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Nobody else knows how to make skiing boring like the PSIA.Too much text. Maybe I'll just take a lesson sometime if you make your way out of Eldora.
I'd appreciate some of those documents... My oldest son is really taking a liking to skiing, and is progressing really quickly. I signed him up for a 1-hour private lesson over Christmas, and it got him from wedge to parallell. The main drill the teacher told me to work on with him was side-slipping down the slope and doing hockey stops. I guess it helps with finding your edges. I worked on that with him, and was able to convince him using both your edges gives you more control, so you can go faster.
He is now linking parallell turns in almost all conditions (e.g. moguls, trees on steep terrain). I think (not sure), the next step is lead-changes and fore-aft distribution. There's tons of videos on-line, but they're either really specific (one very specific drill for a certain level or skier), or really general (which I get, people make a living off teaching skiing, so why would they give it away for free..). That said, I'm curious to find a system that take things step by step...
I believe in open source knowledge.
What other sports does he play?
If he doesnt have the habit of skiing in the back seat this is a good drill that may help him.
PDF is attached.
it IS.OMG. That's awful.
I prefer the method of just leading them into the belly of the beast.it IS.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/toqzv8Euu5n5uxUK8
That's complete tartar sauce!
Thanks! that's really helpful. He cross country skis, mountain bikes a bit, and has hit the indoor bmx park once since it opened, but had a good time. XC skiing is good to work on balance on skis...
[edited to add: must spread rep. Can someone get @TN for me please? that document, with all the linked video examples, should help out quite a bit]
It may be awful, but out here on the ice coast, being a good technical skier maximises chance of fun, and minimizes chances of injury.OMG. That's awful.
So that's how you link to videos! I'll give it a try... Here's my boy on last week's snow day. He is still step turning in difficult terrain, but I think that's normal.I prefer the method of just leading them into the belly of the beast.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/toqzv8Euu5n5uxUK8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DVXor2cmvMGXqPSs7
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Sink or swim!I prefer the method of just leading them into the belly of the beast.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/toqzv8Euu5n5uxUK8
Kid in the red needs to keep his hands upI prefer the method of just leading them into the belly of the beast.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/toqzv8Euu5n5uxUK8
Yeah... he's the stubborn kid that knows everything. I don't tell him how to do stuff. It's too irritating.
I see much upper body floundering.Yeah... he's the stubborn kid that knows everything. I don't tell him how to do stuff. It's too irritating.
I didn't know you were a Nordic skier!Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Don't laugh, but I was on straight skinny skis up until 2009. Volkl Snow Rangers. Those were nice skis...
You got any pow pow videos from those days of old?
No. Closest I have is just a still shot with the skinnies:You got any pow pow videos from those days of old?
Just estimated that I have done 1,012 miles on the rollers so far since Christmas. My butt is actually not sore, and won't be after the first desert days in March/April.
46 days so far, with another 25 or so before spring break. Have lost a bunch of weight as well.
Good feeling.
46 days so far, with another 25 or so before spring break. Have lost a bunch of weight as well.
Good feeling.
More snow in this Tahoe area, and I still don't have a fat bike.
I'm a moron......
I'm a moron......
Send it, eat shit, repeat until you figure it out.I prefer the method of just leading them into the belly of the beast.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/toqzv8Euu5n5uxUK8
Damn, how long are those poles?
saw that....first time i will not be driving 4-6 hours to see them....overjoyed the are not playing the fillmore....i wish that place would burn to the ground.
This man gets it.
I don't remember...but they were long.Damn, how long are those poles?
yep. i miss tremont. glad amos’s is still limping along.
Just like riding a bicycle...
I've skied with her when she was just learning. I'd like to think it was helpful, and I'm pretty sure it was fun. Just fundamentals; fall line, how edges work, how to turn, and quite a bit of me skiing switch slowly and letting her fall back and catch up, to get used to having some speed without getting too scared. Now she "gets it" and is progressing really quickly.