Ski Better
Tips, Techniques & Instruction for Every Level
8 Moves to Make You Stronger
Reading Time: 4 minutesFit To Ski .. Part 3 Our third workout in the series continues to build on the skills needed for skiing while increasing the difficulty of the moves. More core […]
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Carve Like It’s the Sunday Roast
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe ask skiers at our ski camps about their goals for the week. Many tell us they want to “ski like an expert,” but they don’t have a specific goal […]
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Skill School – Fast Track Your Awesome
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere’s the Middle of My Skis? Now that the ski season is underway, you need to return to last season’s level of performance as quickly as possible. Like any sport, […]
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Fit to Ski – part 1
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY MARCY VERBURG Photos Wally Stemberger Many of us do little or no dryland training in the off-season, which can result in muscle soreness, fatigue and injury, or just […]
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Let’s Talk About Feelings
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecoming a great skier is about learning from experience, considering past performance, thinking about what went right but, equally important, what went wrong. Most skiers base their attempts at analysis […]
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Adapt – or faceplant
Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s be honest. We all faceplant from time to time. While it’s tempting to blame the snow, the root cause is really our failure to anticipate changes in the snow […]
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Perfect in Powder 4 – Don’t Sit Back
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn this photo Todd demonstrates well a key trick of the best powder pros—don’t sit back! Notice how his hips are well up over his feet. He could be skiing […]
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Perfect in Powder 3 – Speed Will Set You Free
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHave you noticed how fast many of the powder pros ski? It’s not just because they are pros, it’s also because turns are more effortless with speed. Increasing speed is […]
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Perfect in Powder 2 – Suck, Don’t Blow
Reading Time: < 1 minuteReal powder doesn’t have a solid base underfoot, which means that trying to push off or hop is an ineffective waste of energy. Novices try to bounce, while experts bend […]
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Perfect in Powder 1 – Use Wide Skis
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt may seem too obvious, but powder snow is where wide skis actually make sense. The float provided by skis that are more than 100mm wide underfoot really do make […]
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It’s All About the Feet .. or is it? pt.1
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe analogy of “holding a tray of drinks downhill” is an easy one to visualize because let’s face it, most of us can relate to drinking. But once you’re able […]
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