WaterSki Magazine

An efficient mode of water skiing dictates maximum speed while maintaining minimum line tension. Therefore, our unifying factor is our shared goal of skiing with the boat, as opposed to against it.

Here are seven tips to avoid injury from a water ski crash.

Trent Finlayson teaches you how a balanced existence on a longboard can improve your slalom skiing.

In the years Seth Stisher has spent coaching water skiers, he's discovered the easiest way to run the slalom course for the first time is to run it accidentally.

Seth Stisher gives you five easy ways to help your friends become better water skiers.

This issue inspires you to hit the lake early this year with epic pics of the world’s best water skiers shredding glass-calm lakes, tips for the 2012 season, and the inboard ski boats that lead the way.

When your offside turn just isn’t cutting it, you usually try to tune the fin to get your water ski to finish the turn on that troublesome side of the slalom course. But when that doesn't work...

The ability of a water skier to move through the water efficiently can be one of the most crucial aspects of slalom skiing.

For the past few years, high-end skiers and coaches have been preaching that “you must have level shoulders when you approach the wakes.” Not necessarily true.

Ankle and knee injuries are part of a slalom skier’s life, a seemingly unavoidable reality ominously lurking somewhere in the foreseeable future.

The water ski off-season can be torturous, as weeks become months, with nothing but thinking about skiing to pass the time.

Where the water breaks on your water ski speaks volumes about how balanced you are.

by Bubba Beck You have been thinking, or should I say dreaming, about the upcoming water ski season all winter long and spring fever is in full swing. To ensure your season is not marred by boat issues, make sure to properly de-winterize your boat and perform some preventive maintenance before getting back on the water...

See the second installment of WATERSKI contributor Thomas Gustafson's best water ski photos of 2011, including Aaron Larkin, Carlo Allais, Natalia Berdnikova and Thomas Degasperi.

We asked Thomas Gustafson for his favorite photos from the past 12 months. Check out the first installment of a dozen stellar shots, including Alex Laurentano, Billy Susi, Jon Travers and the action shot of Thomas Degasperi that scored the May issue cover.