Month: January 2012

Hoa, Angie, Omar, Laura, Brenda, Sepi – Level 2. Made it to the Poma with gliding wedges and wedge turns. Skied to the bottom at day’s end – well done to all.

Hanno and Joe … more bumps here we go. Peak 9 a bust, Peerless goomed and hard – probably the best – High Anxiety. Drop the tips … raise the heels … retract the feet – all the same just keeping the skis on the snow to facilitate pressure management and shaping. Joe, thanks for the comment about ‘best lesson’, that does mean a lot.

Hanno and Joe – working on bumps – we found a few. North Star, Dukes, Crescendo, High Anxiety. Keeping the skis on the snow … what a difference it makes!

First Babes class of the season! Pati, Donna, Joelle, Barbara, Ashley, Jo, Nancy. Set goals, enjoy the sun (but a bit cold), find our legs, start with core alignment. Jo tweeked her knee, have not heard from her yet this evening … anxious. Great start ladies – we are off and running – or skiing as is our case.

Terry, Australia, here with several mates, consuming a fair share of American beer, level 1 four days ago, level 7 now – skiing black terrain on Peak 10 and mogals on Peak 8. Quite an amazing progression in such a short time. Well done mate!

Houston and Monterery Mexico, level 1, snowy day, a bit cold by late afternoon. Lots of success, some frustration, a bit of altitude sickness – all part of the mystique and wonder of skiing. Everyone turning left and right – now comes the progression to parallel – effort goes down, fun goes up.

Antonio was in plendid form this morning – did want anything to do with me. On the other hand, Luiza was charming, singing all the way down green and blue slopes making turns in a power wedge kind of thing. Sylvia, you are a most patient mom … and I like the changes in your skiing. Have a good winter (down under), see you next winter (up top).

What an interesting day – sunny and warm – eat lunch outside at the Ski Hill Grill – explore peak 7 and 9 – working on technique – Joan Pedro takes a big hit on lower Bonanza thanks to an out of control skier – last two runs with complete family minus Antonio. Love to see both feet stay on the snow all the way through the turn – know it’s not always easy but will pay huge benefits as the years go by.