Beginner Skier Archives - Page 14 of 18 - Ski Instruction : Val d'Isere, Tignes, Les Arcs, La Plagne

Jake,Jack,Ava,Ferg day 1

Everyone had skied once before – but probably 3 years ago – so we were definitely in for a wobbly[…]

Today – sticky snow and a couple of colds but everyone was up for it. Warm up run then straight[…]

We took a lot of shortcuts today with the group not being complete beginners. Most of the work was ironing[…]

Side slipping – Joystick ControlToday we started out by practising side slipping where it was a little bit icy. Romée[…]

SkatingSkating (on the flat) was used to introduce the idea of moving the centre of mass – and allowing it[…]

Not having skied for a couple of years the initial priority was to get some gentle miles into the legs.[…]

Double hot chocolate stops today – thanks to a blizzard and significant drop in temperature. At least the snow wasn’t[…]

Another difficult start to the day with ultra sticky snow – but nothing a hot chocolate couldn’t sort out! Poppy[…]

Warm temperatures turned the fresh snow incredibly sticky – too sticky for little children to have enough weight for the[…]

Magic Wall (Dynamics)Poppy and Martha were introduced gradually to the Magic Wall. Initially I tried a little skating exercise because[…]