Eileen (Silverthorne, AM), Alice (Ohio, AM), Keith (Maryland, PM), Alex (NYC, PM). Morning working on basic technique on blue terrain, afternoon focus on moguls on black terrain – same turns, just different levels of movement development and understanding. How the turn starts with tipping from the ankles/knees, old outside leg begins to collapse, old inside leg begins to lengthen, CM crosses over the feet, now we’re on the new edges and lots of doors open (skid, shape, steer, slide, increase edge angles to arc, pivot turns, etc). Begin direction change with new inside ski (AFTER edge change), position of strength, get lower (standing tall is not your friend), flex ankles and knees with some bend at waist, hips rotate into the invisible uphill chair, arms forward/wide/out from the body, pole touch comes from the wrist and initiates the transition by signaling the hips forward and lateral – THUS, the edge change, hands on knees drill, pole balance drill, inside ski drill, lots of bumps, head at constant level in moguls, legs are the shock absorbers, top of bump good place to initiate turn, DON’T LOSE SKI PURCHACE DURING THE TRANSITION, keep both skis on the snow, no need to turn on every bump, make some nice round sinuous turns, balance is the big issue in uneven (aka, moguls) terrain.
Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought 