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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blade Inline skating is making a comeback, and with the help of a new app, it can help make you a better skier. AUGUST 26, 2019 JON JAY When I found out the brand Rollerblade is launching a new program that utilizes inline skating for pre-season […]
“There’s more emphasis now on body language than ever before, like knowing when a student is getting frustrated and needs to take a break.” BY ASHLEA HALPERN January 7, 2021 Logan Lanier is a ski instructor at the Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado. He works primarily with children, leading group and private lessons, but also competes with the Telluride […]
Tree Martinis at Ski Valley For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes. The legend of the Martini Tree begins in the winter of 1958-1959 at Ski Valley, a resort and school located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, just north of the city of Taos, New Mexico. During a […]
How to Train for Skiing This article is part of our series: Intro to Skiing. Previous Article Tips for Your First Time Skiing or Snowboarding You don’t want to call it quits early on your first day out skiing because your sore thighs and legs are screaming for après ski just a few runs in. A […]
How to Ski Bumps Many skiers will describe themselves as “experts,” and then admit, in the same breath, that they “don’t do bumps.” It’s not surprising: Moguls take pride in making you look bad. Whether you’re an occasional bumper looking to smooth and polish your technique, or a total newcomer who has always stuck to […]
SAFETY SHRED DAYS WITH VICTOR DAVIET & FRIENDS Jan 12, 2019 Last week, the Safety Shred Days event organized by rider Victor Daviet took place in Arêches Beaufort, France. The four-day event was based around avalanche safety awareness, preparation and readiness. On the first day, 686, Salomon, Smith and Dakine invited some lucky retailers for […]
Learning Curve Tips and tricks to elevate your technique and take your skiing to the next level. SKI Magazine Editors Jan 3, 2018 An unexpected late-April storm has laid down 10 inches of sweet, surfy powder on a quiet Friday morning at Utah’s Snowbird Ski Resort. Nick Herrin, Professional Ski Instructors of America’s (PSIA) newly minted CEO, […]
PHOTO: Jamie Kripke Ski Instructors Are Doing Our Sport’s Most Important Work We owe a lot to the most overlooked group of skiers on the mountain January 10, 2019 By Sierra Shafer IT WAS SNOWING in Whitefish. Again. For eight days straight, a relentless February storm had been blanketing Montana in white, adding 45 inches to the […]
Have Fun, Learn Skills, Tackle Fears At Women-Only Northeast Ski Workshops Martha Wilson Saturday, 01 December 2018 Whether you want to take your skiing and riding to the next level, tackle fears or just take time for yourself, there’s a women’s program at a Northeast resort that can fit the bill. Sunday River’s Holiday Hangover, Jan. […]
Top 5 Eastern Resorts To Take A Beginner Martha Wilson October 10, 2018 So you’ve got a friend – or perhaps a significant other –that you’d love to share your passion for the mountains with. You know that if that friend can have as great a time skiing or riding as you do, he or […]
Skiing Grandparents Play Major Role Introducing Grandkids To Winter Sports by Jon Weisberg — May 16, 2018 Courtesy: Daily Mail Grandparents who ski or board play a major role introducing their grandchildren to the sport. This is one of several significant findings from the April reader survey. It was the fifth SeniorsSkiing.com reader survey, and it produced […]
