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Bob's Matador Turn

code2ski — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:33:00 GMT

360 on the flats and 180 or less on sloping terrain. A flavor of Wagon Wheel drill but with the hub moved forward just outside the tip of your skis.

Wagon Wheel

code2ski — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:32:00 GMT

Wagon wheel is what the name says it is. Picture a hub and spoke wheel in your mind and apply to the snow with your skis on.

Erin's Trenches

code2ski — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:25:00 GMT

Trenches - best dug on soft days with your ski boots are usually longer and deeper then wider. They are your "magic skis" and are perfect to try before stepping into your first "real skis."

The Trick of Art

code2ski — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:21:00 GMT

The Trick of Art is an excellent drill, skill development and simply an eye-opening trick that can be used by both students and instructors. The trick is in using poles in a very unconventional way to make the body do what is otherwise a long road from explaining the concepts to seeing them applied in skiing.

Teaching Theory: Teaching and Learning Styles

code2ski — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:14:00 GMT

Joan E. Heaton is a popular contemporary writer on teaching styles in the PSIA circles, so if you happen to study for a certification with the oraganization, like I do this year, you'd rather get familiar with her work. They are well structured and widely accepted but, as always, one needs to be careful of not killing the natural dynamics of learning and teaching process with over-analysis.

TELEMARKING for ALPINERS

code2ski — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:53:00 GMT

Not long ago I got my first opportunity to tele with and among some of the best free-heelers in the region. And I was hooked, big time!

Now, did I hang my alpine boards and free-heel since? No, not at all but I cannot stop thinking about it and I cannot wait another opportunity to go out and tele again to further explore the truths about my alpine skiing! Yes, you got it right, ALPINE skiing.