In the video we are looking for the natural “down/up” rhythm of correct dynamics – both into and out of[…]
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Philippa day 1
Not having skied for a couple of years the initial priority was to get some gentle miles into the legs.[…]
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Double hot chocolate stops today – thanks to a blizzard and significant drop in temperature. At least the snow wasn’t[…]
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Another difficult start to the day with ultra sticky snow – but nothing a hot chocolate couldn’t sort out! Poppy[…]
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Warm temperatures turned the fresh snow incredibly sticky – too sticky for little children to have enough weight for the[…]
Read moreEmily day 2
Timing (Skating)The fundamental timing of down/up movements in skiing is based on skating. Take a motorbike into a high speed[…]
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Video before working on dynamics… Everyone was transferring weight to the outside ski and pushing either one ski or two[…]
Read moreEilidh, Alex, Harrison day 4
Harrison was having a hard time yesterday, struggling to adapt and make changes. Instead of giving in to despair he[…]
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Eilidh’s Daily Word of Wisdom: “The brain needs legs to move!” (We’ll get back to that later!) SlalomHarrison: 18.99 seconds[…]
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Warning: more than one of my young students have ended up at university studying astrophysics – it seems possibly to[…]
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