How to survive spring skiing.
You can’t tell from the snow on my deck, but according to the calendar, it’s April 3....
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Tag: ski instruction
Lessons We Learned This Season.
Skiing is a lot like life: You never stop learning. No matter how many years you’ve been at...
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Clinic Review: Women’s Discovery Program, Sugarbush, VT
Vermont has 20 alpine ski resorts. And though each has its own particular charm, one of my...
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How To Get The Most Out of a Lesson.
Lessons can improve your confidence and expand your options on the hill. The better you ski, the more you’ll be able to do, and to me, that means more fun. But lessons are also an investment in both time and money. So what do you do to make sure you’re getting the most out of yours? To find out, I went to one of the best resources I know — the TheSkiDiva.com — and asked the members there for their input. Here’s what they had to say:
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The Great Ski Pole Mystery.
Ski poles are the Rodney Dangerfield* of ski gear: they don’t get no respect. After all, they’re not sexy like skis, with splashy graphics, a wide range of shapes, and high tech materials. And unlike ski boots, they don’t require someone with specialized knowledge or mastery to get you fitted just right. Ski poles are basically long sticks with grips on one end and baskets on the other. They come in different sizes and a few different materials, but that’s about it.
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