Messages posted by : dustyfog
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not meaning to trip over anyone's cyber territories. i post here too, and reasonably actively. i like both forums, especially since readers seem to be diverse when you combine the two. its not an attempt at promotion, its a suggestion to anyone to contribute, can only help. but thats the beholder's call, its not a promotion, its a call for anyone with good knowledge to share it. i and others gain nothing but better info.
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since many of us share a love for the zen/religion of skiing especially for our kids, epic ski has started a wiki on the subject. many of you are europe-based and experienced, accomplished skiiers, anything constructive you can contribute can only be very helpful to parents and kids the world over.
http://www.epicski.com/wiki/children-and-good-skiing dustyfog |
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Mike - would love to visit NS one of these days, i think once we did have a vacation planned to hit NS, Newfoundland, Labrador etc but life intervened. Where do you normally ski? I am only one year into it and most of my skiing is done in upstate NY at a small mountain called Catamount. Love the place, they nurtured my boy's natural love and skill at the sport, he took to it on the first day like an eagle takes to the skies...never looked back. Have been to Sunshine Village, Alberta with him, last year, great place, big mountain and so much snow in late spring. This year as you know from the thread, was Austria, have a TR in the Austria forum. Live in well, as I see it, the nerve centre of the planet, Manhattan!
Will inline skate once I am able. Have to find softboot skates, they exist I know. Trencher for a good ole boy from Minnesota, well, actually its a very progressive state for sure; you have skiied many places on this planet. Were you a professional in the field, or just a passion you have made significant efforts to pursue? Regardless, your counsel, has been a pleasure and its all mine. |
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the video of my son skiing is just an ode from father to son for teaching dad that skiing is good for his soul.
the video of me, is a training video, sorry, its long but really its my cut before klaus sends me his analysis, so i can watch it over and over and burn into memory all the things i learnt...i do provide a warning that it's long..dont mean to bore anyone else.. it was posted to get some counsel from trencher and also for ross to "meet" someone who had skiied under the wing of the class act, mr mair. trencher's advice was helpful and his discussion on this thread has been very useful. for instance just by watching my own baby-steps (its just one year of skiing, two seasons) and its not like i ski all the time, got to hoof it to get to a slope, nothing in "manhattan" after all! I figured out, after referring back to klaus' video, watching trencher's gif's that (a) while i have the up move down, i need to get more forward still, and be even more patient; (b) remind myself what i did to get down the steeps in ontrol so when i re-engage, it should be second-nature this coming winter or earlier (thats just hoping, since right arm is out of commission!) now mike from NS - is that Nova Scotia! just curious.. |
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historically inline-skates killed my shins, same thing happened when i started skiing last year. Dax is a bomber on his roller-blades and right now is rip-stik-ing away. I should get a new pair and start roller-blading, i.e. inline skating but right now incapacitated - just had rotator cuff/bicep tendon repair surgery...right arm not exactly functional and extremely painful..
thanks for the counsel best dustyfog ps: here is dax and dad last year, april 08 at sunshine village alberta, with pal adrian,..come a long way, he sure has, dad too i think http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_uoROUiYMQ |
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thanks trencher, absolutely, dax's outside ski weighting is so good and so natural and he is on his edge that he has no problem lifting his inside ski..dad is a ways from that..my right leg really seemed to lag on the right turn, my weaker turn, left leg as downhill ski did not feel as solid as right leg, but it began to change in lech-zurs...that is what klaus got rid of with the up and forward..and strong focus on timing also so i wait longer as skis turn into the fall-line, before bringing skis together ..by the way, those gentle training slopes are almost non-existent in lech!
thanks for links to bill thistle's videos - watching the ones he focuses on the boots here is dax..again... http://www.vimeo.com/4335854 thanks - now all preparation is mental |
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Trencher, i watch your short ski clips on this site ..they are rock'n'rolla..awesome stuff...
two questions : 1. how do you post film clips onto this site? 2. pros like you and klaus mair simply shift your hips from one "inside" and cross-over/under to the new "inside" and tip your skis on edge..interesting and a goal of mine to achieve - where does one attain this progression after learning how to let the turn happen due to gracity? since i actually skiied with klaus m in lech-zurs this april(he is a class act in person) and he re-engineered my skiing since i have been skiing now one year (two seasons on skis) and thought i had improved till i ran into major trouble on the relatively steep slopes of lech and zurs. he focused on the up-&-forward move so i learnt how to let gravity turn my skis and thus get rid of my stem step/stem christie type turn.. here is clip if interested-1st 45 secs are good example of what i skiied like when i arrived..then next 5mins 30 secs are "training" and finally the last 4 minutes show me putting into motion my training..last 40 secs is me coming down a very steep mogulled up pitch on black at zurs, while some of my upper body rotation shows up, i was actually pleased that i came down clamly and undercontrol all the way, he taught me how to slide down steep pitches, slow, careful and relaxed.. have a look if you have the time... ross - this is lessons with my pal klaus mair..the dvd costs only 29 usd, so definitely less than 40 sterling.. its one heck of a value investment...and the man is very responsive.. http://www.vimeo.com/4344290 |
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you guys are great...nice place to have a chat ! looks life is treating you folks well, that's a good thing, sharing good spirits makes the world a better place..
here is a clip worth a laugh! http://www.vimeo.com/4554190 |
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