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GUEST SNOWTIPS
After
skiing with my guests I like to ask them for that tip that enabled
them to improve. With their permission I write that snowtip here
for them to view before their next snow experience.
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Aug
19 - 20 Brittany. NZ. Balance your shoulder out towards
your outside ski.
Jul
10 Lyn Hawke. Christchurch NZ. Look ahead + toes!
Jul
8 Lian McKoy. Auckland NZ. Bend your ankle first when you bend
your legs.
Jun
28 Alex & Fliss Milligan. Auckland NZ. Make a 'pizza' with
your skis and remember 'aeroplanes'.
Jun
25 Ann Richardson. Sydney Aust. Use your wrist only when pole
planting. Rely on your legs rather than your upper body to turn
your skis.
Jun
29 Andrew. (Stockbroker) Melbourne Aust. Balance your upper body
towards your outside ski - no twisting!
Jun
11-12 Liann Thio. Singapore. Move your shoulder towards your outside
ski. Drag that pole as practice.
Apr
8 Bob & Michelle Leibowitz. UT. Move your stomach (belt buckle)
in the direction you want to go. Move both skis together down
the hill.
Apr
7 Greg & Chris Turner & Anne FL. Balance on your toes.
Move forward to start your turn.
Mar
30 - 31 Mark Ramsey, Michael Waluzak, Mike Blue Ohio. Pole plant
to reach downhill. Move forward to enter the new turn. Balance
earlier on the new ski.
Mar
30 Stephen Goll Florida. Balancing on both skis when turning them
downhill.
Mar
29 Bob Sinnott UT. Turn your inside ski for powder.
Mar
27 - 28 Zack Tevanian CA. Keep your pizza without the "edgie-
wedgie".
Mar
24 - 26 Debbie Coleman. WA. Look up and allow the skis to go down
the hill.
Mar
24 Kim Roseman. GA. Get onto the balls of your feet.
Mar
19 - 23 Allison Palmisano. GA. Balance on your outside ski. The
exercise holding up the poles.
Mar
18 - 22 Nikki Gendelman. NY. Make your pizza and turn "all
by yourself".
Mar
9-11 Johnathon Wasserman. NY. Pizza turns and giant bumps.
Mar
8 Ashley Anderson. Atlanta. Remember the video. Your legs turn
your skis.
Mar
4-6 Grasshopper, Bigsister, Alex. Atlanta. Feel the force. Cream
pies only at lunch!
Mar
6 David Levy. Pole plant using your wrist only.
Mar
2 Kathy Stockard. Getting up over my skis.
Mar
1 Ann Charat. UT. Feet apart. Look ahead. No up - accross!
Mar
1 Bruce Oestreich. NY. Turn around the bump. Bend your downhill
knee.
Feb
25-26 Joseph & Adele Gulfo. Stay on your toes/ balls of your
feet. Shoulder down hill while hips and knees uphill.
Feb
25-Mar 3 Anne Sawyer NY. Exhilarating to feel your feet! Redefining
the boundaries with undulations!
Feb
24 Emily Purdon. Beautiful pizza stops.
Feb
18-23 Katie Skillman. Turn your toes to see the animals.
Feb
15-17 Michael Bowes, Essex UK. Turn your inside ski.
Feb
5 - 6 John & Bobby McGlinn. Bobby - do the 'big toe' thing
earlier and earlier in the turn. John - plant your pole on the
bump. On groomed snow do the 'rubber band 'thing.
Feb
4 Willie Hunt. Make your 'pizza' and then your 'french fries'.
Feb
1 - 2 Dawn Curtis. TX. Feel your downhill leg bending as well
as the uphill one.
Jan
30 - 31 Barry & Ina Orr. New Jersey. Ina-Make your 'banana'
as you look ahead. Barry-Allow gravity to lead you down the hill.
Jan
28 Mary Lynn Silvestro. Ohio.Roll your feet from side to side.
Jan
27 Maria. Mexico. Turn your feet in the wedge to turn your skis.
Jan
26 Mark Ramsey. Ohio. Relax the 'small' of your back to make balancing
easier.
Jan
20 - 21 Debbie Vangelos. Use a smaller wedge and turn to control
your speed.
Jan
18 Wally. Move your outside shoulder over your outside ski.
Jan
17 Julia Averbuck, Brazil. Turn your skis across the mountain
to slow down.
Jan
16 Julia & Thomas Averbuck, Brazil. Balance in the middle
of your foot.
Jan
15 - 17 Alain Borel, White Post, VA. Tip your skis up onto their
edges for the groomed. 'Skid' your skis in the bumps.
Jan
14 Art, Alison & Roy, Texas. Open your skis to a 'pizza' and
then make 'french fries'. (Send me a copy of the photo please.)
Jan
13 Katy & Allie, Texas. Either press on the 'orange' or the
'lemon'. Dress with lots of layers for skiing.
Jan
11 John & Becky Millar. John - Complete the turn on your right
leg for control. Becky - Looking downhill allows you to move your
hips over your feet.
Jan
1 Thomas Keough, Oregon. Move in and out of the "banana"
position.
Dec
30-31 Larry & Adrienne, LA. Hit the golf ball in the middle
of the club head. As you move 'up' roll your toes over.
Dec
25-28 Gerry & Renata Grabcheski. Lower your outside hand.
Dec
23-24 Chuck & Cindy Dana, Toledo. Turn your skis with your
legs.
Dec
22-23 Cheryl NY. Turn both skis kiddo!
Dec
22-23 Anne Robinson Virginia. Balance with your shoulder over
the outside ski.
Jerry Robinson. Balance on your big toe in a smaller wedge.
Dec
18 P Bakre NY. Feel your shin on the front of the boot.
Dec
17 Jim Genova Dallas TX. Roll onto the contra
edge.
Dec
16 Sharron Glickman San Francisco. Show the ski bases to the trees
on the side of the run.
Dec
15 Paul Scmnacher & Laney San Francisco CA.
Turn your right ski first to go right, especially in powder.
Dec
10-12 Bryce Scarfone. 'Snowsnakes' for skiing powder
& no 'canoe' turns!
Dec
10 Jordan Silverman Park City UT. 'Snowsnakes' to
ski the powder.
Oct
23 Sam Struthers Christchurch NZ. Toes forward.
Outside pole.
Oct
9 Trish Waters Melbourne Aus Feel your
shin on the tongue of your boot.
Sept
28 Jan & Michael Gold Coast Aus Jan:
Look ahead & go from one set of edges to the other.
Michael: Look ahead & use the pole drag drill to angulate.
Sept
28 Ross Chisnall Mayfield NZ Press
on your big toe.
Sept
27 James Kingscote Ohoka NZ Go down; plant
your pole; move up to your toes.
Sept
21 Kathy Wilmont Auckland NZ When you
flex, bend your ankle.
Sept
15 Shane McCarthy Dublin IRE Look ahead
to maintain balance.
Sept
13-15 Rowan Holland Palmerston North NZ
Balance in the middle of your foot.
Sept
12 Catherine Philpot Wimbledon UK Balance
on your outside ski early.
Sept
11 Jamie Montgomery Christchurch NZ
Pizza please Jamie.
Sept
11 Bridget McIver Auckland NZ/ San Francisco
CA Use your feet and legs.
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