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28 April, 2007...

17 March, 2007...

19 February, 2007...

  • Wow! We are having a terrific winter, which keeps us very busy. Thank you to all our customers.
  • Harald's latest book, Harald Harb's Essentials of Skiing is generating positive feedback from a wide range of skiers and coaches, both new and repeat readers. The book is in stock for quick delivery...

21 November, 2006...

2 November, 2006...

28 October, 2006...

  • Harald has a new article posted!
  • Coming soon! We're going to have streaming video available soon from our upcoming release, Harald Harb's Essentials of Skiing. Check back in a week or two.

22 Ocober, 2006...

  • Both the Green/Blue and Blue/Dark Blue camp sessions at Solvista Basin are full. Click on the individual camp if you'd like to read about waiting list enrollment.

2 September, 2006...

31 July, 2006...

  • The Dec. 4-8 session of the Blue/Dark Blue camp at Copper Mtn is full. There are still openings in the Dec. 18-22 session, or you can be placed on a waiting list. Click here for more info...

30 April, 2006...

January 13, 2006...

  • We still have openings in several camp sessions: Big Sky All-Mountain, March All-Mountain at Arapahoe Basin, Hintertux, and Mt. Hood. Click here to read about camps...

September 29, 2005...

August 19, 2005...

August 17, 2005...

August 4, 2005...

  • We have overhauled the site! The categories are better organized, menus are new, and pages are being updated with new photos and content. Click on "toc" (table of contents) in the burgundy menu bar for an overview of the new site organization. The type of menus we're using remains the same.

July 16, 2005...

  • The spread of PMTS Direct Parallel technique continues, nationally and worldwide. We have three newly accredited instructors in Europe, and another who has reached the Blue level. Congratulations to Dirk Gryspeerd (Belgium), Guus and Jasper Heinsius (Netherlands), and Zoltan Kiss (Hungary). Congratulations to Horst Schmidt of Snow Trails, OH, on reaching the Green level. You can find their contact information from our accredited instructor listing.
  • We will be having a Midwest Footbed/Alignment/Harb Carver tour in October. We'll be in Maidson, WI, 15-16 October. If there's enough interest, we'll book a session in Minneapolis, as well. Click here for current details.

April 28, 2005...

  • The 2005-2006 camp schedule is posted! If you are planning to attend a camp next season, send in your enrollment forms early. Last summer, most of our camps through Big Sky sold out by October!
  • Harald and Diana are headed to Austria. Chris will be at the Alignment Center to process orders, confirm campers, and answer your questions. Please call him at +1-303-567-0679.

April 5, 2005...

  • We are shifting our operations to our Alignment Center. To order Carvers, books and videos, for camp information, or for alignment appointments, please call the Alignment center at +1-303-567-0679. Faxes should go to +1-303-567-0672.
  • We have all models of Harb Carvers in stock. Order now to start your spring and summer training!

March 16, 2005...

  • Wow - we've had a terrific and really busy winter. It's not over yet, though. We have some of the best skiing of the year right now, with recent snow and wintry weather.
  • We still have a few openings in the March 24-26 All-Mountain Camp session. The conditions should be wonderful. Send in your enrollment form soon!
  • We still have a few openings in the Hintertux camp, but it's almost full. Don't delay if you're thinking about attending.
  • We have plenty of openings in our June 9-12 Race Camp at Timberline Lodge, Oregon.
  • Are you interested in Instructor Accreditation? We have two accreditation events this season: April 15-17 (Th-Su) at Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, and May 3-6 (Tu-Fr) at Hintertux, Austria. Important: we need to achieve minimum enrollment for the A-Basin event. If you are thinking about attending, please send in your enrollment forms ASAP. Full details are at http://www.pmts.org/schedule.htm

November 5, 2004...

  • The Blue/Dark Blue camp sessions at Copper are both full.
  • The March 24-26 All-Mountain session still has plenty of openings. Please do not delay if you are planning to come - send in your enrollment form soon.

September 24, 2004...

  • Both Solvista camps are full - the Green/Blue session, Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2005, and the Blue/Dark Blue, Feb 14-18, 2005. If you'd like to be placed on a waiting list, please send in your enrollment form.
  • We still have camp openings!! PMTS.org Fall Camp (Copper Mtn); Blue/Dark Blue, Nov 29 - Dec 3 (Copper); and All-Mountain, March 24-26 (A-Basin). Please look at our camp listings for more information.

September 23, 2004...

  • The Dec. 13-17, 2004, Blue/Dark Blue camp session (at Copper Mtn) is full. We do have openings in the Nov. 29 - Dec. 3 session. If you'd like to be placed on a waiting list, please send in your enrollment form.

September 21, 2004...

  • The January 3-5, 2005, All-Mountain camp session (at A-Basin) is full. If you'd like to be placed on a waiting list, please send in your enrollment form. We are planning to add an additional group, but that depends on Rich's recovery. We should know within a few weeks whether we can add a group.

September 16, 2004...

  • The Big Sky camp is full. If you'd like to be placed on a waiting list, please send in your enrollment form.

September 1, 2004...

  • Carver camp! We have a weekend Carver Camp scheduled in October. Click here for more details.

August 30, 2004...

August 14, 2004...

  • We are back from Mt Hood, and making progress in the office. E-mail, once again, is taking the longest to finish.
  • The camps which are filling most quickly are Big Sky All-Mountain; mid-December Blue/Dark Blue at Copper; and the Green/Blue at Solvista. Please don't delay - send in your enrolment forms to hold your place!
  • Details of our upcoming footbed & alignment technician training course are updated...

July 22, 2004..

  • All camp details (lodging info, lift prices, etc.) are updated for the coming season. From the camp overview, you can click on the menu bar or the individual links to read all the details.
  • Our camps are filling up rapidly. If you are thinking about coming to a camp, please send in your enrollment forms soon!
  • We are headed back to Mt Hood, and will be out of the office through mid-August. We will not be shipping book & video orders during that time. We will be confirming campers, and confirming receipt of your orders during that time.
  • We are still processing our e-mail backload, and should be finished with all messages by next week. Thank you for your patience!
  • We have more footage of Carvers online, thanks to Jay Peterson. From the Carver Action page, click on the link to Jay's website. (Best for high-speed connections.)

July 11, 2004...

  • We are back in the office (at least until early August)! Please call if you'd like to schedule an appointment at our alignment center.
  • Camp details will be complete this coming week (lodging, lift prices, etc.)
  • IMPORTANT! In an effort to reduce the enormous quantities of spam that we receive daily, we are eliminating the "info@harbskisystems.com" e-mail address. All e-mail should now be addressed to "ask.us@harbskisystems.com".
  • VERY IMPORTANT!! In our spam reduction efforts, we inadvertently filtered out real e-mail messages, starting in May. We are now sifting through the filtered messages to find the real ones. If you sent a message and didn't hear back from us, please resend it to the new "ask.us" address.

June 2, 2004...

  • There is one schedule change, for the March All-Mountain camp at Arapahoe Basin. It is now scheduled 24-26 March, 2005, with the footbed pre-day on 23 March.
  • We are headed to Mt Hood for the rest of June. You can call our regular office phone number to reach us. Faxes will be transmitted to us on a weekly basis. You can order any books, videos, DVD's etc. - we will be processing orders and shipping regularly.
.May 5, 2004...

  • The 2004-2005 camp schedule is posted. As of now, the schedule and camp prices are correct. Other camp details (lift ticket prices, lodging, etc) HAVE NOT been updated. Full camp detail updates will be posted by the end of May.
  • We are headed to Austria. If you call us or send us a fax or e-mail, we will not reply until we return on May 24.
  • We will begin shipping Harb Carvers when we return from Austria. Get your orders in soon!

May 4, 2004...

April 27, 2004...

  • We are planning a ski camp at Mt. Hood. It's tentatively scheduled for June 10-13, and it will include racing and technical improvement. Please call us if you might be interested: 303-567-0679. More details will be posted as they develop.
  • Solvista, Colorado, has a new, Green-level accredited instructor: Bill Elliott. Head to Solvista for your best possible ski-learning experience.

March 22, 2004...

  • The Hintertux camp is full. If you'd like to be on a waiting list, please send in your enrollment form.
  • Our Colorado snow is going away fast. If you'd like to schedule a ski session with us for the remainder of the season, please call soon.
  • Instructors: our last PMTS Direct Parallel accreditation of the season is coming up quickly: April 1-3 at Arapaho Basin. Call us ASAP if you'd like to attend.

February 20, 2004...

  • We are headed to Big Sky Montana, for our All-Mountain camp!
  • Our Skier Alignment Center will be closed through February, while we are in Big Sky.
  • We have a new Harb Skier Alignment Center in the Northeast! North East Ski Systems, located in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, is offering indoor and on-snow alignment services. Please contact Glen Scannell at 603-254-5749 or glenneski@aol.com
  • Harb Carvers - click here to read more information about prices, availability, ordering. We have limited availability through May. We will have 500 Carvers available starting June 1st. Place your order now to reserve your Carvers - they will sell quickly!

November 9, 2003...

  • The Big Sky All-Mountain camp is sold out. Please send in an enrollment form if you'd like to be placed on a wait list.

October 11, 2003...

  • We have new Harb Carver footage (QuickTime movies). Take a look!
  • We have photos of two models of Harb Carvers...
  • The Blue/Dark Blue camp at Copper Mountain in December is sold out. You can be wait-listed, or you can look at our November camp at Copper. Click here to read more details...
  • Our Alignment Center voice mail was discontinued by our phone company without notice. If you tried to call our Alignment Center from Sept 9 until now and didn't get our message, please call us again.
  • We are behind in e-mail replies after a late-September camping trip. Please be patient - replies are coming!

September 12, 2003...

  • Big Sky lodging information is posted. We're visiting Big Sky in the next few weeks, and will have more details and descriptions when we return.
  • Our new, patent-pending "Harb Carvers" are going to be available in early October. Read about them, and watch them in action...
  • We'll be out of the office through the end of the month. E-mail, faxes and phone calls will be answered within a week. Please be patient as we take a brief vacation!

August 19, 2003...

  • Race Camp 2003 has been cancelled sue to insufficient enrollment. We'll offer it again next season!

June 2, 2003...

  • Wow! It's already summer! The 2002-2003 season was wonderful. Our camps were popular, our Skier Alignment Center ran at capacity, and we have many happy new and returning customers.
  • Our camp schedule for next season is posted. Take a look at the dates and the offerings.

September 29, 2002...

  • We'll be opening a new Harb Skier Alignment Center in Downieville, CO, this season. We'll offer footbeds, alignment services, a ski deck for indoor lessons and alignment verification, and a retail shop. Read all about it...
  • We still have places available in our Harb Skier Alignment Technician training session beginning October 21 in Colorado at the new Alignment center. For details call 303-567-0679.
  • Harald has signed on as one of the founding editors for "Tech Support for Skiers". More information and how to sign up for this new "Inside Tracks" type magazine, click here: http://www.ts2003.com
  • Harb Ski Systems is the exclusive footbed designer and alignment consultant for the Sugar Bowl Ski Team (CA). Harald and Diana worked this summer with Head Coach Hermann Goellner to make footbeds and alignment for the Women's Team. These are very talented skiers, rated high nationally in their age groups. One of the older women on the squad, Katie Hitchcock, is now on the US Development Team. Hermann is a longtime friend of Harald's and a former US Ski Team Head Coach. In November, we'll be working with the Men's Team at our new shop.
  • We have many upgrades and additions to our site, some of which are still under construction. You can read about the equipment we'll be using this coming season and the equipment we'll sell at our new alignment center. More gear graphics will come soon.
  • Harald will be writing various letters and articles this winter. Read the first...

August 7, 2002...

  • Our Blue/Dark Blue camps for the upcoming season will be held at Loveland, Colorado. For more details, look at our camp descriptions...

July 14, 2002...

  • Our shipping costs on books, videos, etc., have changed as a result of the USPS rate changes. Priority Mail postage for a single item (book, video, or accessory) is $3.85; postage on additional items is on a per-item basis. Please see order information page or order form for full postage pricing.
  • We have another accredited instructor listed: Chris Braisby, blue-level, currently at Winter Park, CO. You can contact Chris during the summers in the UK.

April 27, 2002...

  • Next season's camp schedule is posted! Take a look and see if you can come to a Harb Ski Systems camp next winter...
  • Next season's calendar is posted. We will begin scheduling individual instruction or alignment sessions.
  • Other events include our Alignment and Footbed Technician training course, our Autumn Midwest Instructor Footbed Tour, and an Instructor Accreditation event in Austria. More details...

February 16, 2002...

  • We have two newly listed PMTS accredited ski instructors... Paula Martin, at Arapahoe Basin, CO, and Marc Read, teaching at both Bryce, VA, and Whitetail, PA.
  • Do your feet get cold while skiing? Click here to read about a simple and effective solution.
  • We have posted a lot of photos from our fishing vacation last summer.
  • Read feedback from other customers and web visitors, about our online lesson, books and videos, and camps. Look for comments appearing elsewhere on the site.

February 9, 2002...

  • We lost most of our e-mail inbox, from January 8-22. If you sent us mail during that time and didn't receive a reply, please send the message again.
  • The March 22-24 session of of All-Mountain camps is fully booked, but we still have openings in our March 15-17 session.

January 8, 2002...

  • We have added two camps (Race and All-Mountain) in March, at Kicking Horse Resort, British Columbia, Canada. Come ski with us at this fabulous mountain!
  • Harb Ski Systems services available in Canada and Australia! The "Direct Parallel Ski School" at Kicking Horse is now offering camps, individual sessions, and alignment services. It will offer these programs during the Southern Winter at Perisher Blue and Mt. Buller, Australia.
  • We have more alignment technicians listed. They have attended our training course, and most are PMTS accredited instructors as well.

December 16, 2001...

December 10, 2001...

  • We are full swing in winter mode! The snow is great, and we're often on-snow with skiers, so we may be slow in replying to e-mail.
  • Due to several recent cancellations, we again have openings in our PMTS Blue/Dark Blue camp at Solvista, CO, Jan 28 - Feb 1.
  • Need a holiday gift for your skiing relatives or friends? Think of a book and video combo.
  • We have cancelled the midwinter camp in Morzine due to insufficient enrollment. Please join us in Hintertux, Austria, in May for a fun and instructive European ski camp.
  • We have more openings for individual and alignment sessions in February. Please e-mail if you are interested.
  • The PMTS Instructor Manual is backordered. We expect to ship it by late December.

August 20, 2001...

August 1, 2001...

  • The PMTS Blue/Dark Blue camp at Copper Mountain, Dec. 17-21, 2001, is fully booked. We still have openings in our other camps, or we can place you on a waiting list.
  • We have T-shirts and baubles (embroidered patches, really) for sale. Take a look!
  • Fight summer heat with a great ski video...

July 13, 2001

  • We will once again be operating our alignment center and numerous PMTS camps this coming season at SolVista (formerly Silvercreek), Colorado. Our session prices for 2001-2002 are now posted. Click here to read about an alignment session.

June 2, 2001...

  • We have added numerous accredited instructors at...
    Sugar Mtn, NC; Eskimo Ski Club, CO; Eldora, CO; Mohawk Mtn, CT; Trollhaugen, WI; Madison Ski Club, WI; Cascade, WI; and unaffiliated in CA

April 26, 2001...

  • Our calendar pages have been updated for next season. If you're trying to schedule a ski session with us, take a look.

April 19, 2001...

  • We fixed our mail links from the camp detail pages - they now send mail to us, not into the ether. If you sent us e-mail from the link on those pages and we haven't replied, please send it again. Sorry!

April 18, 2001...

  • Our camp schedule for next season is posted - take a look, and enroll early!
  • We have received the Expert Skier 2 video, and it is now shipping.

March 4, 2001...

March 3, 2001...

  • The Expert Skier 2 book is in stock and shipping now! The Expert Skier 2 video will be available by the end of March.
  • See our spiffy new cover page!
  • We have more PMTS Direct Parallel accredited instructors listed... Sue Hopper, Steve Keefer, Kris Kruse-Elliott, and Paul McKinnie.
  • There are still openings in our 2nd All-Mountain camp, and the Junior Race camp. Otherwise, next season's camp schedule will be posted by the end of March.

February 8, 2001...

  • Video update: the Expert Skier 1 video will be in stock again by Saturday, Feb. 10. Yahoo!

January 24, 2001...

  • Video Backorder! Due to unprecedented demand, our Expert Skier 1 videos are currently backordered. We expect a shipment soon, so go ahead and place your order.
  • Expert Skier 2 update. The Expert Skier 2 book is at the printer. It should be available for delivery in mid-February.

January 11, 2001...

  • Our shipping costs on books, videos, etc., have gone up as a result of the USPS rate changes. Priority Mail postage for a book, video, or combo is $3.95; additional items are $1.20.

December 16, 2000...

  • Finally - more news! We have photos posted from our fishing trip to Alberta, Canada, last September. Click here to take a look! E-mail us if you want information about our trip and guide.

November 15, 2000...

  • We're happy to announce that Jim Lindsay is back in the skier alignment business in Aspen, Colorado. Jim managed the Aspen Mountain center when we were there, and he provides top quality skier alignment services at Aspen Highlands.Click here for Jim's contact info.

October 7, 2000...

  • Looking for a complete preseason training program, including aerobic, anaerobic, strength, flexibility, and balance training? Click here to link to the training program of PMTS Direct Parallel instructors. You can also access it from our dryland training page.
  • Our alignment topic page presents a quick alignment self-check, and a new option for alignment.

October 3, 2000...

  • We have another visitor's feedback on our comments page - from Thessaloniki, Greece! We enjoy hearing from our visitors, so drop us a line!

September 7, 2000...

  • We now have comments on our comment page. Please take a look and see what other skiers have to say about our books, videos, camps, and web site. We welcome comments from visitors and readers - you can send them to us by e-mail from the comments page, or from any of our "E-mail" buttons.
  • This summer, Harald Harb signed a multi-book publishing deal with Hatherleigh Press. We are well on our way to finishing Anyone can be an Expert Skier II, the follow-up book and video to our best selling first version. We are very excited about this new deal, and we look forward to bringing more books and videos to more skiers through a greater variety of distribution channels. Our ordering process will change soon, as they will be handling our direct orders as well. The "order information" page will clearly indicate how to order our publications through Hatherleigh.
  • We have a new link to Skiing Magazine online. They'll be featuring Harald's "Private Lesson" articles online this season.
  • Another accredited instructor is on our list... Bennett Cochran of Wilmot, WI.

August 24, 2000...

  • The site has been revamped, with better navigation and organization. Let us know how you like it! (Try that new "send e-mail" button at the bottom of the page.)

August 3, 2000...

  • More accredited instructors are on our list... we welcome Pedro Badia, Chris Brown, Michael Freund, Sandy Gail, Rick Hammel, Lavelle Saier, and Jim Sharkey. Contact an accredited instructor for a PMTS™ Direct Parallel lesson

July 20, 2000...

July 10, 2000...

  • We have revamped our dryland exercise section, adding a new balance training device: the Power Pivot 8 Board™.
  • Improve your skiing with our Inline Skating Series, fun and challenging activities.
  • Two sessions are available this coming season for the PMTS™ Junior Race Camp: November 20-24, and dates TBD in April.
  • Our top-level navigation bar is being changed to make it easier to navigate our site. The maroon bar you see on this page (company, news, etc.) is the new bar. It takes you to the main topics of our site, under which are further pages (and further navigation bars). Steadily, the new bar will replace the old in all pages. We have around 120 pages in this site to change, so give us time!

June 2, 2000...

May 30, 2000...

  • Next season's schedule is posted, and our camps are scheduled. If you're interested in attending a camp, or booking a private session, do it early!

March 19, 2000...

March 11, 2000...

  • If you sent an fax between Feb. 16 & 29, please send it again - our fax machine was broken!!
  • If you sent an e-mail to us between January and mid-February, and haven't received a reply, please send another. Our hard drive failed, taking all messages from that period with it!
  • Dalbello introduces the cantable SGS boot - what we've been waiting for!
  • We have more accredited instructors listed... Uwe Pahlen and German Beckmann, both at Silver Creek, CO
  • Dates for next season's PMTS Camps are set
  • The PMTS Junior Race Camp in April, 2000 has been moved to Berthoud Pass. We still have openings!

December 16, 1999...

November 27, 1999...

  • See who's attending PMTS™ instructor training sessions (photo of training event) [SORRY - NO MORE LINK]
  • New guest lesson by Craig McNeil [SORRY - NO MORE LINK]
  • Tommy Moe and Kyle Rasmussen took some runs with the PMTS™ Training Seminar group at Loveland. Watch for their upcoming guest lessons!

November 8, 1999...

October 27, 1999...

  • Important!! Our fax machine has been malfunctioning lately. If you sent us an order form since October 7th, and have not received a confirmation from us via phone or e-mail, please send it again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

October 19, 1999...

  • Our contents page (the home page) has been improved - rollovers now show you what lies beneath each ski, so it's easier to select a topic [SORRY - NO MORE LINK]
  • Read about John Clendenin's Camp with the Champs - mogul sessions in Aspen, Colorado

October 7, 1999...

September 9, 1999...

  • Correction: PMTS™ Big Bumps Camp offers 6 hours of instruction per day, not 3

September 8, 1999...

  • John Clendenin's Ski & Board Doctors has become a licensed school for 99-2000

August 25, 1999...

  • New accredited instructor listings include:
    • Ski & Board Doctors, Aspen, CO - John Clendenin
    • Nub's Nob, MI - Gerry Kae Boris, Lynn Dee Dinning, James Ellis
    • Silver Creek, CO & Whakapapa, NZ - Sonja Woods
    • Sugar Mtn., NC - Michael Simmons
    • Wilmot, WI - Alex Rzewuski
  • See the new collage of Harald's historical photos

August 16, 1999...
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