What a nice day, one of the best, somebody brought the good weather … need snow, but sun is fun. Jessica (Darien), Kelly (Ft. Collins), Dennis (Cape Cod – you win the farthest distance travelled award), Jenny (NYC – hmm, that could be a toss up about distances travelled). Hockey slides and stops, how the hips wind up (like a spring), the turns are more semi-circular, don’t rush the transition, tip then steer (so important), get lower, pole touch/old outside leg begins to flex/hips cross over the feet/new edges/then begin to steer and shape, less wedge and hard edge, be a ‘go’ skier – not an ‘always trying to stop skier’, vertical and lateral alignment, arm position, pole touch and how it initiates the turn (or finishes the old turn – that could be up for debate), steering with both feet/skis, one ski off drill to steer with the new inside ski, brain and brawn, balance in moguls (lots of flex and extend – keep good ski/snow pressure at all times).
Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought 