Morning Derin Pivoting First run was in the sun today – on the Tichot. We spent a moment looking[…]
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Tale of Two Derins
Morning Derin Our warm up run was an off-piste descent on the sheltered lower East facing slopes where avalanche is[…]
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Centring Focus Dynamics Centre of Mass Dynamics – Turn Initiation Feet Carving Dynamics – Turn Completion Pole Touch Skating Timing[…]
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Today’s program was to develop three topics: Foot Forwards Technique (intro) Turn Completion Dynamics Introduction to Bumps La Grande Motte[…]
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Getting above the “sea of clouds” by going up to the glacier was the first objective of the day… Carving[…]
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Today began with a warm up run on the Grande Motte – moderate controlled skiing to warm up the muscles[…]
Read moreTignes FIS Women’s Downhill
Today (Thursday) Tignes held an FIS international downhill for women aged 16 and over. My job was to assist with[…]
Read moreRodion 2 – Fixing Rodion’s Hips
Cause and Effect This morning I reminded Rodion that skiing is based only on two things; dynamics and skating. “Facing[…]
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Today there was fresh snow and sunshine so the entire family were off-piste even for the warm up run. The[…]
Read moreConnie, Eve – Off Piste
Wind, driving snow and poor visibility didn’t stop the intrepid sisters from testing out their hard earned skills off-piste –[…]
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