Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Conditions (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series) - Softcover

Parker, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898867754 ISBN 13: 9780898867756

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2001

Synopsis

[ FREE-HEEL SKIING TELEMARK AND PARALLEL TECHNIQUES FOR ALL CONDITIONS BY PARKER, PAUL](AUTHOR)PAPERBACK

About this title

Review:

Quite literally, Paul Parker wrote the book on free-heel skiing. First published in 1988, Parker's Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques, remains telemark's best substitute and supplement to being introduced to the sport by a friend.--Couloir

Groundbreaking ... Offers a quiver of highly effective and time-tested instructional tips and lessons brought together to demystify the high art of free-heel fall-line skiing. Any skier-from rank beginner to seasoned vet-will find this book ... a useful and inspirational resource, delivered in a clear, succinct, easy-to-digest style.--Hooked on the Outdoors

The indomitable bible for learning telemark skiing...Now in its third edition this book is the perfect resource for telemark skiers of all ability levels.--Adirondack Sports & Fitness

"This book and some lessons will be the way to learn what your Swedish grandma knew about the joy of skiing before million-dollar condos and six-pack lifts were invented."--Los Angeles Daily News

Free-Heel Skiing has the easy grace of a book that's been getting better for the past 15 years. It is well-organized and brimming with useful suggestions. The illustrations, by Steve McDonald, are outstanding...Parker writes with the intensity of a Zen master...If you're going to own one book on free-heel skiing, then this is the one to own...If you're going to learn from someone, you might as well learn from the best.--Moscow/Pullman (ID) Daily News

Few athletes have had the impact on a sport that Paul Parker has had on free-heel skiing ... The book packs at least 10 pounds of instructional advice, equipment recommendations, fitness and training tips, ski history, killer photos, and insightful stories into what is only a one-pound book.--Skiing magazine

About the Author:

A certified ski instructor in both Nordic and alpine disciplines, Paul Parker researches and designs ski products for Patagonia and Chouinard Equipment, Inc. Paul lives in Breckenridge, Colorado.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0898867754
• ISBN 13: 9780898867756
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 205