1a BASIC CONSIDERATIONS p8 3100 words

EQUIPMENT - THE SKI
REVERSE CAMBER ETC.
RELEASE BINDINGS
BOOTS
POLES
FITNESS

1b BASIC CONSIDERATIONS p8 3700 words

STYLE & BALANCE
FALLING
BODY POSITIONS
ANGULATION
ANTICIPATION
POLE PLANT
EDGING AND CARVING
SELF ASSESSMENT

2 REVERSION TECHNIQUE p17 2400 words

THE START
THE SNOWPLOUGH (Stem or Wedge)
THE SNOWPLOUGH TURN
THE STEM TURN
THE STEM CHRISTIE
THE CHRISTIE OR PARALLEL TURN

3 A LITTLE THEORY & SOME EXERCISES p22 1500 words

HOW DO YOU TURN A SKI?
UNWEIGHTING - 1 'THE DOWN SLOW & UP QUICK' METHOD
UNWEIGHTING - 2 'THE DOWN QUICK & UP QUICK' METHOD
UNWEIGHTING - 3 THE MOGUL OR BUMPS METHOD

4 PRACTICAL WORK p25 3000 words

LEARNING POSITIONS
EDGING EXERCISES
A LONG CONTROLLED TURN
SHORT (SWING) TURNS - THE STANDARD MODEL

5 SKIING IN THE BUMPS p31 2000 words

6 OFF PISTE p35 3500 words

POWDER SKIING TECHNIQUE
SKI THE STEEP - JUMP TURNS
OFF PISTE IN THE SPRING
SKI THE STEEP IN POWDER

7 ADVANCED TURNS p42 2700 words

LONG FAST TURNS - INTRODUCTION
SAFETY AT SPEED
THE LAZY FAST TURN
THE FAST TURN - EDGING
GIANT SLALOM TURN WITH LATERAL PROJECTION
THE POWER TURN
CONTRE VIRAGE - TAIL SLIDE
SHORT TURN WITH LATERAL PROJECTION (RACING STEP TURN)
WEDEL TURNS
JET TURNS

8 AVALANCHES AND SNOWCRAFT p48 2500 words

AVALANCHES
SNOWCRAFT

9 GET POSITIVE WITH BAD INFLUENCES p52 4500 words

FEAR, FITNESS AND FALLING
LOSS OF NERVE
LACK OF CONFIDENCE
FALLING
BAD EQUIPMENTSKI SCHOOL
PUTTING A BEGINNER ON THE RIGHT TRACK
HOLIDAYS, MONEY AND MOTIVATION

10 DIVERSIONS p60

SPEED SKIING
FREESTYLE - BASIC BALLET PROGRAMME
JUMPING
The Pre-Jump
The Jump - going for Air
Cliffs Rocks and Cornices
THE UPHILL SKI - Food for Thought

11 SNOW TYPES AND HOW TO SKI THEM p67 2800 words

RED SNOW AT ANY TEMPERATURE
ICE
SKI MAINTENANCE FOR ICE
SNOW WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE ABOVE 0 DEGREES (All temperatures in Celsius)
Fresh snow
Old snow
SNOW FROM 0 to -10 degrees
SNOW LOWER THAN -10 degrees

GLOSSARY

RULES OF THE SLOPES