Lito tejada flores wikipedia en
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When I heard of the book Soft Skiing I had to check it out.
At age 84, that’s how I ski— with minimal effort, smoothly, cruisin’ the blues. The subtitle of this small paperback was encouraging: “The Secrets of Effortless Low-impact Skiing for Older Skiers.”
The author, Lito Tejada-Flores, was “born at 13, feet in the Bolivian Andes,” and he was age “68 and counting” when he wrote it in I hoped I could learn from this youngster who promised “ . . . if you can walk you can ski. Gracefully, efficiently, elegantly.” It’s a concept he promoted during years of instructing at major Western resorts.
Lito begins with two reasons why effortless skiing is possible. First, gravity “the motor” that pulls the skier down the hill. Second, the phenomenal improvement of skis, so that “great turns are somehow built into our modern gear.” The secret is to let gravity and shaped skis do most of the work.
After a brief admonition to stand “tall and loose,” centered over one’s skis, with hands spread and reaching forward for balance, Lito reminds us of why skis turn. The sidecut of our skis creates a smooth turning arc when one ski (the “outside” or “downhill” ski) is simply weighted.
All skis to some degree are shaped and, thus, they naturally want to turn when curved by a skier’s foot
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Mountainfilm
Annual film festival held in Telluride, USA
Not to be confused with Mountain film or Telluride Film Festival.
Mountainfilm is a documentary film festival that showcases nonfiction stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues in Telluride, Colorado. It has been held every Memorial Day weekend since [1][2]
In , Mountainfilm started touring its films and speakers internationally with Mountainfilm on Tour. Mountainfilm has since added Mountainfilm for Students, an educational component for schools across the country with free screenings of festival films that are supported by customized educational materials. Mountainfilm also funds Mountainfilm Commitment Grants, annual grants for filmmakers, photographers, artists and adventurers.
History
[edit]Mountainfilm began in , when Telluride was completing its transition from a hard-rock gold and silver mining community to a destination resort and ski town. Lito Tejada-Flores, after screening his adventure and mountaineering film Fitzroy at the Trento festival in Italy, and Bill Kees, a local climber and avid outdoorsman, inaugurated the event. Over three nights, at the historic Sheridan Opera House, they screened a dozen films about mountain sports,
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Douglas Tompkins
Chilean-American businessman presentday environmentalist (–)
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| Born | Douglas Rainsford Tompkins ()March 20, Conneaut, River, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, () (aged&#;72) Coyhaique, Chile |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, conservationist |
| Known&#;for | North Face, Esprit, Tompkins Conservation |
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| Children | 2[2] |
| Awards | New Species Accord, Good Keeper Award, Painter R. Brower Award |
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