 Poster: A snowHead
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"Il vero sciatore" (The true skier), is an italian book about ski teaching from 1960, that gives us a good idea how was ski technique nearly 50 years ago.
Thanks to Hibernia, I made an article at Retro Ski with some very curious pictures from that book.
You can see the article here:
Ski lesson
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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pedro maia, thank you Pedro for featuring this and returning the book to me!. I hope our Snowhead friends are sufficiently versed in the Italian language!.
Skiing technique has changed a lot in the past 50 years and it would be nice to see what our current ski teachers make of these ski techniques.
Belluno is a nice place btw! ( where I got this book, just a short distance from Cortina D'Ampezzo ).
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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pedro, oops - hadn't spotted your thread and posted on exactly the same thing!
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I guess the blonde in the skimpy lycra would be about 70 now!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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pedro maia, that should increase your hits!
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Why is it always the woman who's doing it wrong?! 
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| pedro maia, that should increase your hits! |
it got me !!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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hibernia, I think the images are the most relevant here, no problem with the language.
Hoppo, I´m glad you did that, not because the increase of hits but because that means you check retro ski even if I don´t post here saying that there´s a new article.
easiski, I´ll check that, thanks, as I say at the end of the article, the translation isn´t mine, I wouldn´t be able to do it, it was a Spanich instructor who works also in the states, I´ll talk to him.
And of course I´m interested in your books, particulary that one from the 30´s since the others could make an article similar to this one.
tessaventer, At the Spanish forum I was asked the same, it´s a coincidence, I don´t have the book here but I think there are some images of men doing it wrong as well.
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pedro maia, Yeah - if the instructor working in the States is less than about 45 years old, he couldn't possibly know! I only know because that was how we were taught "uphill chirstiania" was a very big deal when learning to ski in those days. I quote from "Modern Skiing" published 1964, byDr Norbert Gemsch and August Julen; translated by Peter Lickfold
"THE UPHILL PARALLEL CHRISTIANIA The purpose of this turn is primarily to reduce the speed of a fast downhill run or to check a traverse on the slope by turning the skis in an uphill direction from a traverse run. In order to effect a change in direction of the skis at the beginning of the swing the skis are not angled but turned by a heel thrust in a close parallel position, accompanied by a moderate compensatory movement of the shoulders and hips. The sequence of movements is very similar to that of the side-slip (see page 39). In both cases the main thing is to un-edge the skis to facilitate the subsequent turning movement on flat skis"
Send me an email with your address and I'll send you the older book.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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easiski, what should I change? Uphill turn to Uphill Christiania?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Having seen this thread I dug up a copy of Il Vero Sciatore from eBay, which arrived today.
Absolutely wonderful book (even though I don't understand a word of Italian!) and well recommended if anyone is into such things.
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