The Handbook of Skiing Karl Gamma Complete Guide Skills

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The dust jacket on this hefty 320-page hardback shows some shelf wear and has a small tear in near the upper spine.  Otherwise the book itself is in very nice used condition.   It is called, "The Handbook of Skiing," by Karl Gamma.  It was published in 1981 by Alfred Knopf. 

Here is the best-ever guide to skiing - meticulously detailed, richly illustrated (more than 1,400 drawings, diagrams, and photographs - many in full color), wonderfully clear.  Written by one of the world's foremost skiing teachers, it covers every essential skiing technique and skill - and much more. If it is possible for any book to teach you to ski, this is the book.

Beginners will find here a basi step-by-step course that starts at the very beginning - standing and walking on skis - and progresses logically to simple maneuvers, snowplow turns, and terrain jumping.  For intermediate skiiers the emphasis is on developing versatitlity, on learning how to deal with unexpected situations, on understanding when and where to employ special techniques with various snow types, under differing weather conditions, over moguls or other unusal features of slope or trail.  For those who are already advanced skiers, this book presents comprehensive sections on racing (downhill and slalom), off-trail skiing, ski touring and helicopter skiing.  Lots of great stuff for everyone!!

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