An app-y way to learn to ski

HowToSki-2A new app has been launched this week that claims to be able to better your skiing technique.

The How to Ski app offers 12 simple and easy to understand videos to help people ski better. Created by two ski instructors, Colin Tanner and Giles Lewis, the app has four sections, Stronger and Easier ParallelsCleaner CarvingSteeper and Narrower and Improve your Bumps with an overview and three videos in each section.

Designed to be watched in the restaurant, on the slopes or in the lifts, the information and footage on the app offers a short, simple and effective focus to implement when on snow, a pocket instructor!

The app can be downloaded at http://bitly.com/howtoski for just £2.99**