TraversingWe began today by going straight up to the top of the beginner’s button lift then traversing across the steep[…]
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Hannah 1
The video basically records Hannah’s first parallel turns – SkatingHannah started out with skating exercises – skis diverging at the[…]
Read moreBas, Kirsten, Linda, Paul, Rick
The most remarkable thing to happen today was my car wasn’t towed away after spending 5 hours in a “one[…]
Read moreLindsay 2
We started off the session with more skating around on the flat – working on using gravity for propulsion –[…]
Read moreLeanne, Phil
Leanne and Phil just wanted to feel more sure and confident about their skiing, particularly for off piste purposes –[…]
Read moreLindsay session 1
Lindsay has previously suffered ACl and MCl (knee ligaments) damage and was naturally very tentative about returning to skiing –[…]
Read moreDerin 6: Carving/Centering
Until today we had only (ever) worked within the context of braking turns. Despite most modern skis being designed and[…]
Read moreDerin 5: Adductors
Today e only added one more technical component: The adductor muscles! Place a ski pole between your two legs and[…]
Read moreDerin 4: Early Pressure!
There’s two fundamental ways to ski – either with breaking turns or accelerating turns. Our focus has been on breaking[…]
Read moreDerin 3: Three Wise Men!
Fall-line Skiing Steep Terrain Today’s objective was to ski a steep slalom pitch (black piste) while turning in the fall-line[…]
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