Month: January 2014

Francisco, Jacquiline, Francesca, Patrica, Maria – Dominican Republic. Coldest day of the year…some gliding wedges but nothing was gliding. One trip down from the poma … will it up tomorrow and see if we can’t get some turns going.

Laura – level 5 going on 6. 12″ new snow, cold wintery day – the stuff skiing is made of. Upper body alignment, pole useage (why we even bother), independent leg steering, turn initiation, less edge and more shape … Volunteer (a black run with lots of untracked snow. Good job Laura, thank you for being such an attentive student.

And the Latudas depart east in a blaze of glory. Inferno, Tom’s Baby, Horseshoe Bowl, Tiger Trees, Toilet Bowl, Peerless, inside ski turns, outside ski turns, one ski turns, hop turns, pivot turns, pole balance in black bumps, railroad track turns, and our fair share of rocks. Great finish – now back to the grind. Hope tomorrow travel not too difficult. Cheers.

The whole “L” gang … hmmm, yeah, gang is as good word. Focus of the day – pole plants, initiation, CM crossover, inside ski release, rhythm, let CM go with the skis, skis follow an arc (tip follows tale). Light bulb for LeAnn, Alexandria starting the ‘pole touch’ process.Three bronze medal winners … oh I’m sure there is much merriment tonight. Don’t stay up too late, church comes early.

Kathryn, Chris, Mason – level 1: gliding and turning wedges, skied down from poma … a good first morning. Hope this introduction will be the start to many happy days on the mountain … thank you for coming to Breckenridge for your first lesson. Happy New Year.