The short ski method revolutionized learning to ski in the 60's
and 70's. Now the new, short, carving skis make learning to ski
easier than ever.
The short ski method works for everyone no matter how frightened
or unfit. Even the most unathletic can ski a small slalom course
with parallel turns on the first day. If you can walk downstairs
without holding on, you can learn to ski. Talented athletes learn
faster too. It's magic!
What is the short ski method?
You start on skis only slightly longer than your boots (70 cm).
The skis are so short, anyone can turn them crosswise to the slope,
even the first hour on skis. This means you can stop where you want,
when you want, first time, every time. This overcomes the biggest
hindrance to learning to ski: fear of uncontrolled gliding. Each
day you get longer skis until you ski on standard length skis.
A normal ski course is three weekends. We leave each weekend on
Friday evening and return Sunday evening. Lodging is in a Tyrolean
farmhouse; rustic but oh so cosy with its pub and restaurant on
the ground floor.
Tuition is all day Saturday and all day Sunday.
You come home tired but happy:
Happy because you had fun.
Happy because you learned a sport in only 6 days that you can enjoy
for a lifetime.
There's a Yahoo group for all current students or alumni of Ken
Lawler's Parallel Ski course -
Paraski. Paraski is an unmoderated discussion and news group
which was set up by a couple of former students of "Parallel Ski".
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