realskiers

Gary:

Yes, crunch the core a bit, lean on the boot tongues a bit, get the elbows (or at least the hands) up in the field of vision.

The fall was OK, not really embarassing, just revealing -- and I made progress with the fore aft balance during the rest of the week.? Diana had me doing "flappers" which I am not a fan of at all.? What helped most was just a reminder by anyone watching when I moved away from the boot tongues.? I can pull my feet back just fine once i notice (or someone reminds me) that I am no longer forward.

Change of topic, but it is very interesting to me that I can get upside down on blue terrain pretty easily, but can't yet carry that onto black so wind up more "brushed carving" than clear tracks in the snow. But yes, you and Lynn have me getting better (at skiing).

Question.  I had always heard keep the hands level.  At camp, for the first time, I realized that they wanted the hands level with the snow surface so you actually have to drive the inside hand (downhill hand) lower than the outside hand?  This also helps with the counter some, but was one drill that Lynn had the most trouble with?

And I REALLY liked Loveland, feel badly that I have always just driven past and ignored it.

Jim