Discusses the origins and evolution of skiing, including different styles, equipment, and techniques, as well as memorable events and key personalities in the sport's history.
Lois and her friend describe cross-country skiing, including appropriate dress, equipment, ski waxing techniques, and such basic moves as the diagonal stride, step turn, herringbone, and snowplow.
A simple introduction to the different types of extreme skiing, such as backcountry skiing, and heli-skiing, the equipment used in these sports, and skiers who do them.