Pablo & Mariana (Breckenridge), Luis & Marisela (Mexico City). Another blue bird day, temps in 40s, hard to dress just right, no complaints (well, none the readers would want to hear). Rips ride in the morning, learning to slide with both skis, more even pressure, don’t rush the turns, going downhill for a moment is good, how does leg steering work, tipping the inside ski to keep it from getting ‘stuck’, arms more up and out for weight distribution and balance, flexing ankles and knees is good, bending over at the waist is bad. Afternoon a couple runs on Springmeier (Luis starting to rock) then off to the T-bar, Imperial, Rustler and King (it’s short but it’s steep), releasing with pole touch/tipping with ankles and knees which brings the hips over the skis and brings skis onto new edges, lead with new inside ski (this is cure for the wedge and lifting that new inside ski), maintain ‘grip’ all the way through the turn which created friction (good stuff) and aids in shaping, flex the inside knee (up toward the chest) to yield ability for strong inside leg steering, use sides of moguls for banking and shaping. Hmmm, see Mariana, I only said good stuff.
Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought 