Harb Ski Systems strives to be your one-stop provider for skiing improvement. Whatever your skiing goals, from developing confidence on beginner slopes to skiing all conditions and slopes with speed and efficiency, you need the right technique and equipment. Harb Ski Systems has the information, services, and products that will help you ski better, including...

Technique & Equipment ~ Skiing Sessions ~ Alignment Center ~ Publications ~ Online Instruction ~ Instructor Training ~ Research

The Right Technique & Equipment
Harb Ski Systems has developed proprietary systems of ski instruction and equipment selection and customization. PMTS Direct Parallel is biomechanically efficient and extremely effective, and will give you the improvement you seek. The Harb Skier Alignment System ensures that you have every equipment advantage available in your quest for better skiing. Click here to learn more.

Ski Camps & Custom Skiing Sessions
Come ski with us! We offer a variety of camps, individual sessions, and alignment sessions. This is the fastest way to learn PMTS Direct Parallel, customize your equipment, and make sure you're on track for further improvement.

Our Skier Alignment Center
Harb Ski Systems operates a Skier Alignment Center at Downieville, Colorado. It is a full-service shop. We can optimize your current equipment, or we have full lines of equipment if you are looking to upgrade. Click here to learn more.

Publications
Harb Ski Systems offers several books and videos, including the best-selling "Anyone can be an Expert Skier" series. Even if you can't come ski with us, our books and videos let you teach yourself. Click here to learn more.

Online Instruction
Our web site offers free, online instruction. We have ski lessons, an inline skating series to practice in the off-season, dryland exercises, and a ski tuning guide. Try them!

Instructor training
In an effort to make PMTS Direct Parallel instruction much more widely available, Harb Ski Systems has formed The Association of PMTS Direct Parallel Instructors, or pmts.org. This not-for-profit organization provides instructor training and accreditation, and promotes PMTS Direct Parallel to skiers, and to the ski industry. Click here to link to the pmts.org web site.

Research
Harb Ski Systems is actively involved in research to ensure that we continue to offer the most up-to-date and relevant information to skiers. Our current research programs involve quantifying the effectiveness of PMTS Direct Parallel and of our skier alignment sessions. Upcoming research projects include the effects of equipment on fore/aft balance. Click here to read about our research participation.

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