winter sports

I bought the CD-ROM not knowing what to expect having read most books and seen most videos on cross-country skiing.

Integrating both video and text was a brilliant idea. When you consider Tao of Skiing must have been conceived pre-1998, doing everything up as a web site was visionary for the time.

The instructional information was priceless and the little videos were an unexpected treat. I would like to see the videos on DVD in the future.

I understand that the same company XCZONE is putting out a film this year.

The CD-ROM is packed full of great advice delivered in easy to read point form (like an Aide Memoire). Each sentence or teaching point stands on its own. I could take one gem of knowledge at a time; without having to wade through pages of pretentious prose. The explanations were very precise and most meaningful to those with some skiing experience under their belt. Best read with an open mind.

The amazing thing is that... this CD cost me less than a day pass at the local ski site, and saved me years of floundering around on snow. Tao (the way) of skiing is a large web site on a CD-Rom, complete with ample advise (text, images and small movies). The movies were a lot of fun and the text was straight to the point. (The way you would want to be instructed). Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the package and appreciated what it has done for me... and I'm not hung on an occasional Typo.