Author: bbooker99

Gabriela, Leila, Hugo, May – somewhere in Mexico and Austin (and I never asked May where she lived). Magic carpet, gliding wedges, wedge change-ups, straight runs, beginnings of a turn, flatter skis, both skis must turn together, slightly more weight on the outside ski, how to tip an edged ski to lessen the edge grip on the snow, stabilize the upper body (boy, this one was tough), keep the arms up and hands out front (another tough one). Enjoy your vacations and be safe, it was fun afternoon.

Maria, Scott, Kay, Ray, Jim, Don, Paula – last day of club and the wind rages on, all upper mountain closed, that’s ok, plenty of stuff lower to keep us challenged. Everyone working on something a little different, some technique (the push/pull drill certainly gave everyone on the lift something to chat about) but mostly skiing bumps and the bowl. Have a great summer guys, stay healthy. 

Sophie, Brenda, Don, Meow, Nick – what a great day, sunny, warm enough (too warm down low), just about the right amount of wind to keep things interesting, upper mountain still winter snow. Played with ‘let the rotary happen at the bottom of the turn’, find the edge and create a circular arc at the top of the turn. Drills in the morning, some steep stuff in the afternoon … those first two turns on the top of ‘skiers left’ Y chute can give cause to pause. And so we see our future, by this time next year those first two turns will seem like a walk in the park. Well done today guys, we definitely stepped it up a notch.

Ernie, Bob, Sophie, Paul, Violeta – sunny, kind of warm, good winter snow – we have earned this day by paying our dues on those 5 degree days with 35 knots of wind. Kind of a mixed bag on technique: take out the traverse on the steeps, play with more edge at turn initiation then some rotary at turn finish, pressure the skis (primarily the new out side ski) early in the turn – don’t come into the fall line with excess speed, use that rotary at the finish to complete the turn and control speed. Last day for Friday club – was a good fun year, be safe this summer, see you in about nine months!

Laurel, Rebecca, Mitzi, Chris, Paola, Olive, Lucy, Dianne, Chongie – sunny day, wind still winding up high, some really ‘good for you snow’ everywhere, bumps still soft. You ladies are skiing with authority, just have to do that when off piste will clean your clock if getting lazy. Pretty much all about early edge, feel it, balance on it, manage pressure one it, let the skis do the work, eliminate the early rise and twist, edge to edge/let the CM come inside the new turn/ skis and CM separate/hips counterbalance and begin to rotate facing outside of the arc/as pressure on the outside ski builds it will bend and begin to arc. I liked today, this was all mountain skiing – well done!

 

Chris, Paula, Kay, Catharine, Scott, Laurel – windblown snow, loading in Horseshoe and North Bowl, another growler up high, so Breckenridge! All about balance today, different movement patterns that affect our stability, how to stay in it, how to get back in it, lots of off piste (this stuff was so good), Brills maybe the best all year. Love to see that outside ski pressured, deflecting and performing. Most fun day!

Sophie, Brenda, Linda, Don, Charmane, Meow, Nick, Kay, Ernie, Elaine – it wasn’t cold … it was brutal cold! Must be getting soft, was just another normal Breckenridge winter day. Counterbalance, counteracting (hip rotation), the ‘float’, managing pressure with the inside edge of the new outside ski (not the same as generating pressure), static edge change drill, some bumps with feet retraction and early pressure on the new outside ski. Thanks for the chocolate … now a must, especially on such a winter’s day. One more club day, where did this winter go!

Elaine, Bob, Sophie, Paul, Terry, Terry, Violeta, Ernie, Louise, Linda – this was one cold day … two runs then warm up, but .. the snow sure was good. Counterbalance, counteract, femur rotation at transition – get on the new edges, don’t mess up all the good lower body stuff with a wild arm swing and pole plant. Four packs of chocolate for lunch, saved two for next week. Starting to ramp up the energy, good changes!