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Turn to go, not to slow

December 28, 2016 by Steve Hindman Leave a Comment

Do you feel or fear being out of control on more challenging terrain? If so, I bet you suffer from turning to slow instead of turning to go syndrome.

Yes, contrary to widely spread and immensely popular rumors, turns are meant to help you go, not to help you slow. This is the closely guarded secret of folks who glide by with relaxed smiles as they dance down the mountain. Working with gravity instead of against it, they use a lot less effort and have a lot more fun. You can too – here’s how:

Understand speed control: The tracks you leave in the snow trace a path that controls your speed by taking a longer route from top to bottom than going straight. To go slower, make more turns or tighter turns, or do both. If you want to go faster, follow a straighter path.

Tip, then turn: You can only flop from turn to turn when you try to turn your skis before you tip them downhill. If you tip, then turn, you’ll be able to replace the desperate flop to get your skis back across the hill and dug into the snow as fast as possible with a flow from turn to turn. To flow instead of flop, start a new turn by moving your core toward where you want to go as you tip your feet downhill. This will roll your uphill edges out of the snow and flatten your bases against the snow. From this neutral position, it’s easy to  tip and then turn your skis into the next turn and to flow forward into the next arc on a smooth and sinuous path of speed control.

turning to go at the top or start of a new turn

turning to go at the top or start of a new turn with skis tipped into the new turn before they are turned

This is simple but not easy. It requires letting go of the natural tendency to lean uphill and away from the slope, an ability to tip your skis from edge to edge while staying over and moving with your feet, and knowing where you are going from turn to turn.

I can help you understand, experience, and own these and other skills in daily lessons and specialty clinics throughout the season. Call now to book a lesson to learn to turn to go instead of to slow and to flow instead of flop from turn to turn.

Filed Under: Alpine Skiing, Articles, Coaching Tagged With: bump skiing, carving, coaching, Colorado Ski Instruction, easy, fun!, learn to ski, powder skiing, ski instruction, ski with less effort, smooth, speed control, student centered teaching, technique, Telluride

Why Ski with Steve

February 16, 2014 by Steve Hindman Leave a Comment

Why Ski with Steve? The simplest answer is because I want to ski with you. Sure, I fit in days when I “ski for me”, but sharing the pure joy of sliding around on snow with folks like you is what’s kept me skiing and instructing for more than thirty years. Over those years I’ve learned to watch, listen and feel to understand how I can help you get what you want out of each lesson and to achieve your potential on skis.

Your goal might be to enjoy skiing and to get to know the mountain better with your family. It might be gaining confidence and control to move up to more challenging terrain. Perhaps you’ve always wanted to try skiing but have just made it to the mountains, so you are starting from scratch. Maybe you want to learn how to ski bumps, steeps, or powder, or you may be looking for a guide to help you enjoy Telluride. Regardless of your goals, I can take you, your children, and your friends to the runs that fit your level – from green to double black – and we will have an amazing time.

My approach to teaching skiing and/or improving the skills you have is based upon two simple concepts:

  1. Why skis turn
  2. How to use your body to turn the skis

These two things are simple to understand and tend not to vary much from person to person. What does differ is how each person hears, sees, thinks, and feels.

To match your unique way of learning and perceiving, I draw from a toolkit I have developed through years of experience. I offer different ways to articulate the same concept, to demonstrate what I am saying, and provide drills to help you feel what I’m talking about.

As I explain, demonstrate, and let you try it, I observe your skiing to see how you respond, and talk with you about what you have heard. My goal is to work with you to find an idea, a concept, or an experience that helps you get what you came to me to learn. I know I’ve succeeded when I see the smile on your face, the joy in your movements, and the glint in your eyes that tells me you’ve discovered your own passion for sliding on snow.

Please Come Ski with Me!

Sincerely,

Steve Hindman

Steve Hindman is a top instructor for the Telluride Ski School, a veteran of the PSIA Nordic Demo Team, and has been a certified ski instructor for over 30 years.

Filed Under: Alpine Skiing, Coaching, Cross-Country Skiing Tagged With: backcountry skiing, bump skiing, carving, coaching, Colorado, Colorado Ski Instruction, heli-skiing, learn to ski, learn to ski in Telluride, learning styles, mogul skiing, powder skiing, ski instruction, student centered teaching, Telluride

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