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Hi Everybody,
My wife and I both injured our knees this season. We are currently sharing time on the sofa with ice packs on our knees, dreaming of next season (see my other posts about our injuries if you want to hear our sad tales).
Both of us want to improve our technique next season, to reduce the chances of falling and injuring ourselves. We are fairly competent skiers, on and off piste, but we both could improve enormously, and neither of us has had any formal instruction.
A friend gave us a copy of Lito Tejada-Flores' book, "Soft Skiing." I'm almost done with the book, and the advice generally seems sensible and wise. I'm considering buying one of his other books "Breakthrough on the New Skis" to absorb more lessons.
What's the word on the street (ski hill?) about his general approach and methods? He seems somewhat old school, but, at the same time, creative and a little different. I like that.
Is it worth the investment of time and energy to try to put some of his principles into play on the slopes?
Thoughts/comments/ideas? Other resources?
(As a side note, one of my other posts was a query about finding good hands-on ski instructors in Europe. I'm assembling a library of recommendations, and we will definitely combine any book reading we do with one-on-one instruction.)
OK, thanks,
Bruno
My wife and I both injured our knees this season. We are currently sharing time on the sofa with ice packs on our knees, dreaming of next season (see my other posts about our injuries if you want to hear our sad tales).
Both of us want to improve our technique next season, to reduce the chances of falling and injuring ourselves. We are fairly competent skiers, on and off piste, but we both could improve enormously, and neither of us has had any formal instruction.
A friend gave us a copy of Lito Tejada-Flores' book, "Soft Skiing." I'm almost done with the book, and the advice generally seems sensible and wise. I'm considering buying one of his other books "Breakthrough on the New Skis" to absorb more lessons.
What's the word on the street (ski hill?) about his general approach and methods? He seems somewhat old school, but, at the same time, creative and a little different. I like that.
Is it worth the investment of time and energy to try to put some of his principles into play on the slopes?
Thoughts/comments/ideas? Other resources?
(As a side note, one of my other posts was a query about finding good hands-on ski instructors in Europe. I'm assembling a library of recommendations, and we will definitely combine any book reading we do with one-on-one instruction.)
OK, thanks,
Bruno