Off-hill approaches
“My short turns feel like shit. I’m heel pushing to slow down cos I can’t turn my legs to finish my turn because I’m not crossing over because steeps terrify me.” That was part of a recent conversation I had with a fellow instructor who was preparing for an exam. In that sentence, she…
If you’ve ever been to a dance or yoga studio, you’ll notice there’s always a wall covered with mirrors. Now besides catering to the narcissist inside all of us, the mirrors serve as instruments of feedback and self-correction. The guy might actually feels like he’s doing what the instructor is doing, till he looks in…
Every start of the season, after a few runs of clearing the cobwebs, I find myself skiing quite well. Then somehow through the season, that feeling slowly but surely dissipates. It happens almost without fail every season. Through shared conversations with other instructors, I’ve discovered that this phenomenon is not unique just to myself. So…
You know how in boxing movies when the boxer trains for that big match, he does a whole lot of other stuff besides boxing. (Enter the theme music for Rocky films). Boxers skip to improve their footwork in the ring. They run to increase their endurance so they can last round after round. All that…
As strange as that sounds it holds true and very much so for many instructors I know as well. Although more accurately it should probably be, “…so I could learn how to ski better“. Being a ski instructor has several advantages in that pursuit that others cannot usually get, not at least without great expense.…
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