Comments for How's My Skiing ? http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com from holiday skier to ski instructor in 3 months ? Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Instructor Training course – Results Day by Ski Montana http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/instructor-training-course-results-day/#comment-2032 Ski Montana Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:16:55 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/instructor-training-course-results-day/#comment-2032 Enjoyed reading your article - I will stop by again in the near future to check up on your latest news. Trent Enjoyed reading your article – I will stop by again in the near future to check up on your latest news. Trent

]]> Comment on It’s nothing like surfing, but anyway… by John http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-2027 John Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:44:19 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-2027 You are doing what is known as skidded turns where you sort of brake after each transition (heel side or toe side). It takes practice, but once you learn to carve (always on an edge and never sliding or skidding downhill) you will no longer fear the waves of snow as you slice right through them. You can tell a carve from a skidded turn by examining the snow after. A really thin line means that you are carving (with the edge) while a hill that has snow kind of scraped downhill will be a skidding turn. Good Luck! You are doing what is known as skidded turns where you sort of brake after each transition (heel side or toe side). It takes practice, but once you learn to carve (always on an edge and never sliding or skidding downhill) you will no longer fear the waves of snow as you slice right through them. You can tell a carve from a skidded turn by examining the snow after. A really thin line means that you are carving (with the edge) while a hill that has snow kind of scraped downhill will be a skidding turn. Good Luck!

]]> Comment on Back to Blighty by A piste Carver http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/back-to-blighty/#comment-287 A piste Carver Sat, 19 May 2007 18:17:02 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/back-to-blighty/#comment-287 I've got plenty of interesting blog entry titles spare if you want some. Did you deck them then? I don't pinch beer - I'm more of a coffee man myself (allegedly) NAC. I’ve got plenty of interesting blog entry titles spare if you want some.

Did you deck them then?

I don’t pinch beer – I’m more of a coffee man myself (allegedly)

NAC.

]]> Comment on Weather ! by Boss http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/weather/#comment-170 Boss Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:06:07 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/weather/#comment-170 Looking foreward to seeing you on Saturday pm. Hope the journey is smooth and on time. Regards Boss Looking foreward to seeing you on Saturday pm. Hope the journey is smooth and on time.

Regards Boss

]]> Comment on It’s nothing like surfing, but anyway… by Colin Paterson http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-167 Colin Paterson Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:17:54 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-167 yeah sorry to hear that Andy!! hope you are enjoying the boarding!! the blanchot really is a grand wide space to learn boarding!! is it still holding up ok? yeah sorry to hear that Andy!! hope you are enjoying the boarding!! the blanchot really is a grand wide space to learn boarding!! is it still holding up ok?

]]> Comment on It’s nothing like surfing, but anyway… by Ski Instructor http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-166 Ski Instructor Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:24:57 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-166 I came close enough to make it worth re-sitting the part I failed - after I've improved those aspects of my skiing of course - and it has been fun ! I came close enough to make it worth re-sitting the part I failed – after I’ve improved those aspects of my skiing of course – and it has been fun !

]]> Comment on It’s nothing like surfing, but anyway… by Sarah (from Oz) http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-164 Sarah (from Oz) Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:53:51 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/its-nothing-like-surfing-but-anyway/#comment-164 Bad luck Andy - sorry you didn't pass the course - still you gave it your all and had a ball doing it by the sound of it. Sal and I keep up to date on your actions and love your prose. Good luck with it all, thinking of you often!!xxx Bad luck Andy – sorry you didn’t pass the course – still you gave it your all and had a ball doing it by the sound of it. Sal and I keep up to date on your actions and love your prose. Good luck with it all, thinking of you often!!xxx

]]> Comment on Snowboarding lesson by Ski Instructor http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/snowboarding-lesson/#comment-162 Ski Instructor Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:20:50 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/snowboarding-lesson/#comment-162 It snow joke - I really do boarding. I'm even enjoying it, though I don't think it will ever supplant skiing. Warm ? It's roasting here and everything below the Altiport is mush by mid-afternoon. I'm flying back to England on the 6th (although I won't be home for a while) so sadly I won't rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous (or Libs and Tom ;-) ) in Davos. Hope the snow holds up for you guys. It snow joke – I really do boarding. I’m even enjoying it, though I don’t think it will ever supplant skiing.
Warm ? It’s roasting here and everything below the Altiport is mush by mid-afternoon.
I’m flying back to England on the 6th (although I won’t be home for a while) so sadly I won’t rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous (or Libs and Tom ;-) ) in Davos.
Hope the snow holds up for you guys.

]]> Comment on Snowboarding lesson by Betty B http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/snowboarding-lesson/#comment-161 Betty B Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:42:46 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/snowboarding-lesson/#comment-161 Mr W! Sorry to hear that after all your efforts you didn't get the result you wanted... :o( But very pleased to hear you strapped on a board and gave it another shot! Colin's right - it's the number one sport on the snow :o) Tom and I head off to Davos, Switzerland on the 7th for another week (fingers crossed the snow holds!) this time learning more about carving, off pisting and best of all, the snowpark! Maybe you could get over to us for a day and join us on the half-pipe...?? Have loved reading your blog each day and hearing your tales.. Take care, Libs x Mr W!
Sorry to hear that after all your efforts you didn’t get the result you wanted… :o (
But very pleased to hear you strapped on a board and gave it another shot! Colin’s right – it’s the number one sport on the snow :o )
Tom and I head off to Davos, Switzerland on the 7th for another week (fingers crossed the snow holds!) this time learning more about carving, off pisting and best of all, the snowpark! Maybe you could get over to us for a day and join us on the half-pipe…??
Have loved reading your blog each day and hearing your tales..
Take care,
Libs x

]]> Comment on Snowboarding lesson by Chris T. http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/snowboarding-lesson/#comment-160 Chris T. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:39:15 +0000 http://skiinstructor.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/snowboarding-lesson/#comment-160 Did you really try snowboarding or is this some elaborate April Fool's Day joke? Take care mate. Chris. Did you really try snowboarding or is this some elaborate April Fool’s Day joke?
Take care mate.
Chris.

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