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Edgework: You have to have good technique to ski the backcountry, go helicopter skiing, or go off-piste. The back country is no place for amateurs and bad technique. So, coming up a series of six videos, all from the BASS Network, on the fundamental techniques of skiing. Watch the videos to refresh yourself before you …
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Paying Attention: Part two of our series on basic skiing technique. This video is about the essence of the sport: changing edges. To initiate turns and complete them, you have to change edges. There’s a reason that pro hockey players just happen to be some of the best skiers around: they are experts at changing …
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Paying Attention: The Olympics are gone in spirit (mankind coming together for the greater good) and deed (Gold Medal performances heavily offset by the Russian invasion/annexation of Crimea and soon to be annexation of Ukraine) but our love for skiing is not tied to the Olympics. It’s a year round thing, and spring is here …
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Edgework: Continuing with our series of videos to make you more technique conscious. More instruction from the Ski Priority Series…this one on Pressure Based Steering, something you will need to master to ski it steep and ski it deep. Watch the video a couple of times and it’s best if you can kick it to …
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Edgework: This is what you want, is it not? Complete freedom on the mountain and in the snow. The power and skill and courage to tackle any slope with precision and the type of expertise that gives the rush without the bruises and medical adventures. The final installment of the BASS Network (British Alpine Ski …
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Edgework: There is a lot of attention in ski technique given to the outside ski but even as important as that ski is in turn initiation, the other 50% of the action is happening on the inside ski. Here’s a short instruction piece, with Josh Foster, on the what, why, and how of using the inside …
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Edgework: Take a short break from backcountry/helicopter skiing and give the next series of videos on skiing technique a look or two. You can’t do the backcountry or big snow without good technique–to think otherwise is to court (and probably find) disaster. First up: the ski pivot. The Fine Print: Embed courtesy of YouTube(thanks …
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