Books ... books about skiing ... here or where ??

[LiquidFeet]

I always pair McCluggage's book with this one by Gallwey and Kriegel. The two books seem to offer two somewhat similar variations of ski skill acquisition which are both influenced by the 70s interest in Eastern religion and its perceived non-Western way of thinking.
Whatever happened to doing ski instruction this way?

 

[Wolfski]

 

[Wolfski]

 

[LiquidFeet]

...ahhh, the White Books.

 

[AliceB]

Seth Masia ... I am in awe about your reputation and your knowledge !!
In fact , I would like to download everything you know into my own brain ... Sadly it is impossible ...
The next best thing would be to meet you but who in his right mind would come to a backwater like Quebec ?
On the other side , I have no money to go to Colorado .

This said - and without bragging - I can tell you that my ''research library'' is much bigger than yours !!!
Sadly , I can't take a picture as most of my books are in bins downstairs and laying around everywhere in the house !!! If my wife was coming back from Heaven , there would be Hell in here
I will be 65 this year and I started buying books early . My main passion was skiing and mountains . Still is but I added surfing , mysteries , painting and erotica (...) . Twice I have been president of the climbing and mountaineering federation in my country so it helped .
My place is full of skis ( 135 pairs ) ...
If Lyne was coming back she would hit me on the head with a piolet , that is for sure ...

Now , in all that I see , what are your 5 favorite books ???

Favorite mysteries? Any ski mysteries??

 

[Zrxman01]

How about this gem?

 

[Philpug]

Paging @Sethmasia to the Pugski Courtesy Phone.

 

[pais alto]

The God of Skiing by Peter Kray. The best novel about skiing ever written. I’m not the only person to say that.

LouDawson’s review.

The God of Skiing - Book Review - The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog

Book review of 'The God of Skiing' by Peter Kray, excellent retrospective with a twist of skiing fiction and mountaineering fantasy.

www.wildsnow.com

 

[LeVieuxCrouton]

Well , AliceB , you could begin with that one ... a classic English murder mystery ...

 

[LeVieuxCrouton]

And maybe this one :

 

[cchambski]

If you haven’t seen this book...check it out. It is quite possibly the most deep level, old school book relative to early skiing in America of any. Pushing a hundred years old, it’s been touched (signed) by THE who’s who of the fledgling ski scene at the time when America’s first destination ski resort and the “ski industry” was in it’s infancy. The content is a bit underwhelming but the provenance is off the charts.

Here’s the link:

https://skiinghistory.org/news/rare-photos-sun-valley-skier-shares-pix-friedl-pfeifer-book

 

[Moose32]

Childhood book as my coach referenced it all the time. Still a great book.

 

[Blue Streak]

Talking of the Masia library....

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Got it. How about publishing an updated edition?
A few things have changed.

 

[Chip]

Got this book for Christmas back in the early 80's. Never thought it would be helpful until I read it. It really helped explain a bunch of concepts and techniques that really improved my skiing.

 

[Dr. Mark]

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Got this book for Christmas back in the early 80's. Never thought it would be helpful until I read it. It really helped explain a bunch of concepts and techniques that really improved my skiing.

I also benefitted from reading ski instruction during my early years when I would ski about five days/year. I found that although I did not always understand the writing when I first read it, the ideas often hit home the next time I got onto a slope. J-C Killy's book was like that for me. He discussed "l'independence des jambes," the independence of the legs, on the topic of skiing with the feet close together.

 

[crgildart]

 

[LiquidFeet]

Favorite book on dealing with fear. There are a number of editions, with a title change to A Conversation with Fear at some point.

 

[LiquidFeet]

Favorite book for anyone confused about the fundamentals of getting a turn to work. Lito is a wonderful writer. His descriptions of what to do to make a turn happen are more understandable and compelling than all the rest. He empathizes with the frustrated skier; you can feel his compassion. He learned to ski as an adult.

 

[LiquidFeet]

One of my favorite books on how to teach. Ellen Post Foster is excellent at describing drills and progressions. There are extensive photographs on every page.

 

[Chip]

Favorite book on dealing with fear. There are a number of editions, with a title change to A Conversation with Fear at some point.
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"You've gotta learn to drive with the fear. There ain't nothin' more frightenin' than drivin' with a live cougar in the car. If you're calm, that wonderous big cat will be calm too. But if you're scared, that beautiful death machine will do what God made it to do, namely, eat you with a smile on its face."