ski instruction

Money, not edge angle. What’s an appropriate or appreciated tip to an instructor for a full day group lesson?

I am very unhappy with Mammoth's new 4 Lessons= A Cali4ornia Pass Deal. I was looking into lessons and saw that the 4 Lessons Deal was back. Yes! Took a look and it's with new stipulations. A lesson = 6 hours = 1 point. You need 4 points to get the pass. Mammoth and it sister mountains only...

Many may know I am a new skier, we just returned from Utah where I skied 7 days (missed two ski days due to a dislocated rib ~don’t ask~ and a kidney stone). Anyway, I am sure this question is relative to all levels of skiers moving up in terrain, but here goes: When I get into steeper for me...

What really makes your day if you see a student begin to display something new in there skiing and you get to clearly point it out to them? I'm talking something that makes it a Wow lesson for both you and the student. One big one for me is when I can show a student that they are leaving double...

JP here.....I will be at PSIA/AASI's Masters Academy/Pro Jam at Killington (11-15 dec) and was wondering if anybody else will be there. I do know of one other (ykwya) so far........ Its an awesome event and my first time going in more than 20 years thinking about it!....(timing, expense...

First off, I'm very happy to see so many people who made it over here from EpicSki while also bummed that Vail or whoever shut EpicSkidown and didn't let the content be archived or (more realistically) sold to someone else. So much information and resources lost...just like that. Poof! At least...

Hi there, plenty of time here in the Northeast before skiing, yet looking for advise before hand. I am approaching 62 and want to ski again, depending on $$$. When and if I do, I want to go for 3 nights, 2 days skiing, taking a 1/2 day private lesson. Here's my plan: the first day I arrive, I...

What were/are they and how have they changed over time? For me, I was always going to ski Outer Limits some day. I did it this past season (2016-2017), both groomed and ungroomed. Now I'm not sure what's up next. And go...

Hopefully it ok to ask for this and I have asked in the right area. I will be in Park City in February 2018 . I was hoping the ski school would have a multi day lesson program happening then but unfortunately not so. In fact the ski school doesnt offer group lessons above a fairly low level...

I'm trying to get my head in the right place and start visualization and other such things to prepare myself for a less fearful ski season. Last year was by FAR my worst year on skis in terms of panic attacks. Mostly on steeps. (Actually, only on steeps, no matter how deep and fluffy the snow...

"Moguls are opportunities. Not obstacles." --Weems Westfeldt (Spring 2017) Bumps are scary, huh? If you are like me, ever since you started skiing, you have been trying to stay away from bad snow. Carefully choosing smooth, groomed runs, the closer to manicured, the better. Frankly, that's a...

Hi everyone, this is my first or second post here on Pugski, now that I've finally finished the period of mourning over epicski. I'm an instructor based at Grouse Mountain, in Vancouver, Canada, formerly at Whistler-Blackcomb. Anyways... When I was training for my level 3 exam, I noticed...

Well, this is interesting. On September 1st, a new on line course launches. The Course includes a series of ski instruction videos from Michael Rogan, with a price tag of $149.00. I first noticed it in a Facebook ad; here's the video promotion There is no doubt that Michael Rogan is...

I am intrigued lately how we acquire a new individual skill or movement pattern and "make the decision" to assimilate or reject it. How we learn and how we perform are related of course, but one is done more consciously than the other. There is a theory that our conscious input is extremely...

It is very natural to use analogies we are familiar with to help us understand concepts we are unfamiliar with. Instructors use this method all the time to help guests visualize or internalize new skiing movements or ideas. the question we usually ask very early in a lesson is, "so what else...

Hi There is nothing like a good instructor. But for different reasons, it's nice to supplement that with other sources of learning. This forum is an example. But I wonder what folks like to either use or recommend. I really like the series of videos by Elate Media on Youtube - They are good...

This has come up a few times with both my students and friends/family. The discussion goes something like this: My turns suck because my boot is "insert quote here": Too tight Doesn't flex Too loose My heel slips ...etc...etc.. While there are very clear cases where a boot can cause problems...

like most of us, I learned to ski from a boyfriend who showed me how to snowplow to control my speed,then told me to never slow down because he wasn't waiting for me. After (what seemed like) years of learning to control speed through turn shape, I decided to become a ski instructor, and was...

what are the steps, tips and tricks to make that perfect turn? How do you approach, engage and disengage your turn? We are all in search of the rush of making that perfect turn and that perfect run.

We are all trying to improve our skiing performance or we would not be reading the "Ski School" threads right?... If our goal is to realize our skiing potential and improve our performance we need to realize there are four basic areas that affect our performance potential which need to be...