Today Derin started to seriously work on technique. In the video are some of her first proper attempts at pivoting.[…]
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Kerim, Alp, Lal day 3 (Introduction to Slalom)
Today we went straight into revising and then practising the skating/timing exercises that we had worked on yesterday. Careful, mindful[…]
Read moreDerin 1
Derin started out very cautiously but within a couple of hours was skiing strongly. She didn’t want to stop for[…]
Read moreKerim, Alp, Lal day 2
Yesterday was a long intensive technical day, but today turned out to be a full on skiing day – leaving[…]
Read moreKerim, Alp, Lal
Kerim, Alp and Lal are all 11 years old – so that’s a good age to start taking[…]
Read moreDavid 3
Today, with the weather clear and some fresh snow around, it was time to put David’s newly acquired skills to[…]
Read moreDavid 2
With David’s knees bowing outwards there would continue to be a significant obstacle to rapid progress so the first task […]
Read moreDavid–First Day Beginner
David’s only experience of skiing prior to today was on indoor snow in England – not managing to turn confidently[…]
Read moreMike-Alex
Last day for Alex to try to gain consistency in his slalom – so no pressure! Adding to the situation[…]
Read moreMike-Alex
Hard day working on special slalom! Alex worked very had doing over 40 runs. Fortunately he rapidly abandoned his “plastic”[…]
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