Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought

Meow, Nick, Brenda, Linda – 2 inches new snow, cold day in the afternoon, mountain starting to crowd up, skiing good with grippy snow. Poles, hips, ‘position of strength’, alignment, early edge engagement, more carving in the early phase of turn, soften the legs at manage forces at the finish, skis away from the body, dynamic balance, pole drills, 20 turns, shuffle turns, lifting the downhill ski in traverse, tactics in bumps, blocking pole plant. I bring chocolate next week!

Pam, Donna, Kay (now that’s the right class size), mixed bag of focus … pole plants, staying countered, position of strength, tactics in bumps (and not bumps), syncro skiing, guess that’s about it. Sunny, a bit windy, lunch at Overlook, Kay shared her two chocolates … delightful day with good students.

No picture today unless Mitz sends me one … sunny, no wind, comparatively warm. 8+ group, ‘new Club’. Laurel, Jenny, Diane, Rebecca, Mitz … focus on poles, blocking pole plants, more aggressive, stabilizing upper body rotation in bumps, staying more countered, side slips in a corridor with and without poles, early edge engagement, simultaneous vs sequential, synro skiing. Jenny brought the coconut cookies and chocolate – thank you.

Nancy & Glynna – overcast day, snow never softened, windy (just a normal spring day), stayed low on the mountain and worked on technique and drills: tip first, how to tip (ankles,knees, femurs, center of mass crossing over), slips on both skis then uphill ski, pivot slips, how leg rotation affects steering and tipping, rhythm turns, follow the leader matching turn for turn … and of all things just skiing to be skiing. Have a great summer ladies – thank you for safe last day!

Amy, Nancy, Paul – level 8 … sunny day, little wind, delightful … still some winter type snow on Georges Thumb, Whales Tale and Deb’s Alley. Coil at the midsection, how the hips support the force generated in each leg, progressive edging, fore/aft balance with feet shuffle, what is ‘inclining’ all about, generating edge angle, leg rotation for shaping and edging, pole touch and pole plant, speed control with gravity, tactics and technique in bumps. A slow paced mellow day with actually quite a bit of vertical … skiing relaxed! See you next year!!!!

Barbara, Brenda, Meow, Wini, Mark, Suzie, Kat, Maureen, Caroline – level 7, sunny AM, cloudy PM, snow still good up high, Whales Tale skiing good … wine and beer at the T-bar, great ending. Using a pole plant for initiation and rhythm, ‘edge and shape’, let the new inside ski lead the turn beginning, shape each turn from the top, let each side of the hip support it’s respective foot, each bumps (not too many of these), counter (aka, coil, anticipation, windup), complete the turn garlands … chocolate for lunch. Have a great summer to all, stay healthy!

Collin (Dallas), Daryl (UK), Glenn (Kentucky) – level 7. ‘Position of strength’ with the hips, pole plants, leg rotation with stable hips, pivot turns, more pressure on inside ski, pivot slips, side slips on uphill ski, turns with all pressure on uphill ski, completing turn for speed control, bump traverses, bump tactics, ‘tip then steer’, upper/lower body separation. Enjoy the next few days guys, you now know where there is still some good winter snow … thank you for an enjoyable day of skiing and being willing students. 

Roland – New Jersey – level 8. Still good cold snow skiing, George’s Thumb the best. Core stability, lead with the inside hip, initiate the turn with new inside ski, align the hips with the feet, more patience at turn initiation, tactics in bumps, position of power, stay countered and coiled. Enjoy the snow tomorrow, a good day skiing!