Gregg, Stephanie (Nick and Cooper, kind of, they snowboarders which I know nothing about). Warm overcast day, 1 inch new snow in morning, skiing delightful, no crowds. Huge changes for Stephanie, starting to ‘understand’ and appreciate ski performance … hip alignment, heel/shin foot pressure, staying ‘open’ with hips/upper body/arms, pressuring new outside ski inside edge early (like right away), pole touch and how it initiates the new turn, dumping the ‘pop/twist/scrape’ routine, patience at initiation to enable the the new edges to grip and start to shape, semi-circle turn shape, speed control with grip/friction/completing the turn, long leg/short leg (this for you Gregg), bicycle legs (lets the inside ski work and shape the turn by dropping hips to inside and increasing edge angle. Nick and Cooper first time up T-bar, that was cool, a lot of snow boarders fall off the first time. Thanks for the day and the beer … next year!
Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought 