Month: February 2011

Jennifer, good changes … nothing comes easy huh? Less edge, flatter skis to aid release and shaping. Skidding is good. Leg steering so both skis turn together – side slips are a fun helpful drill. Have a great summer. Thank you.

Tele Saturday, 1/2 day group. Focus: How do the skis release at turn initiation? Drills: shuffle, side slips, uphill foot static pressure, leg steering, hips/shoulers/upper body/hands open to the mountain to help initiate turn. Phyllis to approach Babes for more tele skiers – maybe get a midweek something going.

Focus: Bumps, bumps and more bumps. Dukes, High A, North Star, Crescendo, Little Johnny. “Show the tattoo”, shaping the turn, short radius, drift/skid/steer, open to the mountain, uphill half higher and forward (skis, knees, hip, shoulder, hands, eyes), video. Hope something was learned – think so !!!

A dang cold day, but a dang good day. Goals: More comfort on steeper terrain and with speed, Get rid of wedge. Focus: control of edging with femur rotation, turn shaping, friction for speed contol, upper body discipline, where are the hands?, sideslips, leg steering, turn initiation, matching from a wedged ski. AND … first Black Diamond slope (Frosty’s Freeway). Was a great day with all the progress – – – next time, video!

Goals: More comfort on more difficult terrain (AM), better hand position and wider stance (PM). A few trees, some bumps, some drills, some lunch, some video, some laughs and some more snow (as in all day).

Goals: More confidence on steeper terrain – Not so far aft, more over the feet. Best run of the day: The last one where all the pieces were coming together. High school and Peru – what a slice of life this ski business – great meeting and skiing with both of you.

Tele Saturday! The regulars and some new Breck telers. Snowed all day – some turns easier, some turns more challenging. Video, everyone had personal focus: some hands, balance, inside foot pressure, right turn issues. Lots of turns, bumps (some bigger than some wanted), timing drills, how ski pressure is generated and/or released. These are just the best days, thanks to all.

Level 8. Goals: soften downhill leg, rounder turns, hand discipline, less overedging. Wales Tale, Boundry Chutes, White Crown, High A/Dukes/Little Johnny bumps. Thank you – a great day – lots of changes.