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Learn to Ski Better 2 [VHS]

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My wife and I are advanced/expert skiers and found this video to be really good. You have to be a very good skier though to understand the information being presented in this video. Even the most basic skiing technique "carving" presented in this video would be impossible for a skier who could not balance effectively on one ski and had not learned to engage and release edges. If don't understand the concept of weight shifting and can't make parallel turns with all your weight on the stance ski one of Lito Tejada-Flores's videos would be a much better choice.

The sections on powder and bump skiing in the Learn to Ski2 are terrific and if you know what to look for you can get a lot out of the shots of expert skiers used to illustrate key points and concepts. You probably won't find us spending much time in the terrain park or half-pipe but even the information given there is useful to a expert skiers.

If you live in the Northeast and don't get powder I can understand how that section might not appeal to you. However, to Montana skiers like us this is what it's all about. This video should inspire those of you who don't get powder during the ski season to travel to a destination where you can ski powder. Until you have, you haven't really skied and this video gives you a hint of what it's all about.

I just purchased this video for my nephew who is very atheletic. I found it to be very advanced. For instance, in the first few minutes, the instructor speaks of rolling your skis and using your poles in your turns. He does not mention how to "roll" your skis. He might say if you apply your weight ankle to ankle, you would get this effect. Does not point out where to poll. I have Warren Miller's learn to ski which I purchased many years ago. It has been a great tool for my older niece and nephew; they loved it and referred to it many many times. I doubt they will refer to this tape as a reenforcement. This tape also emphasizes skiing in powder too much - we are not use to such great conditions in the northeast.

I'm an intermediate to advanced skiier, looking for tips to take it to the next level. Although the instruction in this video is definitely geared towards high-end experts, I still found much of it to be useful. My major complaint is that the video spends too much time showing typical warren miller 'wow' footage and not enough time explaining their instructions. I would have liked a little more explanation and examples to go along with each of their points.