Ski season is here, ready or not, and if you want to glide with the best, be sure you give your boards an early season tune-up, either with a do-it-yourself treatment or with a quick visit to your local shop. nMost important is to make sure the bases are waxed, says Tim … Continue Reading … Continue reading An Early Season Tune-Up is a Must for Skis and Snowboards
Take a trip down memory lane with me for a moment. Think back to that first major ski equipment purchase you ever made. Perhaps you’re tired of an endless stream of dull edge skis and ill-fitting rear entry boots available from your … Continue Reading ››
Using in-line skates is a fabulous way to train for skiing during the off-season.n Slalom course … Continue Reading ››
Whistler (BC), Canada – Summer skiing on a glacier in Whistler. Just saying the words out loud made my friends jealous and my primary care physician cringe. Why? Because it’s a strange, exotic, dangerous, adventure that is just plain cool. That’s why. After all, how many people do you … Continue Reading ››
Mammoth Lakes, CA – I am a New Englander. I was raised to love cold and snowy winters, with weather that could turn on a dime. I relish the small town vistas scattered amongst the ancient hills that here, we call mountains. I am used to … Continue Reading ››
This lesson will help you to carve more and to achieve better edge hold by using the Phantom Move assisted by shortening of the free leg. This will increase edge angle and therefore carving. In ski turns, each of your feet plays … Continue Reading ››
My brother John and I experienced a bit of spring followed by a whole lot of winter during a backcountry ski trip to the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, June 7-12, 2000. The corn snow yielded superb turning and the … Continue Reading ››