Alana & Craig – Oak Brook, Il. Wow, what a day in the history of our country, this one will stick for many years, maybe there is a lesson to learn, maybe we will actually be able to remember it. Focus: get off the hard edge and use more of the ski’s surface, start to appreciate the value of friction, flatter skis to allow skidding and thus shaping with leg steering, steering both feet/skis together, rounder turns (short radius, long radius, doesn’t matter), at initiation tip to the new edges THEN begin to shape, more pressure on the inside ski (maybe 20%, maybe more, sometimes maybe less, but never zero), tipping the new inside ski at initiation to keep it from getting ‘hung up’, patience all the way through the turn (quick or big movements effects balance), shin pressure, pressure distribution on bottom of foot, how to ‘squish’ the bug by creating pressure, arms up and wide, pole balance drill, pole touch (this is a start, more to come on this).
Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought 