Day 1 was all about introducing dynamics – great fun and very illuminating! Day 2 was about dealing with the[…]
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Luke and Leonie day 5
Today involved an off piste tour (Col Pers), working on developing technique for steeps and another black bumps descent.Col Pers[…]
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Technical day today. Pivot We began today where we left off yesterday – working on coming over the lower ski[…]
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Leonie hadn’t skied since last summer so we had a warm up period for her to find her feet. On[…]
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Whiteout, high wind, sub zero and snowing heavily – but Finn turns up with no jacket and only a fleece[…]
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Sideslip Our day began at the top of the Bellevarde plateau – with a steep section to sideslip down. The[…]
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Finn has only skied once before – for 5 days in February 2015 – and has only ever skied with[…]
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Working on chi-skiing – increasing angulation and using the fronts of the skis. (reflex exercise used) Following the skis too[…]
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Today we started off by skiing Les Lanches from top to bottom, short turns, without stopping. Derin didn’t even realise[…]
Read moreLal, Delfin, Nil Day 3
Today was an opportunity to make practical use of the learning from the two previous days. Visibility was good and[…]
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