"With most, but not all, books, one would do best with the latest edition. Same with this book? Anyone compared the 1st and 3rd editions and can explain how they differ? Thanks."
In this case, I think it depends on what sort of skiing you do; gear, experience level, terrain you ski, etc. Unless you're a long time, solid tele skier (including parallel turns) on newer, more downhill oriented gear, I'd suggest starting with the first book. I think that will be true for much of the readership here. The newer books (I have the original and one of the newer editions) lean towards more advanced techniques and gear.
I've been freeheeling in various forms since the 70's (geez, that's 50 years now!), and I bet I would still appreciate the first edition (haven't looked at it for some years).
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He sure lived ! Have posted a couple editions of his book on turnaround if anybody is interested.I
Re: We've lost a telemark legend
IMHO the last version is the one to get; it's more up to date on gear and technique. There have been changes since it was published, and I was always hoping there'd be another edition. Working through the exercises in Paul's books made a bigger impact on my skiing in less time than anything else. He will be missed.
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Re: We've lost a telemark legend
Technique as dependent on gear? Or technique without regard to gear? And is it to the exclusion of info for more primitive gear? Most books in this class when updated would include all the old stuff but then add more on top. This is the way to do it in my opinion.satanas wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2024 11:41 pmIMHO the last version is the one to get; it's more up to date on gear and technique. There have been changes since it was published, and I was always hoping there'd be another edition. Working through the exercises in Paul's books made a bigger impact on my skiing in less time than anything else. He will be missed.
I wonder if anything is missing from 1st ed to 3rd because of the focus on gear, i.e someone who skis leather and skinnies but may someday move to plastic and wider skis, will such a person who wants old school tele technique lose out on info by getting the newer edition?