Nigel’s Q&A with Dr. Ken

Back in the day, if you were looking to interview a ski instructor, the best place to find a suitable specimen would have been in the deepest, darkest, smokiest recesses of an Austrian bar. Nowadays, just like the rest of us, ski instructors have matured.  This interview was conducted remotely; I was on my deck, …

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Skier Face Plants - Whats wrong your technique?

ADAPTING TO POWDER… and HOW TO AVOID ETERNAL PUBLIC DISGRACE

It’s the 5th of December and 2 major events are just around the corner. In order of increasing importance they are: Major event number 1: Christmas. You’ve probably heard of this so I won’t bother to explain. My kids are almost as excited about this as they are about major event number 2. Major event …

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Deep powder skiing camps in Japan

Top 11 – Powder Skiing Tips

Tips and tactics for skiing that awesome phenomenon known as powder… leave your frustrations behind.   1) A more two footed approach… Do you ever get frustrated skiing in powder because your outside ski plunges into the snow and runs away on you? The solution is to ski with a little more even pressure on …

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Snowboarding 101 – Ball Riding

‘Ball Riding’; It’s hard to keep a straight face when saying it but it works. Not unlike ‘bull riding’, or life for that matter, our sport is all about balance. If you are well balanced on your snowboard, you will enable yourself to more effectively develop all the other necessary skills. It would be hard …

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7 week CSIA level 3 ski instructor training boot camp

Skiing 101 – Stance Width…

Why you can’t get a straight answer! There seems to be all sorts of confusion about how wide your stance should be ever since the shaped ski revolution in the mid-nineties. I’m often accussed of having ‘a narrow stance’ myself, and I’m constantly bombarded with questions about it, so I think it’s time to clear …

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Ski Leadership Training - Skiing amongst the rocks

Skiing 101 – Dynamic Balance

  Anyone who has ever taken a ski lesson… …has probably heard their instructor mention something about their stance and/or balance… and for good reason. It’s arguably the most important skill in skiing.  Of course there are many other important skills. In fact a functional stance and great balance don’t really do anything to make a …

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