<byline><![CDATA[£19.95, available from ski shops and www.skiclub.co.ukRobbie Hudson’s insider view<br>]]></byline>
<body><![CDATA[Breakthrough in Powder is not for beginners: trying to teach a novice even the basics without putting him or her on skis would be a fatuous exercise, and back-country specialists Mark Jones and Rupert Tildesley are not fools. This collection of 80 short video demonstrations is for confident skiers who can watch them with a clear understanding of how they can be applied, how they may correct faults in technique, or how they may clarify their approach to skiing off-piste. All-mountain skiing can be dangerous, and Jones and Tildesley focus heavily on safety. As well as the dedicated section ΓÇô avalanche snow is heavy and ΓÇ£it takes an incredibly long time to dig a skier out without a shovelΓÇ¥ ΓÇô many tips deal with controlling speed. The most enjoyable ones explain how useful the body can be, illustrated by the experts falling into turns to slow themselves down. This is not an exhaustive collection of lessons, but it is very well-pitched: knowing which turns work best in powder, which ski should bear most weight in different conditions, and how to practise skiddy turns to reduce speed are just the kind of revealing, non-instinctive things that could help turn decent skiers into powder demons.]]></body>
