realskiers

Are you allowed to mention PMTS at the gathering? (JOKING!!!)

Sounds like a blast. It's a wonderful day when you have
guides that can show you the mountain.

Not exactly Elk!

Lynn

Lynn et al,

The Epic Gathering is a blast, I met so many new friends that I would love to ski with again. It reminded my of meeting Gary and Ron 3? years ago in Jackson Hole. That event enriched my life, (note to self - ski with Gary next year). Each day we would break up into new small groups and go explore. I can't keep up with the best of the group (about a dozen out of 40), but, no mistake all can ski pretty well. Many stayed in the same Quality Inn and we would meet at 7 for breakfast, ski all day and then about 15 or more would go out for dinner. Does not get much better and there is no better way to end the ski year than the "beach party" at A-Basin.

PMTS was discussed much more than I expected. On the very first day, all of the 5 people that I skied with, including the L3 PSIA instructor who was our guide, gave me props for my style (ok, put your ego back in check big guy). That opened the door to PMTS discussion I could "walk the walk" on technique. I was asked by several for a demonstration and would do a simple tipping drill that they could try. Many told me the continued to work on this because it improved the quality of turns. Epic instruction gets described sometimes as though it came from one individual and that is not the case. The people in my group would ask "what is the difference between the two schools". The L3 instructor told me his style has more of PMTS in it than PSIA. One excellent PMTS skier Geoffda, was with the group for two days and his skiing just stands out. There was an "ad-hoc" seminar on the mountain where my L3 guide and Geoffda showed the differences between the PSIA up movement and the PMTS flex release. So there was a lot of good discussion.

Next year the Gathering will be in Tahoe and it's now high on my agenda. It's about people who love to ski and enjoy the company of others.

BTW, on our day a Vail, the only good skiing was on groomers under short lifts.......very Elk Mountainish.

I also met new Real Skiers member High Angles. My lips will remain sealed until he comes out, but, welcome to a new PMTS'er.