- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 3rd edition (31 Dec 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0898861713
- ISBN-13: 978-0898861716
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #44 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Winter Sports > Skiing > Downhill Skiing
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Tells how to ski everything from track to backcountry.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I tried to learn to ski in Swizterland with an ancient German bear of an instructor (where were all the young good-looking ones with a sense of humour when you need them?) - he did not laugh as I pulled him off the ski lift (by accident, not design), confined me to the baby slopes for three days while my new-to-ski kids flew down dangerous black slopes within hours of meeting ski poles! I gave it up in despair and it was not until I enjoyed the wilds of Northern Ontario in mid-winter and found, apart from enjoying the spectacular the Northern lights, that I loved and could easily manage cross country skiing. I used this book to learn the beginnings and intricacies of the terrain (no instructors were in sight anyway!), and I am glad to say that it gave me the ability to enjoy a weekly 5km run with my young daughter. The book was written in 1979 but skiing has not changed. The book explains not only how to ski accross different kinds of terrain but takes you (if you dare) to competition level. It does go through maintenance of skis which is all important. The author was part of the US Ski team so he certainly knows his stuff. Excellent illustrations. Cross-country Skiing
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
For the novice to intermediate skier
24 Aug 2000
Format:Paperback
Cross-Country Skiing by Ned Gillette, John Dostal will appeal to the active person wanting to take-up the sport of nordic skiing. Why 3 stars? Because skate skiing is covered only at a novice to intermediate level (see cover photo)and would be of limited use to the more advanced crowd.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
excellent overview of a sport, and a good read too
24 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
Too many manuals are written without a sense of humour, but this one doesn't suffer there. The authors write in a way as to appeal and interest across all levels. This book is useful for an XC skiier to help hone their skiing, and useful to loan to doubting friends to get them interested.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Still the best all-around cross-country manual
23 Oct 2007
Format:Paperback
I've been a serious Nordic skier for about 20 years, getting out every possible weekend in the winter; serious, but sort of a permanent "upper intermediate". Along the way, I've collected many cross-country ski books and guides, from the 1960s to the present.
Gillette and Dostal's has remained my favorite, and overall the most useful. It was issued by the Mountaineers press, and is better than the Mountaineers later effort. A good practical guide for the novice through intermediate, and if you have only one, this is the one to have.
Gillette and Dostal's has remained my favorite, and overall the most useful. It was issued by the Mountaineers press, and is better than the Mountaineers later effort. A good practical guide for the novice through intermediate, and if you have only one, this is the one to have.
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