Congrats Level 1 Skiers!
We were able to have a Level 1 Ski Certification Exam at Cascade over the weekend and 5 of them passed. Congrats you guys! -Tony
Author: Tony Herman
Tony is a Level 2 Certified PSIA Ski Instructor located at Cascade Mountain in Portage, WI. He teaches beginning and intermediate ski lessons to adults and private skiing lessons with kids. Book an appointment today.
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I Got on a Snowboard!
I think it has been a year or so but since there were no lessons going on Friday night, I was able to check out (rent) a snowboard and I took it out on the great snow we had. I had an absolute blast! It was so fun! It all came back to me. I…
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Five Hour Private Lesson!
Yes, on Saturday I had a private lesson from 9-10 am and then had a 5 hour lesson after that. It was fun. There were essentially 3 of us instructors with 3 students for 5 hours. We all worked together because the students (three 16 year old guys) wanted to stay together. We’d do a…
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Winter Fest in Madison
There’s the Madison Winter Festival this weekend – or just come up to Cascade and ski, tube or snowboard this weekend! Either way, get outside, people! -Tony
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Boy With Down Syndrome Ski Lesson
Last Saturday, I had my first lesson with a boy that had Down Syndrome. It went great. He skied really well. He was able to control his speed with a snowplow and even turn. He laughed a lot and had fun. The challenge was communication but even though I couldn’t understand him too well, I…
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Snowboarding Decline? Bring in the Fat Skis!
Was snowboarding a fad? It’s in decline lately. We’ll see what happens long term but it seems skiing is gaining ground and I can see that people are really enjoying fat skis – even in the Midwest: Snowboarding craze fades, skiing becomes cool again (seattletimes.com) Sales of snowboards and snowboard equipment have slipped 21 percent…
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Cold Snap in Wisconsin
Brrr! There’s a wind chill advisory for tomorrow and I’m teaching skiing tomorrow night. I better dress warm! 🙂 That’s winter in Wisconsin though… we get cold, then some warm and the warm stretches get longer and longer until it’s spring. -T
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January is “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month”
There’s still time to get out and learn and enjoy the rest of winter! www.skiandsnowboardmonth.org -Tony
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How Young Can Children Learn to Ski?
I just posted an article on my other website about what age kids can learn to ski. This was after I had a private lesson yesterday with two four year old boys. It was a fun lesson! -Tony
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Snow Tubing
I’ve worked there, what? Six years/seasons now? I still haven’t tried snow tubing. I think it would be fun in a group. Cascade has snow tubing season passes for $49 – that’s for all season. Want a cheap way to enjoy the snow? There it is! You can go all season as much as you…
