Point 1. Edge your skis by rolling your ankles and knees as … Continue Reading ››

Many families go skiing. Skiers want to share their love of this insane sport with their offspring, with their spouses, and even with their friends. Maybe its like most other crazy behavior: if you can get others to do it, then maybe you’re not so crazy after all? … Continue Reading ››

Ski superstar Phil Mahre once said that skiing, for him, was best summed up as ‘the art of falling into the turn’. Indeed if you watch any accomplished skier carefully you will see a moment of relaxation between turns. nWhen first learning to give in to gravity, its often a battle … Continue Reading ››

Powder.  To skiers the word means many things.  Some associate it with cold, wet, floundering.  Others perhaps see it as a good shoveling chore for the kids!  However to many skier’s powder represents the ultimate in skiing pleasure.  The Western U.S.  is known worldwide for its amazing powder skiing.  However anyone who has spent much … Continue reading Skiing Powder →

Most skiers have the natural tendency of trying to force their skis to turn.  This force can take different guises:  many people throw their shoulders into the turn to rotate their skis, others hold their feet together and shove out their hips, and some people even actually jump and just twist their skis in the … Continue reading Tip-toeing Like a Beast: Smooth and Powerful Skiing →