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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Winter sports > Skiing
"Skiing Without Fear" applies Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
and visualisation techniques to the field of skiing to produce an
instructional manual that will help you to overcome your fears of
skiing, and learning to ski. In addition to helping you to overcome
your fears, it also includes some powerful mental tools which you
can use to both build your confidence on the ski slopes, and enable
you to ski at your peak performance whenever you wish. Written
using the hypnotic patterns of renowned psychiatrist Milton
Erickson, MD, "Skiing Without Fear" provides a powerful new
approach to helping nervous and fearful skiers overcome their
fears, and helps intermediate and advanced skiers to ski with
greater confidence and surety whatever the terrain or conditions.
Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our
history. This is brilliantly brought to life in this engaging book.
Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the
last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth. Man is a
travelling animal, and on these icy slopes skiing began as a means
of survival. That it has developed into the leisure and sporting
pursuit of choice by so much of the globe bears testament to its
elemental appeal. In polar exploration, it has changed the course
of history. Elsewhere, in war and peace, it has done so too. The
origins of skiing are bound up in with the emergence of modern man
and the world we live in today.
Events are one of the most exciting and one of the fastest growing
forms of tourism. The aim of this research is to determine the
impact of local events on the travel motivation of South German ski
and snowboard instructors. It outlines the existing literature
about Events and Motivation and discusses the existing research
paradigm and data collecting methods. A hypothesis was worked out
by the researcher and a questionnaire was sent to South German ski
and snowboard instructors to examine the influence of events on the
decision making process and to identify the change of travel
motivation by events. Addressed at ski-resort managers and at event
organisers will this work of research help to identify the main
reasons to travel to a ski-resort as well as the importance of
events in ski-resorts.
Everything you'll need to know to enjoy cross-country skiing in the
Sierra Nevada.
"Cross-Country Skiing in the Sierra Nevada" provides detailed
descriptions of 13 cross-country ski resorts in California and
Nevada, including favorite trails, races and events, five reasons
to go to that resort--even summer bonus items. Learn how to ski,
what to wear, how to stay safe on the trail, and most importantly,
how to have fun. To zero in on the best ski area for you, turn to
"Best Ski Areas to..." for the best places to see beautiful views,
get good grub, ski all day long, the best place to ski on a snowy
day and much more. 30 black & white photos, 13 maps.
Skiing and wildlife are both victims of misinformation, which
produces needless adversity. Ski trails can restore wildlife
habitat by facilitating thinning, prescribed fire, and diverting
recreation away from wilderness.
This study explores decision making amongst ski area management. In
particular, it examined how managers are challenged by the risk and
uncertainty as a result of weather and visitor activity patterns.
Ski operations in southern British Columbia were chosen for study
because of the importance of ski operations to the economy of this
region as well as the challenging and variable weather events they
have recently experienced. For example, this area hosts
international and regional visitors as well as major events like
the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Games events. As a
result, there is considerable interest in creating ski conditions
that are of international calibre. The analysis should help to
answer the questions: - What procedures are used to make decisions
when weather-based probabilities and outcomes are uncertain? - What
is the effect of climate variability on ski area operation decision
making? - What weather specific risk management policies and
procedures have been instituted to deal with uncertainty? - What is
the adaptive capacity of ski areas regarding climate change risk,
threats and opportunities? - How do trends within the evolving ski
industry and ski market influence management decision making? This
book is addressed to professionals in the ski industry among other
recreation fields. It is also directed towards researchers in the
recreation, leisure and tourism fields.
A simplified approach to learning the basics needed to start skiing
like an expert, applicable to both established skiers and
beginners.
Originally published in London 1927. The illustrated contents
include: Where to Go - Equipment - Ski-ing Tests and Clubs - Ski
Touring - Avalanches - Racing on Skis - Curling - Figure Skating.
Etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to
the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork.
Guided by a strange epiphany, Richard Phipps traveled to Japan with
$600 and a pair of skis. The result, "Skiing Zen," is much more
than a ski adventure. It is a tapestry of thought about sports and
awareness, about differences between Eastern and Western thinking,
and about individualism amidst group pressure.
Woven into the travel anecdotes, cultural insights, and skiing
action are intriguing concepts such as the spectrum of attention
and distraction, the evolving spiral of learning, the power of
guided imagery, and the correlation between Zen and love. Stunning
in scope and yet penetrating in its earnest insight, Phipps is
indeed "Searching for the Spirituality of Sport,"
The real mogul-skiing instruction you're looking for. Whether you
want to ski gentle moguls with comfort and confidence, turn heads
on your local mogul run, or compete in mogul contests, this book
will give you the specialized techniques you need to reach your
goal. In this first-of-its-kind book, mogul-skiing competitor Dan
DiPiro reveals techniques that have remained largely unknown and
unaddressed outside of competitive mogul-skiing circles. Most
skiers try to ski moguls using only groomed-trail techniques, says
DiPiro. But the bumps require a special set of techniques that have
nothing to do with groomed-trail skiing. With an understanding of
these special techniques, most fit, expert skiers can become good
mogul skiers, and some can become excellent mogul skiers and even
mogul competitors. For the aspiring mogul skier, this book is full
of invaluable instruction. For the seasoned bumper, it's an ideal
tune-up guide and a long-awaited affirmation. For all skiers
interested in broadening their understanding of downhill skiing
excellence, it's an original, eye-opening read.
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