Ski Instruction Books

Total Skiing

“   "Total Skiing," written by Chris Fellows is the most comprehensive textbook for improving skiing performance on the market today. I do not make this statement lightly because I own, and have read, all the others. About seven years ago my wife introduced me to skiing. As a retiring engineer I was not about to jump literally into such a - I'll use the word demanding - sport without...” --garrettahughes

Developing Talent in Young People

“ This book challenges many popular assumptions about talent, ability, and what it means to be "gifted." Bloom's study affirms his theory that talent alone is not enough to achieve extraordinary levels of achievement (in any field of human endeavor) without a long and intensive process of family encouragement, a nurturing environment, and dedicated training. Environmental factors are more...” --nolo

Captain Zembo's Ski & Snowboard Teaching Guide for Kids

Simply the best resource for Children's Ski Instructors!

Successful Coaching - 3rd Edition

Being a successful coach is not just about Xs and Os and winning games. It’s about coaching young people to become successful athletes—and successful human beings. But unless you already have the teaching skills of an educator, the training expertise of a physiologist, the administrative leadership of a business executive, and the counseling wisdom of a psychologist, you will rely...

How the Racers Ski

A revolutionary study of the fundamentals common to all great skiers—a new and more natural way to ski for competitors and recreational skiers alike.Warren Witherell founded Burke Mountain Academy and was its headmaster from 1970 to 1984. Within two years of its founding, ten young racers from his center earned places on the United States Ski Team, and its graduates have dominated...

A Little Book About Skiing Better

"Why does learning to ski better take so long?" The answer to this question is what inspired the book, because it led them to the work of David A. Kolb, a noted educational theorist in the field of experiential learning. His Experiential Learning Model provides the methodological framework Heaton and Vigani had sought to "supercharge" learning. They discovered that Kolb'...

Sport Physiology for Coaches