| | |  | Ski Books | Home » » Breakthrough on the New Skis: Say Goodbye to the Intermediate Blues | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Lito Tejada-Flores | | Paperback:
| 315 pages | | Publisher:
| Mountain Press Publishing Company | | Publication Date:
| September 01, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0878425276 | | Product Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.08 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.77 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.14 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Helped me after one readingJan 07, 2008
By C. Campbell
I am not a great skier - maybe not even average. I learned to ski in middle school and maybe went skiing 5-8 times during the teen years. Fast forward 14 years and the wife and I decided to take it up for a couples activity. We went 3 times last season and it was fun, but I was extremely tired after each 4 hour session. I knew this should not be since I am not in that bad of shape. I grabbed this book and after reading 70 pages I hit the slopes the following day. It was the most fun I had ever had on skis. The way he explains the proper form and motions is great. The way he describes the poor techniques of the average skier almost described me perfectly and gave insight as to why I was working so hard instead of enjoying it more. For a total beginner this might not be the best book, but if you can already get down the blues and single diamonds OK but it feels more like work than fun - this book is for you. The deeper in the book you get the more expert the material. I would have enjoyed better pictures, but the ones used got the job done. Overall a great resource.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 The first (and perhaps only) ski technique book to buyFeb 21, 2008
By Mr. PD Burns
Reading is a hard way to learn to ski--but this book can help you do it. I have read numerous books on ski technique and almost none help when you actually get to the mountain. This one does. It stands apart as a teaching tool. Apart from working as a technical matter, it has quite a decent style for a sports book.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great book to improve your skiingMar 21, 2008
By K. Letterman
This is an excellent book. Lito is a great writer. I felt like he was talking about me when he described what intermediate skiers do. Reading his book is like having a conversation with him, and I could easily visualize his explanations. Even more important, he is so enthusiastic, he got me excited about skiing again, and eager to get out there and try his techniques. I have been an intermediate skier for years. Lito's book has convinced me that I can break out of the intermediate rut. My husband and I were fighting over the book so much, I got him his own copy.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
excellent tutorialFeb 20, 2008
By Gomer 42k
This book takes nothing for granted except for an interest in skiing on the newly shaped skis. Therefore there is little risk in carrying forward any bad habits attributed to old methodology. His treatment of the subject is interesting, very focused and sometimes humorous. I wish I can take a private lesson with Lito someday. This book is well worth the read, and for me was hard to put down.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good Review of Key TechniquesJan 01, 2008
By Quinn D. Hubbard
Lito's obviously been around the ski teaching game for many years, and he has picked out the basic key moves for good skiing and put them in a folksy prose and the result is a fantastic little ski book.
He's not exactly cutting edge, but it doesn't matter because he provides a great foundation of technique that will immensely improve the quality of turns for beginners and intermediates, which in turn (heh) will increase those skiers enjoyment of the hill.
He also throws in a lot of useful side information that answers many questions you might direct at a ski instructor during a ride on the lift.
Experts or heavily experienced skiers should look elsewhere, but everyone else will get a ton out of this gem of a book. Highly recommended!
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