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
This lesson will help you learn to make short turns using low-effort, simple movements. nIn ski turns, each of your feet plays a different role. One foot is the stance foot – you balance primarily on this foot, and it supports most … Continue Reading ››
As the leaves turn from green to gold and the Canadian air roams south to its winter dwelling, my thoughts turn to skiing like they do to the opposite sex each spring. However, this snowy renaissance is far less fragile than human relationships and far more intoxicating.nWhen I dream … 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 ››