Ski Well Simply
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (587 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00GG3177U |
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| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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The freshness of my learning and my ongoing quest to ski better, and to help others ski better, keeps me focused on the essence of what enables great skiing. My inspiration is the on-hill freedom gained through better skiing, and the joy that people express when they experience new levels in their skiing. I learned to ski as an adult, with my understanding of ski technique deepening significantly in recen
Come ski with me! For more information go to skiwellsimply. . My inspiration is the on-hill freedom gained through better skiing, and the joy that people express when they experience new levels in their skiing. The freshness of my learning and my ongoing quest to ski better, and to help others ski better, keeps me focused on the essence of what enables great skiing. I learned to ski as an adult, with my understanding of ski technique deepening significantly in recent years while I transitioned from my career as a professional e
Kathy Goudy said It was a waste of. The writing is dense and incomprehensible. It was a waste of money. "Great book to improve your skiiing!" according to Alan G. Whitney. Review of : Ken Chaddock’s- Ski Well SimplyBy Al Whitney, Whistler, B.C.This reviewer is a skier of some 60 years, lives in a ski resort and got 80 days on the slopes last year. A dozen of these days were with Ken Chaddock, the author of this great little book, Ski Well Simply. In skiing with Ken I recognize two things. He is a very good skier, he understands skiing, he experiments with his own skiing to make it better, and then, he uses careful language to analyze and describe what he does to ski, language born of hi. If you are serious about skiing better and want to understand how to do just that, this is the book to read! D. Fraser A classic problem most skiers have is they have no idea how to ski better. Friends may give “helpful advice” but unless they are trained, the tips will most likely be of limited value. Even expert skiers often have issues that they are unaware of, and even if aware, don’t know how to correct them. Taking ski lessons certainly helps, however, unless one signs up for a program that runs for most of the season, ski lessons usually focus on one or two issues. Very seldom does an instructor take a student thoug
Author’s note: Ken is a dedicated skiing enthusiast since 1972, now approaching 3,000 days on our two behemoth hills here at Whistler Blackcomb, our revered ‘backyard’. It is the product of a professional engineer’s mind being absorbed with seeking a simple solution to a complex and worthy problem. Whether cruising gently on groomed pistes, plunging through deep powder, bouncing down moguls, or racing around gates, skiing well simply draws on a few select techniques and focuses that combine to produce competent, fun skiing in every situation. The method in Ski Well Simply derives from the author’s ongoing quest for simple, effective skiing that is applicable anywhere on the mountain, in any condition, and at any age. My inspiration is the on-hill freedom gained through better skiing, and the joy that people express when they experience new levels in their skiing. Ski Well Simply describes in easy to understand terms a method for simple and effective skiing, complete with explanations and rationale for specific how-to’s that underpin the method. The freshness of my lear