This book is about learning to ski--in the most

straight-forward, efficient way possible. It's a

no-nonsense, nuts-and-bolts ski lesson. As it begins,

The Way To Ski/assumes you know nothing about

the sport. It takes non-skiers by the hand, and leads

them, step by step, along a learning path toward

expertise.

It's a picture book. You will see hundreds of

photos, arranged in sequences to let you trace,

understand, and feel what's happening at each level.

We have kept the text as "short and sweet" as

possible, eliminating, wherever we could, all ~~

high-tech jargon and complex theory. Most of what

you read relates directly to the photos.

The photos are accompanied by short remarks,

which appear in capital letters. These are the friendly

directions a ski instructor might offer as you perform

the lessons.

Please don't be misled by our book's apparent

simplicity. The progression of skiing concepts we

offer is based on millions of instructor-hours of

practical experience

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It's also derived from exhaustive research,

of the world's leading scholars in the fields 0fl~

biomechanics (the study of how the muscles, b

and joints of the human body work), kinesi0101

(how our bodies perform when they're in m0tk

educational psychology (how people learn best]

ski mechanics.

Basically we, the co-authors, are both just sll

instructors. We have been involved in ski tead

for longer than we'd like to admit.

Stu Campbell, formerly Educational Co-Chai

of Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSt~

Director of Skier Services at Heavenly Valley,

California/Nevada. He is also the technique edl

SKI Magazine, published in New York.

Max Lundberg, Education and Internati0nal;!

President for PSIA, is an ex-member and ,coach

the U.S. Alpine Demonstration Team, and a

frequent contributor to both SKI and SKIING

magazines. For many years Max has headed the

Engen Ski School in Alta, Utah, and is listed

the finest powder-snow skiers in the world.