Why is syncro skiing the pinnacle of ski teaching?

[Josh Matta]

Sure it show versatility but it just seems odd to me, I am just watching the videos coming out from interski and its is great skiing by almost all the team, but honestly couldnt we show the best and brightest of the profession, in a different way?

 

[scott43]

Well...figure skating doesn't do figures anymore..so you have some precedent there..

 

[T-Square]

It’s the best and brightest doing their thing. It shows off the team and their abilities. It looks good and develops esprit and is a recruiting tool. There is really no other thing to do to show off your skills. The next best thing are the lectures.

The ski demos are done for the same reason the Marine Silent Drill team performs;

 

[PeteW]

And it is FUN. Fun watching and fun participating

My ski buddy is returning from bad non skiing injury and we ski mostly easy groomed terrain so doing it is very nice way to show off We were teached from same instructor and he encouraged us doing synchro in various ways - sync, a-sync, side by side, short turns, long turns, carved turns, on steeps, on shallow slopes.

As I am not an instructor I can not say if it is a "pinnacle" but I see it as great tool for learning various turn shapes and speed control.

 

[Mike King]

Josh, you still have time. Get a bunch of your buds and register by March 28 for the Aspen World Synchro Championships to be held in Aspen April 11-13. You need a team of 6 or 8. Day one is practice, day two is a race and bumps, and day three is the synchro skiing. Four passes.

http://www.aspendivas.com/awsc.html

Synchronized skiing requires the participants to have similar movement patterns so that the turn shapes and speed are similar. It also requires precision. It is a great tool for refining your skiing.

Word of disclosure -- I happen to be the organizer for this year's AWSC.

Mike

 

[mdf]

I should see if I can find the old photos of @KevinF and me synchro - ing in the bumps.

 

[Bad Bob]

In past years there was a day of single skier exhibitions at Interski too. Do they still exist?

Doubt there is a one of those that can't rock it.

 

[James]

They've got to have something to do on limited terrain. It looks cool. Has zero to do with teaching like most of the demo team process of selection.

I've been wondering when we're going to see free skiers doing something together in natural terrain. Even if it's only two.

 

[Mike King]

They've got to have something to do on limited terrain. It looks cool. Has zero to do with teaching like most of the demo team process of selection.

I've been wondering when we're going to see free skiers doing something together in natural terrain. Even if it's only two.

Powder 8’s. Bumble sponsored the comp this year at Aspen — 62 teams competed.

 

[James]

I bet no one was like TJ!

 

[mdf]

I should see if I can find the old photos of @KevinF and me synchro - ing in the bumps.

They were very small bumps, but still...

 

[Tricia]

I've seen a few of the videos that have popped up on social media. I was actually watching it and thinking about the control and precise turns they have to make to do it so smoothly and not crash into each other.

 

[Mike King]

I bet no one was like TJ!

Aspen Extreme was the inspiration for Bumble to sponsor this year's powder 8 championship!

 

[James]

What is Bumble?

 

[Sibhusky]

Like Tinder only with more safeguards, from what I understand. Dating app.

 

[Bad Bob]

It would be interesting to see a syncro team made up of members from the teams of DIFFERENT countries. That could really show off the technical differences.

 

[Nancy Hummel]

It would be interesting to see a syncro team made up of members from the teams of DIFFERENT countries. That could really show off the technical differences.

Well, then it might not be syncro.

 

[James]

Given the skiing is similar to a demolition derby smash and pass- ie figure 8 pattern, the margins are tight and dangerous. Colliding at 30+mph would be bad.

 

[Mike King]

Given the skiing is similar to a demolition derby smash and pass- ie figure 8 pattern, the margins are tight and dangerous. Colliding at 30+mph would be bad.

I might have recently been testament to that...

Mike

 

[Fuller]

What is Bumble?

Asking for a friend?