J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Snapzzz

Iceman wrote:Almost 6pm and headache is going away. Now where is that wine? Does wine go with pizza?

Iceman wrote:I have a headache :roll:

verbier_ski_bum wrote:Nice video. Little Snapzzz isn't doing too badly but to me it looks that she's too far back, hence the snowplough because this is the way she's trying to keep her skis from running away from her. With weight back it will be difficult to learn any technique because the main thing in technique is keeping skis under you. If you get behind your skis everything gets very hard, too fast and too scary. Maybe her instructor wasn't able to explain this to her in a way that she could understand and apply. Also, at this stage she shouldn't be skiing with poles. Unless she knows how to use them just having them along won't do any good to her posture and balance. There is a reason why kids who go to a ski school are not allowed poles until they get to fairly advanced stage and can confidently turn parallel. If she wants to ski with poles maybe she should just hold them in front of her with both hands like a bicycle handles - this will also stop her hands from falling down and behind her and make her get a bit further forward and more in control of her skis. She has long time ahead of her to improve and progress but proper stance is the basics and a key to this progress. If she can get it she'll outski you in 2-3 weeks with ease, like all kids typically do when they start young, and you will no longer have to ski green slopes and will have to wait for her while she's doing jumps in the park.