2023 - Page 7 of 10 - Ski Instruction : Val d'Isere, Tignes, Les Arcs, La Plagne

Lorraine, Harriet, Charlie

When asked how to make a turn on skis Charlie answered “Transfer of weight – toward the uphill ski”. He’s[…]

Our session began on the flattest ground that was available working on skating principles and how to use the feet[…]

SkatingLizzy was a complete beginner and had zero skating experience. Immediately after familiarising Lizzy with the skis the first task[…]

Karen was asked the fatal question : “What do you do to start a turn?” Response?… guess! If somebody asked[…]

My first question was “Tell me one thing that comes to mind that you have to do to make a[…]

Everything we covered today can be found at this link: http://madeinmountains.com/beginners/ There’s not too much for me to write today[…]

Consolidation and Short turns Today was more about “feedback” and correction but including some persistence on the “Pivot” exercise –[…]

Reconstructing Nil’s Skiing – for Building Confidence and Protecting the Knees First of all Nil skied a gentle slope so[…]

Mark started out this session completely under the tyranny of an uncontrollable snowplough and unable to skate – so there[…]

FeetToday we started out by looking at how to use the feet inside the ski boots. Snowploughing makes the feet[…]