First day back on snow and with new skis – so things are a bit fast for Alex to keep[…]
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Alex & Mike Day 5–Autumn Race Training–Tignes Glacier
Alex Today was unfortunately Alex’s last day training for this period. His progress has been clear and consistent and I[…]
Read moreAlex & Mike day 4 – Autumn Race Training – Day 4
Alex Today Alex had what he wanted all along – the chance to run a proper giant slalom course. In[…]
Read moreAlex & Mike Day 3–Autumn Race Training–Tignes Glacier
Alex Today we used a combination of stubby and long poles together in one slalom course – to encourage Alex[…]
Read moreAlex & Mike day 1–Autumn Race Training–Tignes
Day one – a return to snow for Alex after a successful first season on plastic with his school.[…]
Read moreTignes Skiing–then Cycling in the Tarentaise valley.
Today was just an exercise in getting the slalom poles up the mountain and checking out the terrain and options[…]
Read moreTignes Glacier Mid October
Today was my first day back on the mountain for the start of the new 2015/16 season. Perfect conditions[…]
Read moreAlex Slalom Day 4
Alex – first day of Giant Slalom training! Alex was working mainly on “start of turn dynamics”, but applying it[…]
Read moreTignes Clacier July 2015
Three weeks of heatwave – plus a snowless winter – has left the Tignes glacier looking a bit worse for[…]
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