Ski technique is really quite simple. Forget the diagrams and contortions. Skiing is simply about mileage, fitness, attitude, and an ability to assess your surroundings. Told with a sense of humour, Simon Dewhurst offers radical ski technique that is not often mentioned in ski instruction manuals. He has broken down the technical stuff and rebuilt it so the explanations become lucid and simple. Simon Dewhurst has been a ski teacher for nearly fifty years and during this time has acquired a vast amount of knowledge about ski technique. He learnt his craft in Scandinavia, British Columbia and the European Alps, and he still teaches privately in France and Switzerland. He was a passable club racer, and in 1987 skied at over 108 mph in the French Cup in la Clusaz, France. Some of his FREE ski tips: *Use the SOLES OF YOUR FEET - they are your antennae. Look after them *Dispense with STYLE - of little importance to better ski technique. *Put EQUAL WEIGHT ON BOTH SKIS - when learning to ski in powder snow. *Remember THE POLE PLANT - crucial when learning to ski the bumps. *Learn to FALL WELL