31 Mar, 2015 | Ski Trainers Cert Articles
By Ben Adams, 2007. Often, ski racing turns will be completed with less than perfect form as function (skiing fast) is more important than looking pretty, however a good skier makes for a good ski racer and good form should be strived for in training as well as...
31 Mar, 2015 | Ski Trainers Cert Articles
By Anne-Marie Robertson, 2007. Understanding the forces involved in a dynamic ski turn and how these relate to modern ski design helps to explain why we make the movements we do to maximize ski performance. A ski pointed straight down a fall line will accelerate...
31 Mar, 2015 | Ski Trainers Cert Articles
By Toby Arnott, 2007. Ski Instructors are consistently challenged throughout their careers by the first time skier. The instructor will be challenged by terrain available, the weather conditions and the student’s ability. For most instructors level one or first...
31 Mar, 2015 | Ski Trainers Cert Articles
By Steve Trout, 2007. Contemporary ski technology has afforded both instructors and students the opportunity of experiencing the pleasure and exhilaration of dynamic carved turns. When it comes to teaching skiing however, there exists widespread student...
31 Mar, 2015 | Ski Trainers Cert Articles
By Simon Grove, 2007. Skiing’s X-Factor “You must think of skiing as an activity that begins in the snow, reacts through your skis and is understood through the soles of your feet.” Everard and Witherell, 1993, ‘The Athletic Skier.’ Snow...
31 Mar, 2015 | Ski Trainers Cert Articles
By Kirsty Hole, 2008. When looking at the skiing learning curve of the general public, there is a leveling-off that occurs in terms of skill development. This plateau happens in and around level four. People usually move through the beginner levels one to three quite...
