WaterSki Magazine

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.

Scroll through all six WATERSKI covers from 2011, vote for your favorite and let us know in the comments below what you look for in a great cover shot.

Two decades have passed since Thomas Gustafson's Australian friends Grant and Andrew Barnett — whose parents built the man-made Lough Earn Lake near Woodford — invited him to live and ski in Australia for a summer...

On the Cover Women's World slalom, trick and overall champion Whitney McClintock reaches full extension at 1 ball at 39 1/2 off at the World Championships in Calgary, Canada. photo: Bill Doster Contents DEPARTMENTS 8 From the Dock All for the love of skiing...