Month: March 2012

Frank, Leann, Andrew, Arianna, Alexandria – much work on technique today, a bit of a lot of stuff. Poles,airplane turns, hip stabel turns, one ski, Nastar, wider radius, pivot slips, inside ski release, pole pivots, less edgie, Cribbage Lite, ankle/knee flexion to free the leg steering, pizza, chicken alfredo, Dr. Pepper/Pepsi mix, loose arms, cell phones and slush (lots of it). Andrew, sleep well tonight because tomorrow is BUMP day!

Gary, Tina, Nate, TJ – The Blues Dudes from St. Louie

. Warm and sunny, slushy by 2:00pm. Level 1 to start on the Magic Carpet, on to the Poma by 11:00am – gliding wedge, wedge change ups, hop glides, wedge turns, matching at bottom of turn, matching all through the turn, skid and shape, less steel edge and more ski bottom contact with snow, leg steering, pole balance, core alignment, Chairs 7 & 5, Colorado Super Chair, Springmeier (1/2 blue, 1/2 green), Cribbage Lite, 4o’clock run, kids going one way, adults going another (what a concept), Latudas and Vonderhaars all over the mountains. Well done and commendations to all – a great day!

Jo and Tom – most of the day up high, Whalestail, Peak 7 bowl, Pica, White Crown, Brill’s Thrill, Lulu – some good stuff and some stuff good for you. Steep hard bumps on Y Chutes, soft ones on Crescendo. Timing with flexion/extension, pole touch, ankle/knee flexion and how it affects leg rotation and ski turn shaping, bump tactics, turn initiation, 360s, uphill arcs and world philosophy at lunch with a bit of ‘how the brain works’ … or with skiers how maybe at times it doesn’t work. Great day hiking and exploring!

Betsy – level 4 at 1:00pm, level 5 at 3:30pm (seriously). You listen and do, the best kind of student. With five kids suppose listening a must parental trait. You have now slowed skiing down to the ‘enjoyable’ pace – well done.

David, Karen, Torrie – good morning: progress with standing taller, releasing and steering the inside ski, faster, less thinking, less edge. And Torrie – you are a rocket, a verbal rocket! Very good skiing, you could go in a level 8 kids group for sure – take care of your parents, you might need them someday. Happy summer!

David – not only are the skis now turning right, they are turning TOGETHER! There were parallel turns out there … medals and promotions!

Perseverance is it’s own reward – good job today, much progress.

Melissa and Michael – from wedge to glide – from edge to slide. Both of you are getting it. More shaping, using less edge and more of the complete ski bottom. Lots of smiles by days end – good job.

David – lots of wedge glides and left wedge turns … by end of morning some right wedge turns also. This is a start …. more to come.