Customer Reviews

Tao of Skiing : Aide Memoire for Cross-Country Skiing Aficionados (The Way to learn to Cross Country Ski)

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The amazing thing is that... this CD cost me less than a day pass at the local ski site, and saved me years of floundering around on snow. Tao (the way) of skiing is a large web site on a CD-Rom, complete with ample advise (text, images and small movies). The movies were a lot of fun and the text was straight to the point. (The way you would want to be instructed). Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the package and appreciated what it has done for me... and I'm not hung on an occasional Typo.

Tao of Skiing is technically not a book. It is a CD-ROM packed full of goodies. The multimedia works very well especially if you are looking for a better way to ski. The Tao of Sking is the most rewarding reference I have found. Thousands of hints and ideas, photos, diagrams and a dozen quicktime videos kept me totally engaged. I also purchased the xczone video "On Snow" and can highly recommend both.

I bought the CD-ROM not knowing what to expect having read most books and seen most videos on cross-country skiing.

Integrating both video and text was a brilliant idea. When you consider Tao of Skiing must have been conceived pre-1998, doing everything up as a web site was visionary for the time.

The instructional information was priceless and the little videos were an unexpected treat. I would like to see the videos on DVD in the future.

I understand that the same company XCZONE is putting out a film this year.

"I've never seen anything like Tao of Skiing. It covers every imaginable topic for skiers of all abilities and does so in a fun, entertaining way. I recommend it highly." - Lynne Bermel, Third Ranked in the World for Ironman Distance, Triathlon

Tao of Skiing comes on a CD-ROM and looks and feels like the biggest web site on cross-country skiing that I have ever seen. It uses pretty basic programing and is robust.

It was easy to navigate, and captivating, I fould myself surfing for hours. The videos were very helpful in explaining technique and motivating at the same time. For the first multimedia material on the market it can't be beat, and regular books would have a hard time conveying this sort of information.

A CD-ROM; I do not know why someone did not think of this before. It is great. I spent hours digesting hundreds of hints on everything from technique, to training and playing the fun and informative Quicktime videos. It is not often that you can look into a decade worth of training diary entries and training notes of a World Cup Gold medalist.

If you are a serious cross country skier, and you own a computer, then you have to have this CD-ROM. Simply speaking there is nothing like it on the market, and it will make you a better skier.

The CD-ROM is packed full of great advice delivered in easy to read point form (like an Aide Memoire). Each sentence or teaching point stands on its own. I could take one gem of knowledge at a time; without having to wade through pages of pretentious prose. The explanations were very precise and most meaningful to those with some skiing experience under their belt. Best read with an open mind.

I was completely blown away with this CD-ROM. The information is priceless and the multimedia presentation was captivating. It is good to see some world class skiers putting together something that can inform both beginners and elite skiers alike.

My experience was very different than Erik's. I felt the CD-ROM web presentation was super. Nothing complicated, no java or active code to go wrong. Quite straight forward in design and better than many of the corporate websites these days.

I do agree that the authors really do know how to ski, just look at the videos. Many of the pieces of advice have me re-thinking how I approach the sport.

Readers can not go too wrong at this price.