I see you are from the kinder and gentler generation.
At Taos, we just toss them down one of the runs off the West Basin Ridge. Instant enlightenment.
Ahhh! The old 'Powder Bowl' trick.
I see you are from the kinder and gentler generation.
At Taos, we just toss them down one of the runs off the West Basin Ridge. Instant enlightenment.
Nice! Motivation is the most important key to a successful reprogramming , followed by good instruction. On the hill, not on the internet. Season-long instructional programs are best, as they enable focused long term development.OP still here, gotta get that reprogramming done
They do it that way at Snowbird tooI see you are from the kinder and gentler generation.
At Taos, we just toss them down one of the runs off the West Basin Ridge. Instant enlightenment.
Lots of motivation, perhaps missing ALL the ingredients required to taking a winter off of work and instead spending it all skiing and paying instructorsNice! Motivation is the most important key to a successful reprogramming , followed by good instruction. On the hill, not on the internet. Season-long instructional programs are best, as they enable focused long term development.
because for the skier, that inefficiency is skiing as they know it.
Seren’t you in the Northern Rockies for a good week in late April? How was that?OP still here, gotta get that reprogramming done
Slower than I'd like on the reprogramming And, physical flexibility and balance proved to be an issue--working on correcting that over the summer.Weren’t you in the Northern Rockies for a good week in late April? How was that?
So many great one-liners in this thread!Adults don’t have that option, so they go shopping for bargains that don’t exist.
Might take a bit-Slower than I'd like on the reprogramming
Slower than I'd like on the reprogramming And, physical flexibility and balance proved to be an issue--working on correcting that over the summer.
What if one is a highly motivated shopper?Adults don’t have that option, so they go shopping for bargains that don’t exist.
This is a super interesting idea that I've now been thinking about... could take like a 5 week course at Big White (the Sunshine one, while at my home resort, sounds like it is for nomadic 22-year olds who have no need for personal space or the avoidance of COVID)... sounds like not even that much skill required. Might turbocharge the skiing ability and be a little skibbatical? Presumably you would go from not-so-good a skier to competent over the course of that training?!Have you thought of doing CSIA instructor training?
1. CSIA because you are already traveling to Canadian resorts and doing lessons under CSIA instructors.
2. L1 and L2 training are short, 3/4 day workshops/assessments for a fairly modest amount of money (plus a small annual Association fee). They will break down and rebuild your technique step by step.
3. L1 training is conducted by resorts with their own L3 instructors. L2 training by CSIA L4 instructors with the necessary extra training.
Neither of those levels requires fantastic skiing skills. Just an ability to listen, accept constructive advice and a willingness to attempt what is asked. It won't turn anybody into a hip to snow carver nor a demon in the bumps - those things aren't even covered in those workshops - but it will provide a solid foundation.
Would recommend being comfortable back on skis before doing the workshops - say a few days on snow either immediately or shortly before.
Got to be one of the quickest paths to improvement short of spending several weeks to a season on snow and forking out huge $$s for resort lessons.
This is a super interesting idea that I've now been thinking about... could take like a 5 week course at Big White (the Sunshine one, while at my home resort, sounds like it is for nomadic 22-year olds who have no need for personal space or the avoidance of COVID)... sounds like not even that much skill required. Might turbocharge the skiing ability and be a little skibbatical? Presumably you would go from not-so-good a skier to competent over the course of that training?!