“All-Mountain Skier: The Way to Expert Skiing” is a highly recommended book for anyone preparing for a ski holiday. It has earned rave reviews from a list of winter sports publications and has been described by Ski Magazine as being more informative than a “week’s worth of private lessons.” The book is filled with advice on how to tackle the deadliest of black runs and extreme skiing slopes.

The author, R. Mark Elling, is a seasoned professional skier and has developed some truly innovative skiing techniques throughout his career. It is never easy to follow instructions in a sports manual, as many people find it so hard to bring the advice laid out on the page into their technique. However, by using easy-to-follow content and clear illustrations, Elling has made his instruction as simple as possible for the reader to understand.

However, it would be fair to say that this manual is not for the beginner skier, but is more focused towards the intermediate that is looking to move on to an advanced level. When you take the cost of this book against the cost of private lessons into consideration, you can see how much money it could save you. Granted, one-to-one tuition may be needed at certain stages of your development, but this book will be your best teacher and will be an invaluable asset every step of the way.

The “All-Mountain Skier: The Way to Expert Skiing” is published by McGraw-Hill Contemporary and is available in paperback. It is easily a must-have for your ski holidays.