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Alex Day 3

Today was firstly about consolidating the pressure on the fronts of the skis, then secondly adding a skating extension of[…]

Today the pitch was steeper and after a few runs the snow was packed down and became faster. That’s when[…]

Taking it easy just to get back into skiing on snow again. Just a few years ago Alex would have[…]

Hard day today with constantly changing snow conditions. Alex started the morning unhappy with his ski’s lack of grip on[…]

Today’s snow was very soft due to the lack of freezing during the night and a layer of fresh snow[…]

The most interesting events today seem to have been the falls. Starting with Alex and Daisy arriving late at the[…]

Free Skiing VideoWhile Alex ran gates on his own we tried to bring Daisy’s level of skiing up a notch.[…]

Alex’s run after advancing the inside ski… relaxed and strong. Daisy after working on correcting her inside leg… plus obligatory[…]

Today there were two technical objectives – angulation and pivot. On top of this the goal was also to enable[…]

Today we began with a focus on “strategy” – how to get down a difficult or potentially dangerous slope. Traversing,[…]