Both Andrea and Paul had already experienced a couple of hours learning snowplough and were able to make very wobbly[…]
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Dynamics Crash Course
Michel, Eric, Veerle and Jennifer received a rapid crash course in dynamics in Tignes today. Most intermediate skiers are stuck[…]
Read moreIce Burn
Today was undoubtedly the last opportunity to swim in cold water – due to the skiing season getting underway and[…]
Read moreBozel Beach 0°C–The Heart of the Matter
Swimming at zero degrees centigrade is probably best left to the ducks – who seem not to mind the low[…]
Read moreBozel Beach–4.9 °C Water
Getting back to cold adaptation after skipping a week is slightly hard – especially with the water cooling by over[…]
Read moreAlex On The Attack
Alex has had a rollercoaster week of race training. Initially, despite a huge fall when warming up on day one,[…]
Read moreAlex–Timing Issues
Alex had been looking forward to Giant Slalom today but it didn’t quite turn out as he expected. The course[…]
Read moreAlex–Angulation Day
Today the glacier had a 30cm coating of wet and heavy snow – so slalom training was too great a[…]
Read moreAlex Getting Down to Business
Alex’s main objective today was to bring the skiing mechanics worked on yesterday into the slalom course. The movement is[…]
Read moreAlex–Groundhog Day
This is the third time Alex has come out training after having been coached on plastic slopes in the UK.[…]
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