Here’s a good video I found about how to make big turns in a smaller space. This is useful to control your speed on more of a pitch. I tell my students that you can ski really any pitch if you just make big turns and it’s true.
-Tony
Ok, so it’s going to get really cold again this season. If you remember last year (who could forget?), you’ll remember that it was nice in December and then just colder than the North Pole the rest of the season… brrr! So, if you’re even thinking about getting outdoors this late fall or winter, get…
Last night, the powder at Cascade was amazing! I loved it. We don’t get these days too often and there were people taking advantage of it but not so many that there were any lines. I might have got 20 runs in within the 90 minutes I was out there skiing. The best run was…
This last weekend, I worked Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday night, I had a group of middle school kids. I was able to go through my entire beginner lesson. It went well and the kids were great. It was really cold, so I kept everyone moving to keep them warm. We came all…
Ready to ski yet? Well, we’re past June 21st, so the days are getting shorter. In fact, during the weather forecast this morning, they said we just turned a corner and it’ll basically be getting cooler from now on until the end of February. The snow will be here before you know it! We’re getting…
I was talking with someone the other day. He was talking about how his son really wants to learn skiing. He said he was good enough to get down the hill with some control and hated weekends because there were too many people. I could totally relate to that! I used to only ski during…
Well, I got back from training out in Colorado and I’m ready to start skiing in Wisconsin! I’ve been talking to people I meet and it seems many of them don’t have plans to ski this year. If that’s you, then why not? Why stay indoors all winter, watching TV or whatever? Why not get…