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Skiing Skills: Beginners and Beyond

They say there is no substitute for snow time when you are learning to ski. Even if this is true this DVD comes a very close second. The proven training methods within the DVD will accelerate the progress of an absolute beginner from their first slide on the snow to being able to competently navigate the mountain enjoying a wide range of pistes to ski. It is also a valuable tool for more experienced skiers too as the techniques are worth watching time and time again as you progress and improve. The training methods are based on the world renowned British Association of Snowsports Instructors (B.A.S.I.) training scheme which revolves around the ‘Central Theme’. This means that everything you learn, from your first day’s tuition and beyond, is applicable to aspects of skiing whatever standard you ultimately achieve. B.A.S.I. experts Sean Langmuir and Deirdre Angella accompany presenter and one time ski instructor Peter Hart as they take you through the ‘Central Theme’. The Ski Club of Great Britain’s Al Morgan and Carrie Hainge offer further insights into all things skiing. But this DVD does not only go into the mechanics of how to ski, in eight different sections it takes an encyclopaedic look at everything that makes the ski experience so fantastic. There are separate sections on pre-ski exercises and skis and boots, plus interviews around the psychology involved in overcoming fear and the thinking behind modern ski methods. There is also a top tips section and frequently asked questions with the Ski Club. The programme was filmed by courtesy of Neilson Ski in Hemsedal, Norway: possibly one of the best beginner’s locations to be found anywhere.

Price £24.95

Skiing Skills: Piste performance

Screaming round in a perfect arc with not a centimetre of side slip, banked over at 45º,catapulting round the turn and exiting faster than you went in; then looking back to see two perfect knife tracks in the snow the sensation of carving a ski is just awesome! The truth is that thanks to modern skis, you can start tracking around on your edges after just a few weeks skiing. Its the next level thats tricky. Why do you lose it the moment you ramp up the speed? How do you take up those extreme angles without skidding out? The distinguished team of Peter Hart (presenter and coach), Sean Langmuir (former Olympian and BASI training manager) and Amanda Pirie (former World Cup racer) have the answers. And they dont focus solely on carving. They also show how to vary and shape your turns to control speed and cope with every eventuality on the piste. The DVD is packed full of extras including bundles of advice from the Ski Club of Great Britain. Piste Performance, the second instalment from the Skiing Skills collection, was filmed across the Alps by award winning Acrobat TV. A high speed, 1000 frames per second camera was used for the first time, producing breath-taking action sequences and offering a detailed insight into the skills needed to master your piste performance and carving.

Price £19.95

Skiing Skills: Mastering moguls

Bumps, moguls, ‘ damn lumps in the middle of the piste’ call them what you like, you can’t avoid them if you want to ski the whole mountain. But why do so many skiers eye them with a pathological dread? Because bumps find them out, that’s why. Bump skiing is hard work. There’s little room for error and all the elements of your game are tested - not least your fitness. However, the undiluted buzz of threading a clean, controlled line through the moguls is immense. The question is how do you ski them? And more pertinently, how do you get to that heady standard with only the odd week to practice? There’s no magic solution, but Mastering Moguls, the third installment from the Skiing Skills collection, is the next best thing. Presenter Peter Hart, along with BASI’s training manager Sean Langmuir, provide a clear step by step program that makes skiing moguls look both approachable and achievable. They cover the techniques, the tactics (where do you turn on them?) and tackle the psychological issues. The DVD also contains a host of extras including advice from the Ski Club of Great Britain on how to choose your ideal resort, plus a section on specialist fitness training. Mastering Moguls is informative, entertaining, humorous, spectacular and will make you want to get out there and ski every mogul in sight.

Price £19.95

Skiing Skills: Off piste and freeride

*** NEW *** It’s the ultimate, the cream. It’s what racers do on their days off. Freeride, off piste, call it what you will, master it and it’s unquestionably the best fun you can have on skis. And, joy upon joy, modern kit has brought this avenue of the sport, once strictly a ‘pros only zone’, within the grasp of anyone who can link parallel turns and has a little fire in their belly. ‘Off piste & freeride‘, the 4th episode in the critically acclaimed Skiing Skills series, describes exactly what’s involved. In over 1½ hours of material, the established team of presenter Peter Hart, coaching guru Sean Langmuir and trainer and former GB team racer Amanda Pirie break down the skills and techniques. Equally importantly they address all the psychological, tactical, physical and environmental issues of off piste skiing. They call on the services of top mountain guide Jim Kerr, an expert on mountain safety, and Salomon’s equipment connoisseur Eric Davies. They chat with Britain’s most successful alpine competitor Alain Baxter while Al Morgan and Carrie Hainge from the Ski Club of Great Britain share some of the Club’s vast knowledge including resort choice, more on safety and kit and clothing appropriate for off-piste conditions. Filmed in Chamonix, Europe’s off piste capital, using High Definition broadcast equipment and point of view cameras, ‘Off piste & freeride’ is entertaining, informative and breathtaking.

Price £19.95

Skiing Skills: The Series

The four programmes in this set make up the most comprehensive guide to skiing available on DVD. Taking skiers from ther first tentative slides to a level of high competence in a complete range of snow conditions and mountain environments. The British Association of Snowsports Instructors & the Ski Club have put together a dream team of skiers to show the way. Presenter and former instructor Peter Hart is hosts Olympians Sean Langmuir and Amanda Pirie along with expert skier and sports phsycologist Diedre Angella. DVD #1 ’Beginners & beyond’ revolves around the ‘Central Theme’, B.A.S.I‘s world renowned instruction scheme, which involves a swift and logical progression through all the skills needed to get to intermediate level. ‘Piste Performance’ shows you how to get the best from yourself and your equipment whilst carving high speed tracks down prepared pistes. Tackling the more challenging bumps, ‘Mastering Moguls’ shows that you don‘t have to be a piston legged adrenaline junkie to have fun in the moguls. Mastering them though is an essential skill in the quest to conquer the mountain. If skiing the deep stuff is the holy grail, and to many it is, ‘Off piste & freeride’ is the guide to acheiving it. Master it and it’s unquestionably the best fun you’ll have on skis. These programmes are not just a training tool, although they do that extraordinarily well, they are an encyclopaedic look at all aspects of the sport with each disc containing several different chapters covering a wide variety of related issues.

Price £59.99

No More Tears

Snowsports are as much - probably more - fun for children as they are for adults, yet so often the kids get left behind from the annual ski holiday. We don't think they, or we, will be able to cope. This programme provides real guidance on taking "tots" to "tweenies" on a snow sports holiday and enjoying the experience.

Price £14.95

SkiingSkool

Presented by Pete Hart with BASI's technical development manager Peter Kuwall. The programme takes a complete beginner from nursery slopes to a red run in four days. Further demos and advice from the Ski Club's Jason Farrell makes this the best ever 'introduction to skiing' video.

Price £14.95

SkiingSkool Again

Pete Hart and Mark Jones, along with various specialists from all corners of the sport join together to improve intermediates and set them on a path - bumpy, steep or powdery - of true enlightenment These are official BASI and Ski Club of Great Britain DVDs.

Price £19.95

SkiingSkool 1 & 2 Double Pack

The Skiing Skool 1 and 2 DVDs are also available as a double pack.

Price £24.95

In Deep

In the eyes of many, deep snow skiing remains the exclusive territory of the very fit and the vastly experienced. In Deep erodes this myth and shows how any basic parallel skier, with a little guidance, can quickly modify those simple skills to link smooth graceful turns in the powder.

Price £19.95

In Deeper

Manage that stuff in "In Deep"? There's more to learn here but it's still achievable and any skier keen enough to master these basic skills will be on the verge of entering snowy heaven.

Price £19.95

In Deep / In Deeper Double Pack

The In Deep and In Deeper DVDs are also available as a double pack

Price £29.95