WaterSki Magazine

Whether you’re planning your first water ski adventure or just tired of the same old routine, SkiSunsetRanch offers the ultimate water ski vacation. Come to sunny California for the only complete West Coast water ski school. With specially tailored coaching and the Headzone training system SkiSunsetRanch has something for skiers at all levels. Don’t pay [...]

Lake Powell’s name conjures images of adventure-filled days and endless summer nights. An unspeakably beautiful body of water that straddles the Arizona-Utah border, Lake Powell actually began with a 1950s dam initiative led by President Eisenhower. The expansive Glen Canyon filled with water as a result of the dam and created a picturesque playground, and our [...]

The first 2013 Big Dawg qualifier will be held Feb. 1–2 at Los Morros, located just 30 minutes south of Santiago. The beautiful single-lake oasis is one of the top South American tournament sites, and owner Waldo Miranda and the Chilean Water Ski Federation welcome skiers from around the world to be part of this great event.

One ski school that is fairly new, and has a big name attached to it, is the T-Gas Ski School, in Winter Garden, Florida. It’s there where you can ski with the current world slalom champion, Thomas Depasperi, aka T-Gas.

A Tropical water ski adventure lures us and two pros to a beautiful oasis in Central America.

A Tropical water ski adventure lures us and two pros to a beautiful oasis in Central America.

It’s a good thing I love action photography as much as I do. A couple years ago, I planned the ultimate West Coast ski trip: the Diablo Shores Pro Am, three days of skiing at Radar Lake and the Malibu Pro.

Daniel Odvarko, a SansRival sponsored skier from the Czech Republic who trains with Pickos and coaches at the school, says: “To be around great skiers can’t help but make you better. You end up pushing yourself from watching everyone else.”

A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE AND WISDOM WITH SKI PARADISE’S GORDON RATHBUN

Spend a week, or even just a day, with Gordon Rathbun at his resort, Ski Paradise, in Acapulco, Mexico, and some wisdom — hard-won from 24 seasons of hosting visiting skiers and 35 years in the slalom course — is going to rub off on you.

Two water ski champions team up to open a new water ski school at the USA Water Ski hall of Fame. Kyle Eade sheds light on his and Scot Ellis’ new ski school venture. By Trent Finlayson WaterSki: When did the idea of opening a ski school together present itself? Kyle Eade: Last year I [...]