Country
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For the novice to intermediate skier, August 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cross-Country Skiing (Paperback)

Cross-Country Skiing by Ned Gillette, John Dostal will appeal to the active person wanting to take-up the sport of nordic skiing. Why 3 stars? Because skate skiing is covered only at a novice to intermediate level (see cover photo)and would be of limited use to the more advanced crowd.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent overview of a sport, and a good read too, November 24, 1999

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Peter Clinch (Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross-Country Skiing (Paperback)

Too many manuals are written without a sense of humour, but this one doesn't suffer there. The authors write in a way as to appeal and interest across all levels. This book is useful for an XC skiier to help hone their skiing, and useful to loan to doubting friends to get them interested.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still the best all-around cross-country manual, October 23, 2007

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E. S Winskill (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cross-Country Skiing (Paperback)

I've been a serious Nordic skier for about 20 years, getting out every possible weekend in the winter; serious, but sort of a permanent "upper intermediate". Along the way, I've collected many cross-country ski books and guides, from the 1960s to the present.
Gillette and Dostal's has remained my favorite, and overall the most useful. It was issued by the Mountaineers press, and is better than the Mountaineers later effort. A good practical guide for the novice through intermediate, and if you have only one, this is the one to have.