Month: March 2016

Elaine (Lanie) – Chicago. Working on getting rid of the wedge, matching earlier, ability to skid with skis parallel, twisting and rotating feet, more pressure on the inside ski (not 50-50, but more), patience, completing the turn to control speed, flatter skis to allow shaping and more friction, ankle flexion for balance. Good day Lanie, you are now an entry level 5 skier – good job!

Sam, Sarah, Lena, Evan – Guilford, CT. Some serious skiing today: Windows 1.5, Inferno, Mustang, Elan, Whale’s Tail, Vertigo, Deb’s Alley, Meadows, Centennial, The Burn, Brill’s Thrill, Rustler, Mule. The ‘food for thought’ thoughts: hang onto the counter, not squaring up, hip alignment for pressure management, upper body discipline with hands and poles, early edge change and pressure, less rise to release, bump technique and tactics. What a great day of exploring … and actually some sun in the afternoon. Thanks for the beer Sam/Sarah – tell the kids they have become ‘real’ skiers. 

Melisa & Nate – Vermont. A good day this was, warm, overcast, mountain skiing well. Some drills (hop turns, side slips, 10 turn challenge) and some just ski on Peaks, 8,9,10. Video analysis of personal skiing and PSIA downloads … fun lunch talking about this and that. Thank you for the beer and deck time …. see you next year, lots still to be explored in Breckenridge.

Alex, Houston. Took awhile to ‘kind’ of figure you out Alex, your are listening when appearing to not listen. Matching, tipping the inside ski to aid in matching, knee and ankle flexion, speed control with friction and turning, don’t rush the turns/give time to balance. I think you are smart beyond your years, I hope you use this talent wisely. 

Melisa, Vermont. Pole balance, stabilize upper body, less stem christy and more matching, let skis slide together, bigger radius turn, turn shape and friction to control speed, hand/arm in athletic position, any subject game-trees, not spending the day trying to stop – spending the day enjoying the go. 

Chris, Taylor, Shawn – Hollywood, FL. Level 1 in AM, Levels 3&4 in PM. Good job guys, you are now off and running with this sport, enjoy your vacation. Be safe, explore the mountain, work on your edge control and ability to slide, complete the turns for speed control. See you next year!

Meow, Nick, Linda, Brenda, Don, Kay – last day of Club, sunny (kind of), warm, snow good, fitting end. Ski tipping axis, magnitude of edge angle, skidding vs. carving, pressure feel on bottom of foot, ridding the edge, maintaining pressure on both skis at all times, pelvis alignment. A good season guys … and … lots of chocolate (probably too much).

Joelle, Nancy, Donna, Kay, Paul, Pam – a difficult day all things considered, just hard to get all the pieces put together in the right places. Level 7.