Surveys the history, equipment, techniques, and safety aspects of skiing, including snowplowing, sideslipping, and competing, and includes short biographies of top skiers and a time line.
General Note
First published: South Yarra, Australia : Macmillan Education Australia, 2003.
Includes index.
Content Note
Introduction -- What is skiing? -- Skiing gear -- Skiing safely -- Skills and techniques -- The ski resort -- In competition -- Skiing champions -- Then and now -- Related action sports -- Glossary -- Index.