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 enlarge | Author: Allen O'bannon
Creator: Mike Clelland
Brand: Allen O'Bannon, Mike Clelland
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 102378
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.3
ISBN: 1560448512
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.93
EAN: 9781560448518
ASIN: 1560448512
Publication Date: November 1, 1998
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 Helpful pocket book to refer to while skiing. August 19, 2003
I've skied with this book for one season now and found that the tips are relevant and enjoyable. Both the beginner and expert can learn from this book.
Personally, I've eliminated most of my bad skiing habits and not created any new ones, which is really praise. I've found handy tips on how to explain what I do to others while in class. This book has become an "on hill" teaching tool and stays in my day pack just for that purpose.
This compendium of "illustrations" keeps me fresh while teaching, although the book is by no means intended for an instructor. The graphics are relevant, funny, and, relate the sense of joy that both authours must feel about telemarking.
The book's a giggle to re-read, for me, it can stimulate the sense of being on the snow even during an August heat wave.
This book Rocks November 5, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I rented telemark gear and bought this book at the same time. It was fabulous. I had never tried telemarking before and had no clue what I was doing. I have skied for 20 year, switch to snowboarding 6 years ago, but the itch to learn something new sprang up again. I wanted to be able to go backcountry, but first I need a mode of transportation. Telemarking I thought, but how in the world do I do that?? It looked so difficult. This book was the answer! I read it cover to cover, that isn't saying much seeing how most of it is drawing and diagrams, but it taught me so much. The picture are worth a thousand words. Every drawing gives you so much information, a visual on what you are supposed to look like. I still have no idea if I look like that, but at least I believe I do. I had actually taken a lesson first, no offense to the instructor, but I got so much more out of the book. It wasn't an hour of information, it was day after day of information, I could read something and try it out. Ahhh that is what I was doing wrong! If you want to learn how to telemark buy this book, if you have been telemarking and still aren't sure what you are doing wrong, buy this book. It is funny and entertaining as well as extremely helpful in learning how to telemark. Good luck and enjoy!!
Excellent! May 30, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been telemarking badly for a few years, got hold of this book, and all my faults are in there! This is a wonderfully put together collection of tips, structured in a way that makes a beginners' progression through the various parts of a telemark turn simple.The cartoon illustations convey the positioning with humour and accuracy, making clear the text, not that the text isn't clear, far from it. The flowchart at the end is really worthwhile. Can't recommend this enough to a beginner or intermediate telemark turner!
All the secrets in one groovy book. February 3, 2001
I've been backcountry tele skiing for years, and I wish this book had been around when I started. This book is so accurate and concise in describing subtle issues about tele skiing that it seems almost unfair. The illustration are great.
Great Reading on the Lift December 12, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
My copy is getting pretty tattered as it's in use while I ride the lifts. Stuffed in a pocket, dragged acorss the snow on a downhill faceplant, soaked with sweat after a long turn and burn run, I'm ready for another copy. I've found it particularly useful to review mistakes and tips as I ride up the lift for yet another quad burning run. Relatively new to tele skiing, this book offers easy to remmber tips to dramatically improve your tele skills. I've found the humorous text and hilarious illustrations most useful. Allen and Mike get right to the point while avoiding a bunch of technical mumbo jumbo that often confuses and frustrates a beginner like myslef.
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