Short Swings!
CALIFORNIA
Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows announced that the The Audi FIS Women’s Alpine World Cup at Squaw Valley (March 9 – 12, 2017) will be 100% carbon neutral. The area will materially reduce and offset emissions directly related to the event. Activities will include composting, fresh water stations (both areas discontinued sale of single use plastic ater bottles last season — the first in the nation to do so), and a variety of car-pooling and other eco-friendly transportation options.
Mountain High, 90 minutes from Los Angeles and Orange County, is open for the season. It bills itself as Southern California’s learn to ski and snowboard resort. 70+ are free, every day.
NEW MEXICO
The Town of Taos was selected as the country’s top ski town in a USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice contest. Other cities in the running included Whitefish, Montana and North Conway, New Hampshire.
QUEBEC
The annual Quebec Winter Carnival will take place January 27-29. It is the classic winter event. If you plan to go, dress for the cold!
UTAH
Brighton Resort is open and operating from top to bottom.
Park City Mountain Resort lifts are now running for the season. It is the largest ski resort in the US and has something for every skier and boarder. Like most other Utah resorts, it’s a short ride from the airport.
VERMONT
Okemo announced that opening day featured top to bottom terrain, a feat it has achieved for four opening days in a row. Thank you, snow making crew! Okemo is also planning demo days on 12/10-11.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Several resorts are planning to open this weekend in New Hampshire. Black Mountain, Cranmore, Gunstock, and Ragged Mountain are making snow and grooming. Check conditions before you go with Ski New Hampshire.
OTHER
Patagonia’s Black Friday sales hit $10 million, 100% of which was donated to grassroots environmental organizations working around this fragile planet of ours. Thank you, Patagonia!
Mountain Collective provides two days of skiing at 14 iconic North American resorts, including Alta/Snowbird; Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, Jackson Hole, Revelstoke, Whistler Blackcomb, and Stowe. The pass costs $419. Pass holders get 50% off additional days (no blackouts). It is ski value at its best if travel plans take you to those great locations.
Timber Creek Lodge is a new relaity show on the Bravo network. It’s set in an upscale ski lodge and, based on the trailer, features a selection of curvaceous and hard body youngsters doing what they can to please the patrons and each other. Premiers Monday, December 5th at 10pm ET/PT.
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Hands Up For Balance: A Technique Tip
Keep An Eye On Your Arms.
Note arms elevated and away from the body, a key to stability and balance. That’s Ted Ligety, by the way.
One of the best tips I ever got was from a guy who was a former Colorado Pro Tour racer. Frank Anderes had a keen eye for what was happening on the hill and besides telling me that it was important to make a lot of turns on a smaller hill, his tip about balance still resonates with me today. One day in the lodge, Frank remarked that I skied with my hands too far inside. He said that I would never guard anyone in basketball with my hands in tight or hit a tennis ball with hands in too tight. The reason to get the hands out wider is primarily for balance. He then showed me a graphic example of how that works. He asked me to put my hands in tight to my body and immediately he knocked me off balance with a push to my left side. He then said, “ Pat – get those hands out to your sides in peripheral vision range and see what happens. He then tried to knock me over again but I was able to remain stable on my feet.
When I look at the forces that occur in a ski turn, like what is shown here with Ted Ligety, it would be next to impossible to execute a powerful turn like that with your hands in tight to your body. Unfortunately a lot of skiers get lazy and keep their hands in tight and low and skid through the turns. In order to make a dynamic turn, one has to put a lot of pressure on the outside ski and bend it. In order to maintain that balance and fight the centrifugal force, you have to have those hands out just like Ted. A slightly countered position facing the new turn with the hands out wide, will enable you to create a strong edge angle, be solid on your feet and execute a strong turn. So, if you have played any sport, you will remember the coaches referring to the “ready” position. Hands outside, joints flexed, ready for action. Think Snow!!!
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