Okay, so we’ve got most of our gear on and made our way over to the bunny Slope. Once you attach these giant planks to your feet it’s going to feel a little like wearing …
Read moreBeginner Skiing Progression – Basic Mobility And The First Moves On Snow.
Objective:Situational Stem Turns can be used as part of a progression for novice skiers to move towards parallel turns, or used as a tactic for new parallel skiers to mange steeper terrain.What To Do?Use a …
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Objectives:Wide Track parrallel can be a good option for novice skiers to progress from a wedge towards their first parallel turns. Provided shallow enough terrain is available it can often be a shortcut, eliminating the …
Carving clean tracks is an easily measured objective. You can simply look back at the marks left by your skis in the snow. The skis sidecut will create a steering angle when the skis are tipped …
Advancing beyond the intermediate plateau requires the confidence to increase speed and difficulty of terrain. At this point many people have the desire to get off the groomers and into small bumps or off-piste. One of …
Now that a skier can turn both ways… it’s time to start linking turns together and exploring the mountain. Most skiers prefer the added stability of a wedge initially, but if parallel magically happens… go …
It’s often easiest for a skiers first turns on snow to be done one at a time… typically in a wedge for added stability, although can be done with skis parralellel as well if the …
The ‘Braking Plow’ (AKA. a Snowplow / Wedge / Stem / Pizza / Pie… or any other triangle analogy) is often used to help the new skier balance, manage speed and stop on gentle terrain. Although …
It’s your first day on skis! You’ve figured out how to get your gear on and shuffle around on the flats… now it’s time to start sliding. Where’s the Bunny Hill!Objective: To balance on a gliding …
Read moreBeginner Skiing Progression – The Gliding Straight Run
A first time skier often feels like they’ve just stepped off their space ship onto an alien planet. Ski boots even look like space boots, and I’m pretty sure that’s what attracted me to the …
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This old Piste to Peak Volume 2 teaser shows some seriously slushy spring bump skiing filmed one May day on Whistler mountain. The demonstrations include a variety of tactical lines and turn shapes including ultra …
This demonstration video may appear to be a shameless promotion for Piste to Peak Volume #3. That’s because this is the teaser video for it… so I guess it is! We’ll document some more specific …
…unless of course you want something else to happen! Technique isn’t about looking pretty or trying to match some technical model set out by [INSERT YOUR FAVORITE SKI INSTRUCTOR ASSOCIATION HERE]. Technique will allow you to …
Referred to by many “Medium Parallel” or “Intermediate Parallel” this is a good goal for anyone wishing to cruise a variety of slopes from easy green runs to steeper blue runs… and even groomed black …
