Ski Tips #010 – Focus
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Where do you focus your vision when you’re sliding down the mountain? Oe of the things I’ve been noticing when I’m riding the chair lift and watching people skiing is that where they are looking is generally where they end up going. Seems pretty simple and logical doesn’t it? It is actually, but one of the more common traits among intermediate and even advanced skier is that they don’t look far enough ahead. I see a lot of people starring down at the tips of their skis. You don’t look at the hood ornament of your car when you’re driving down the road (I hope not!), watching your skis would be the same thing. Just like driving you want to look down the road or in this case down the slope. Keeping your chin up and your eyes scanning the trail as far ahead as you can will improve your overall balance and allow you to be more proactive in adjusting to the changing conditions. Here’s why; when you’re looking down at your skis it causes your upper body to roll to the inside ski and you lose edge grip. Looking across the slope will do the same thing. If you look down the hill that will allow you to stabilize your upper body and start your turn with your lower body. When you turn your lower body on a pair of skis you turn yourself into balance, when you turn with your upper body you turn yourself out of balance. Looking ahead also lets you anticipate the chances in terrain, snow conditions and even traffic. Being proactive is much better for balance than being reactive.
Dave Zerr Experiences Big White... Again!
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It was with a great deal of excitement and anticipation that I returned to Big White with my two son's after having worked there many years ago. To say that what I found was "unbelievable", would be an understatement!
Savvy Sassy Moms visit Big White
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Savvy Sassy Moms recently visited Big White Ski Resort, here's a snippet of what they had to say:
Ski Tips #009 - Stance Versatility
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You know there’s a lot of talk these days about skiing with a wide stance. If you’ve taken a lesson in the last few years there’s a good chance that you’ve been told to get your feed apart so that you can get better edge grip. This is a good thing for carving, that’s for sure, but skiing with a wide stance all the time maybe isn’t always the best thing in all situations. What you want/need is versatility in your stance width so that you can be more adaptable and adjust as the situation dicatates.
Bringing Ice Climbing to the Masses at Big White
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“Let’s go Ice Climbing!” are not words you usually here coming out of your kid’s mouth but here at Big White this can regularly be heard around the resort. With our impressive 60 foot ice tower located in the Happy Valley Adventure Park it is no wonder. Constructed out of 4 telephone poles this giant ice cube with 3 foot thick ice is something to behold!
