Compiled List of Ski Instructional Books/DVDs/Tapes

[eLeung]

Mike – Please accept my apologies for updating your previous post without your consent. Based on the original list, I have updated 4 books that are highlighted in blue for reference.

Ski Instructional DVDs (English speaking):
1/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 1"
2/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 2"
3/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 3"
4/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 4"
4a/. "Go Ski" by Warren Smith
5/. "Breakthrough on Skis I - Expert Skiing Simplified" by Lito
6/. "Breakthrough on Skis II - Bumps & Powder Simplified" by Lito
7/. "Breakthrough on Skis III - The New Skis" by Lito
8/. "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 1 - The new way to ski" by Harald Harb
9/. "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 2 - Powder, Bumps & Carving" by Harald Harb
9a/. "Essentials of Skiing" by Harald Harb
10/. "Skitips 1 - Ski Parallel all the basics" by Martin Heckelman
11/. "Skitips 2 - Beyond Parallel" by Martin Heckelman
12/. "Skitips 3 - Ski Powder" by Martin Heckelman
13/. "Skitips 4 - Ski Bumps learn to handle all moguls" by Martin Heckelman
14/. "Skitips 5 - Ski Carving ski without effort" by Martin Heckelman
15/. "Al Horbot on carving and ski racing"
16/. "All Mountain Skiing Tactics I - Moguls & Steeps" by NASTC
17/. "All Mountain Skiing Tactics II - Powder & Chutes" by NASTC
18/. "All Mountain Skiing Tactics III - Carving & Boot Tuning" by NASTC
19/. "Al Horbot on carving and ski racing" by Al Horbot
20/. "Complete Carving made Easy" by Al Horbot
21/. "Skiing Standards 2004" by PSIA
22/. "Power Mogul" by Bravo Ski - in Japanese
23/. "SnowPark Technique" by Bravo Ski - in Japanese
24/. "How to Ski Movie 2" by Bravo Ski - in Japanese
25/. "Let's Rip" - in Japanese
26/. "Skiing Skool" by Ski Club GB
27/. "Skiing Skool Again" by Ski Club GB
28/. "In Deep" by Ski Club GB
29/. "In Deeper" by Ski Club GB
30/. "Tune Up - Snowboard and Ski Tuning Waxing and Repair Instructional DVD"

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[Mike]

Mike – Please accept my apologies for updating your previous post without your consent. Based on the original list, I have updated 4 books that are highlighted in blue for reference.


No need to apologise, in fact Thanks very much. The list you posted above are the list of Instructional DVDs and the list of Instuctional Books is different. So I moved your additions to the appropriate list.

The list of Instructional Books is:
1/. "Warren Smith Ski Academy Lesson 1"
2/. "Warren Smith Ski Academy Lesson 2"
3/. "Warren Smith Ski Academy Lesson 3"
4/. "All Mountain Skier - A way to expert skiing (by R. Mark Elling)
5/. "Breakthrough on the new skis 3 Ed: Say goodbye to intermediate blues" by Lito Tejada-Flores
6/. "The Athletic Skier" by Warren Witherell & David Evard
7/. "Ski the Whole Mountain" by Eric & Rob DesLaurier
8/. "High-Performance Skiing" by John Yacenda
9/. "Skiing and the Art of Carving" by Alan Schoenberger
10/. "The Skier Edge" by LeMaster
11/. "All about sports: skiing"
12) "Special Ski Training for imtermediate and advanced skiers (Austrian style)" by Martin Gugganig
13) "Richard Berger's Elegant Skiing: Expert Training Course" by Richard Berger
14) "Becoming an expert in skiing" by Kiminobu Kimura
15)‘Ski with us – the teaching method of the Austrian School’ – Prof Franz Hoppichler
16)‘Performance Skiing’ – George Thomas
17)‘Teaching Skiing’ – Paul McCallum & Christine Lariviere McCallum
18)‘The Anatomy of Skiing’ – Richard J Sanders
19)‘Essential Skiing’ – Herb Gordon
20)‘Extreme Downhill Moves’ – Mary Firestone
21)‘Ski Faster’ – Lisa Feinberg Densmore
22) 'The New Guide to Skiing' - Martin Heckelman
23)‘How to Ski the Blacks and Blues’ - Craig McNeil
24)‘The Complete Encyclopedia of Skiing’ – Bob Barnes
25)‘Free-heel Skiing’ – Paul Parker
26)‘Carving’ – Johannes Roschinsky
27) 'Ski Flex' - Paul Frediani & Harald Harb
28)‘Fit to Ski’ – Carl W Petersen
29)‘Skiing and Teaching Methods’ CSIA
30)‘Alpine Technical Manual’ – PSIA
31) 'PSIA Level 1 Study Guide' – PSIA
32) 'PSIA Level 2 Study Guide' – PSIA
33) 'PSIA Level 3 Study Guide' – PSIA
34) 'Brillant Skiing, Every Day' – Weems Westfieldt
35) 'National Ski Method of Japan’ – Ski Association of Japan (in Japanese)
36)‘Let's RIP’ (in Japanese)
37) 'Everything the Instructors Never Told You About Mogul Skiing' – Dan Dipiro
38) 'The Essential Guide to Skiing : 201 Things Every Skier Must Know' – Ron LeMaster
39) "Go Ski" by Warren Smith
40) "Essentials of Skiing" by Harald Harb
41) "Clendenin Ski Method Four Words for Great Skiing" by John Clendenin


In fact, there are many other ski instructional books, might be GTFish is in a better position to add to the list.

[Yogi]

What about any books or DVDs on snowboarding? :confused:

[eLeung]

I have read this book - Go Snowboard: Read It, Watch It, Do It by Neil McNab

Here is a list of snowboarding books from amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16700)

[eLeung]

Here are the new DVDs for our member reference :)

Harald Harb's Essentials of Skiing
1) Tipping
2) Complete Upper Body
3) Flexing & Fore/Aft Balance

Rick Schnellmann's Building Blocks Instructional Series
1) Basic Balance
2) Basic Edging
3) Advanced Balance
4) Advanced Edging

[LoveToSki]

I have read the following title and sincerely recommend it to all newcomers / beginners:

38) 'The Essential Guide to Skiing : 201 Things Every Skier Must Know' – Ron LeMaster

It has a lot of good information described inside, especially about ski accessories like boots and skis.

Here is link to description on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Guide-Skiing-Things-Every/dp/0974625418/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238259488&sr=8-2

[ozman]

Hi Mike - Do you mind if I suggest to add one more to the list of Instructional DVDs?

I found some good useful information in "Sofa Ski School ...from Blue to Black Diamond". This DVD aims to intermediates or above and it contains 80 min of instruction and 14 drills.

Ski Instructional DVDs (English speaking):
1/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 1"
2/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 2"
3/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 3"
4/. "WarrenSmithSkiAcademy Lesson 4"
4a/. "Go Ski" by Warren Smith
5/. "Breakthrough on Skis I - Expert Skiing Simplified" by Lito
6/. "Breakthrough on Skis II - Bumps & Powder Simplified" by Lito
7/. "Breakthrough on Skis III - The New Skis" by Lito
8/. "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 1 - The new way to ski" by Harald Harb
9/. "Anyone can be an Expert Skier 2 - Powder, Bumps & Carving" by Harald Harb
9a/. "Essentials of Skiing" by Harald Harb
10/. "Skitips 1 - Ski Parallel all the basics" by Martin Heckelman
11/. "Skitips 2 - Beyond Parallel" by Martin Heckelman
12/. "Skitips 3 - Ski Powder" by Martin Heckelman
13/. "Skitips 4 - Ski Bumps learn to handle all moguls" by Martin Heckelman
14/. "Skitips 5 - Ski Carving ski without effort" by Martin Heckelman
15/. "Al Horbot on carving and ski racing"
16/. "All Mountain Skiing Tactics I - Moguls & Steeps" by NASTC
17/. "All Mountain Skiing Tactics II - Powder & Chutes" by NASTC
18/. "All Mountain Skiing Tactics III - Carving & Boot Tuning" by NASTC
19/. "Al Horbot on carving and ski racing" by Al Horbot
20/. "Complete Carving made Easy" by Al Horbot
21/. "Skiing Standards 2004" by PSIA
22/. "Power Mogul" by Bravo Ski - in Japanese
23/. "SnowPark Technique" by Bravo Ski - in Japanese
24/. "How to Ski Movie 2" by Bravo Ski - in Japanese
25/. "Let's Rip" - in Japanese
26/. "Skiing Skool" by Ski Club GB
27/. "Skiing Skool Again" by Ski Club GB
28/. "In Deep" by Ski Club GB
29/. "In Deeper" by Ski Club GB
30/. "Tune Up - Snowboard and Ski Tuning Waxing and Repair Instructional DVD"
31/. "Sofa Ski School - ...from Blue to Black Diamond" by Klaus Mair

[eLeung]

I found some good useful information in "Sofa Ski School ...from Blue to Black Diamond". This DVD aims to intermediates or above and it contains 80 min of instruction and 14 drills.


Thanks for your recommendation.:) I have also ordered this DVD over the Internet. Hope it would be delivered next week.