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In this bible for telemark skiers, author Paul Parker covers everything you'll need to know to free your heel.
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* Paul Parker is the master of free-heel skiing * Features a color insert, new illustrations, information on the latest gear, and new anecdotes for each chapter * Over 22,000 copies of previous editions sold Incorporating the best and most recent techniques from both alpine and Nordic skiing, Free-heel Skiing presents skiers with the latest methods for tackling the full range of terrain and snow. Everything from beginning turns to advanced telemark techniques is covered, along with tips for choosing and caring for equipment and suggestions for conditioning and strength training. A certified ski instructor in both Nordic and alpine disciplines, Paul Parker researches and designs ski products for Patagonia and Chouinard Equipment, Inc. Paul lives in Breckenridge, Colorado. Part of the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert series. You may also like these
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly a bible of free heel skiing,
By Southpaw (Finland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Condition, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
Great book that all free heel skiers should read. Eye opener is that "Telemark" is just a turn - free heel skiing is hell of a lot more. Good reasoning why you should do the tele the way Mr Parker is proposing. This book changed my free heel skiing for good.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Bible of Learning to Telemark.,
By Bruce Katz (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Condition, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
The book is wonderful. It is abound with simple, practical, and easy to remember helpful hints;I call them little golden nuggets of information that you take with you on each run, or even turn, as you practice your downhill ski skills On or Off Piste. It also has a wonderful introduction to the history of skiing and a very honest analysis/assessment of telemark gear. It is incredibly suited for all beginner and intermediate tele-skiers.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews) 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Free Your Heel, Free Your Mind,
By Joe Malin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Conditions (Paperback)
Paul Parker wrote the definitive discourse on off-the-run skiing with his first edition of this book. Time has only improved it. Every skier from the expert backcountry telemarker to the improving bunny-hill snowplower MUST read this book. What Mr. Parker has done is to condense all the theories and techniques and observations of the skiing community into a simple, progressive instructional guide. He starts with very basic snowplowing and ends with telemarking, and in between shows how all the different styles are linked and flow into each other. All of it is described with marvelous clarity and engaging style. The 2nd edition adds stories, commentaries, and pictures which motivate the reader to get out into the snow and play! My only complaint is that they don't publish a waterproof small-size edition that I can take out skiing with me!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Advice for all levels of abilities,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Conditions (Paperback)
The author does a good job providing tips and lessons for all levels. What I like most about it is that the author does all this very concisely making this book a quick and effective read. After reading this book, I've experienced some 'breakthroughs' and have taken my skiing to the next level. My only minor complaint is that the illustrations are somewhat lacking but I would not hesitate to buy the book because of this.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Free-Heel Skiing: Telemark and Parallel Techniques for All Conditions (Paperback)
Anyone interested in learning more about free-heel skiing would benefit from reading this book. Tips and discussion about technique, various conditions, and equipment make it a valuable resource to students as well as instructors. It also covers BOTH turn options: tele and parallel. Remember - it's a turn, not a religion. For what it's worth, I highly recommend it.
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