Get Ready to Ski with an Inline Slalom Course
Using in-line skates is a fabulous way to train for skiing during the off-season. n Slalom course … Continue Reading ››
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Smart Mogul Skiing
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 ››
For Lack of a Better Word, Mammoth
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 ››
Carve More and Hold Better
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 ››
Selkirk Backcountry: Spring Back Into Winter
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 ››
The Skier’s Curse
The knee didn’t lock up. I didn’t feel a tear, or hear a pop. It was one of those mystery maladies that I started feeling eight hours after playing basketball. Still, there was definitely something wrong. And facing a week-long mogul skiing camp 30 days later, I would rather … Continue Reading ››
The Perfect Last Run
It’s a rite of spring for skiers everywhere. Long after the lifts have shut down for the season, even as the valleys fill with summer haze, we look for sheltered fingers of sun-cupped snow high up near some shady crag. We hike, sometimes for hours, for one last run. … Continue Reading ››