Sports Illustrated Skiing (Sports Illustrated Library)

This one book distills all the information you'll ever need to make your skiing ability soar! Internationally-renowned ski instructor Tim Petrick starts with the oft-overlooked keys of edging, rotary motion and pressure control and then presents a natural skill progression that can help even the least-athletic person ski to his or her ulimate potential. Sports Illustrated Skiiing will show you:Helpful tips on selecting the right equipment and clothingThree fundamentals that can positively transform your skiingHow foot-consciousness can make you a more balanced skierTen easy steps for progressing from christy to parallel skierThe secret to skiing steeper slopedSkiing the bumpsNine special exercises that can help you master any mountainSpecial chapters on year-round training, nutrition, imaging, ski-specific stretching and much, much more