books

BREAKTHROUGH ON THE NEW SKIS
Lito's classic instruction book

THIS IS SKIING
the ski experience in word & image

SOFT SKIING
the secrets of effortless skiing

videos & DVDs

SKI VIDEOS MAIN PAGE

EXPERT SKIING SIMPLIFIED
the first Breakthrough video

BUMPS & POWDER SIMPLIFIED
the second Breakthrough video

THE NEW SKIS
the third Breakthrough video

Soft Skiing

The Secrets of Effortless, Low-impact Skiing for Older Skiers

"This is a book I never thought I would write. Why? Because, like you perhaps, I never imagined I would grow old — older yes, but never old. Seems there is more than a little Peter Pan in all of us. But here I am, 68 and counting, and more importantly, 68 and still skiing, skiing with abandon. Skiing I tell myself—and my friends all agree—better than ever. My gray-white hair and gray-white beard haven't slowed me down, and even a broken back (don’t ask, but it wasn’t a skiing accident…) a few years ago only slowed me down a little, and just for one season.

Nowadays, when I hit the slopes, I confess that I am more amazed and delighted than ever at the ease with which I can ski, at this effortless sensation of flying. Skiing has always represented a kind of liberation from gravity, from weight, from the slow-speed limits of everyday reality. But now, now that I have spent most of my life on skis, I realize that it has also become a liberation from the slowly accumulating insults of passing years.…the subtext of this book — my message to older skiers, and to would-be skiers of all ages — is simple: if you can walk, you can ski. Gracefully, efficiently, elegantly. And you should."

This is how the introduction to my new book begins... Today, as October ends, I can tell you that I just received my first proof copies of the finished book. I must say I am quite pleased with the way it turned out. Soft Skiing is a 120 page paperback, and will cost $16.95 plus shipping. If you are a skier who doesn't want to waste any extra energy on the slopes, then this book is for you. Copies should be available by November 20th. You can order copies directly from this web site by clicking the link below although they will not be shipped until the last week of November.

Or your can find and order Soft Skiing on amazon.com by early December 2009. Let me know how you like Soft Skiing. I am using a new state-of-the-art on-demand publishing system which will allow me to easily add sections and make changes and improvements in future editions, based in large measure on user feedback.

Good reading! And good skiing!

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