Ski books

I am running out of ski reading material, I've read Konrad's and Herman's books many times, so I'm hoping you guy's might be able recommend some good reading.

I would highly reccomend this one. Good ideas on carving and gear set up.

All-Mountain Skier: The Way to Expert Skiing
By R. Mark Elling

Trencher

Thanks, I have sourced via Amazon, what about autobiographical.

Trencher,

I too have a copy, now severely dog-eared, of Mark Elling's "The All Mountain Skier" I keep it besde my workplace, and "dip in".

It is not a book for beginners. In my humble opinion, it is a book for a reasonably experienced skier, who works on continuous improvement. My oldest son, who can ski well, handed me back the book, and declared it "well beyond him". I am not sure that he was trying hard enough.

Explaining how to ski is very difficult, and Elling often tries several different ways to explain the same point ~ that's important, because people respond differently.

Of course, you do get some lovely Americanisms:

~Never Surprise the Ski.
~The name of Crud skiing game is flexibility.

and a good one for some J2skiers~
~Blame it on your gear!

It is a brilliant book, that most people will learn things from.

In my early Niederau season days, my scouse mate Tony used to keep a pile of American "SKI" magazines in the loo. In every edition, there was always one feature, "How to improve your ski technique - instantly!"

So you had things like~

Learn parallel skiing in two hours, and never look back!

Learn powder in a day, and beat the experts!

Ski ice, it's easy!

Dontcha just lurve the way Americans think..... Very can do.

Dave Mac wrote:Ski ice, it's easy!

that should be EZ

Living in the States, I am often reminded of those impossible adverts in the back of Batman comics that I read when I was a kid in the sixties. X-ray specs that might let you see under a girls clothes, etc (I always dreamed of a pair of those).

Things havn't changed much and there won't be a trading standards act in a million years. I often think that there is a relationship between the false advertising claims that are so common here and the exaggerations of the politicians.

Trencher

Sounds like the book for me.

No need to shout, Ian

Try 'Another Long Day on the Piste' by Will Randall. Its a good lighthearted amusing read.
The Alain Baxter Biography (I forget the title) is an excellent read.