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In this third video in a 1998 set produced by veteran skiing instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, the focus is on the newer "shaped" skis and special techniques that can make a skier an expert when using them. Utilizing films of himself and others on the slopes, Tejada-Flores shows a series of drills that a student can practice to get the most out of modern skis. The emphasis is often on the role played by the "inside" and "outside" foot during a turn, and close-ups of a skier's feet are used to show clearly how the weight should shift during a turn. Special drills are shown, including one in which a skier is instructed to skate on skis while concentrating on how the feet must move and the body's weight must shift to keep moving forward. The lessons are very detailed, yet they also often have a poetic nature to them, such as when an expert skier is shown moving gracefully downhill while Tejada-Flores explains the "subtle, almost invisible, foot action" on display. The lessons on this video alone won't make someone an expert on the slopes, but the material is presented in a manner that is easy to remember, and if a viewer puts the lessons to use when on her skis, her performance is sure to improve. Also included is a booklet that essentially duplicates the information on the video. --Robert J. McNamara

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Welcome to Breakthrough On Skis III - The New Skis, my third video ski lesson, an in-depth exploration of the new generation of super-sidecut or shaped skis. Creating this video was almost as exciting as my own encounter with these remarkable new skis. I worked with a handful of great skiing friends--all of them, like me, absolutely smitten, totally converted and enthusiastic about these new skis. I asked my gifted cameraman, Edgar Boyles, to zoom in, closer than ever, on what takes place between our skis and the snow. Edgar outdid himself and produced, I think, the clearest, most revealing shots of ski-snow interaction I've ever seen. I'm hoping that his exceptional cinematography, together with my explanations, will give you a fresh vision of what really happens down at the snow level, where skier meets mountain.

Just as I did for my previous video ski lessons, in this booklet I want to offer you a few more tips, a few practical suggestions on how you can get the greatest benefit from this new Breakthrough on Skis videotape.

Let me start with a bold statement: I think these new skis are the most important development in skiing in the last twenty years. A lot of skiers whom I've skied with and worked with recently have told me they weren't very eager to switch to the new super-sidecut skis. "What's wrong with my old skis?" they asked. "They turn great. I really love them." The answer is simple. There is nothing wrong with older, traditionally designed skis. But the new skis, if treated right, open the door to a level of on-snow performance that, previously, skiers could only dream about but never really achieve. In my own case, I know I'm skiing better today, on super-sidecut skis, than I ever thought I could...and I was an expert skier to begin with.

Besides, this new design for skis--significantly wider at the tip and tail, and proportionately narrower at the center or waist--is her to stay. These skis are not a fad. This is the way skis are now being designed and built. Sooner or later, you will be looking for new skis, and when you do, you'll find that traditional ski designs will have virtually disappeared.

The reason that this new design for skis has won such widespread acceptance is simple. Deep-sidecut skis really do make everything easier.