Skiing - Hardcover

Walter, Claire

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0817856129 ISBN 13: 9780817856120

Publisher: Harvey House, 1979

Synopsis

THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO SKIING is a comprehensive start-up kit for the first-time skier that will inform novices on how to buy equipment, plan a trip, overcome fear, face the slopes for the first time, participate in other popular winter sports like snowboarding, and much more. Heavily illustrated with photos and diagrams to show how to accomplish basic first turns, from stance to balance, this guide can benefit both beginners and experts alike. It also provides readers with tips for family skiing trips, budgeting and working out the geography of the slopes.

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Review:

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Skiing provides all the basics to help you enjoy a day on the slopes. Although designed with the novice in mind, this resourceful guide is also handy for the occasional skier or the family taking its first ski holiday together. Chapters provide detailed information on the gear you'll need (and how to get fitted for the right stuff); making turns; graduating to moguls, powder, and steep terrain; planning a vacation; skiing with children; and other forms of snow fun such as cross-country skiing and snowboarding. Read this and you won't get left at the nursery slope.

From the Author:

All the basics, including equipment & technique
Light-hearted but informative primer on skiing and snowboarding. How to pick equipment. How to get started. Where to ski. How to get the best deals. What are the hot new sliding sports. All in the the fun-to-read, easy-to-scan "Complete Idiot's Guide..." format. Illustrated.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvey House
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0817856129
• ISBN 13: 9780817856120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64