I want to ski better damn it! How can I?

[drjeff]

Conditioning and balance are also key to recovery in bumps...I have saved myself from yardsales many times this year only b/c I had the strength and balance to stay on my feet using every last bit of effort/energy I can muster.

This has made a very tangible difference in my core strength and balance this year

And I actually find the workouts fun, which helps since as I seem to be finding out with each passing day, that the older I get the harder I have to work to both try and atleast maintain and hopefully improve my fitness

 

[BenedictGomez]

Guess I'm getting creamed. That's ok.

I agree with you mostly. The fact is, most people didnt take lessons throughout their learning experience, and so they have a bias against it being necessity. They think, "well, I didnt have lessons, and I'm pretty good" - but just because it isnt 100% required, doesnt mean it isnt the best route possible, assuming one has the money. That said, obviously time on the mountain is crucial as others have said, but I dont see their point in pretending like it's "one or the other", as they're not mutually exclusive. Quality lessons + time on the mountain, will a better skier make, every time.

That's because you were already a proficient skier. As someone who grew up skiing straight skis, and came back to the sport with shaped skis, it's night and day.

In a way, I actually feel lucky that I learned on straight skis.

It similarly blows my mind to think that 20 year olds will never know what life was like, "before teh internetz".

 

[Cornhead]

Here's a thread about the guys at Gore who made and maintain glades there.http://www.nyskiblog.com/p/harvey-road-forum.html Two of them ski Racetigers! :-o Just goes to show you, it's more about the skier than what they ski.

I met two guys last week in VT, I gave their sticks a quick tune in my motel room. Later that day I hooked up with them and shared some turns. I had a preconceived idea of how they skied based on their equipment. The one skied pretty much as I expected, the other skied great. He was old school, legs pretty much together, he wanted to ski mostly groomers, but he skied them well.

 

[legalskier]

Watch somebody who's good.
Like this guy-



Nice tune, eh?