Skiing and the Art of Carving [Paperback]

Ellen Post Foster (Author), Alan Schoenberger (Photographer), Mike Porter (Foreword), Alan Schonberger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

This is a book about refining the technique of skiing. It shows how to carve true arcs on traditional skis and carve extreme arcs on deep sidecut skis. It aims to tone a skier's skills to the maximum, whether he is a beginner or an accomplished skier.

Editorial Reviews

From Scientific American

Skiing is an art and a discipline that is constantly renewing itself. As ski equipment evolves, ski technique must keep pace with it. This superb book provides the tips and exercises to help you ski better than ever. It will help any avid skier develop and perfect the most up to date techniques and stay on the cutting edge of the newest developments in skiing.

From The New Yorker

Mastery of any sport requires an intimate understanding of the individual pieces that make up the whole. Skiing and the Art of Carving is a brilliant use of skill development and exercises that combine the traditional needs of high level skiing with the exciting potential of the newest equipment technology to provide the reader with a successful formula for mastering contemporary skiiing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Turning Point Ski Foundation (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964739038
• ISBN-13: 978-0964739031
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Skiing > Downhill

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most informative Book on Skiing, August 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Skiing and the Art of Carving (Paperback)

I personally found this book easy to understand,the authors made sure that they gave only the information that you needed,when you needed it,And all the information was explained in detail. With the companion video it just gets better. To put it simple,this book explains it all from A to Ski!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational. The only ski training book you need., January 13, 1999

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Bill Ward ([e-mail]) (Santa Fe, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skiing and the Art of Carving (Paperback)

This is the most up-to-date and complete guide I have run across. Its coverage is encyclopedic, yet remarkably succinct, covering every issue from equipment to skills, drills, and mental approaches. It should be useful to avid skiers and instructors at any level, supplanting volumes of manuals normally available only to professional instructors, yet the exercises detail a path that even novices can effectively pursue to develop the most refined technique. The book is perfectly complemented by the companion video which gives clear evidence that the book's progression of exercises can cluminate in the gorgeous turns the Ms. Post Foster, her coauthors, and demo team do so effortlessly. The combined effect is truly inspirational.

This book is the only ready material you should take on your next ski trip. If you read it before then (and you should), you will quickly develop a powerful longing for the slopes.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all skiers who want to perfect carving, December 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Skiing and the Art of Carving (Paperback)

This is a fantastic book for all level of skiers. It will take you through the steps to using your shaped skies as they were meant to be used. By the way: There is a video that accompanies this book - it is also excellent. And should be watched the first several times with the sound - and then mute the sound and just watch the skiing. Maybe Amazon.com could supply it?