Sophie & CC (Maryland), Kevin (Ft. Collins), Julia (Ft. Collins), Claudia (Chicago), Nick (Chicago), Megan (Wisconsin), Lisa (Breckenridge). Delightful day in the afternoon (morning was a windy woods kind of day, so Breckenridge). Continuing with the progression of: WEDGE ELEMINATION … oooh, I like that, ‘kill the wedge’. But along with that takes skill to release the skis simultaneously by tipping from that ankles and knees letting the hips cross over to the inside of the new turn (I know, the terminology is kind of confusing), steering the skis into the fall line (don’t rush this, if you do the ghost of wedge will appear), tip and steer (rotate) the inside leg, open up the turn, shape with skidding and sliding, do the best you can to come off the hard edge trying to use it as a brake to slow down (seriously does not work when the slope gets steeper, Sophie gave a good demo of this on Crescendo), pivot slides, pole balance drill, hands on knees, low is good. Sophie and CC: take care you wild and crazy kids, college will be the best!
Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought 