High Country Fishing Charters is an equal opportunity employer and service provider operating under special use permit on the San Juan National forest. U.S. Coast Guard licensed & insured. Colorado Outfitters Lic. # 2352 Float Trips, Wade Trips, Learn to Fly Fish        Scott Taylor          970-946-5229        bass@highcountrycharters.com              Ski School Progressions and Exercises D PDD ProgressionrogressionsLevels 4. 5. & 6 Outcome: Depending on level. students will learn to ski in a variety of snow conditions. and matching their skis earlier in the turn. As they become more comfortable with matching their skis they will be ready to ski more of the mountain as they progress towards initiating their turns with parallel skis Movement Cues for Wedge Christies: Balance - Dynamic balance -ability to transfer weight foot to foot. Flexing and Extending Movements - Earlier weight transfer. Tipping the Feet and Legs – Smoothly increase and decrease edge angles (angulation). Turning the Feet and Legs – Inside leg steering to compliment outside ski dur9ing matching & simultaneous leg steering.   Refresher Run: Ski a warm up run. often most of the class has not skied in a while. Follow in a line – make medium turns and then gradually shorten the turns. Short turns in the fall line, then more rounded turns. During breaks remind them of the correct body posture for skiing. Sample Progression: Thumper Turns -Step traverse -have students pick up one ski at a time ski while on a traverse. repeat other direction. -Wedge step change ups -gliding wedge down gravity zone on a very gentle slope. bring ski in parallel and do several steps. as speed increases slow down with a breaking wedge. and continue the exercise. -Progress to making turns. and thumping the inside ski on the bottom 1/3 of the turn. Point out that thumping the inside ski should allow them to feel more pressure over the outside ski during the turn. and that the thumping action also makes the inside ski easier to steer because of less resistance. Skating on the flats This will increase student' s balance and frees up the student, encouraging a more active and broader range of movements from foot to foot. Common problems;  -Loss of balance, getting stuck on a ski, and the “push off ski doesn’t have a supportive edge and slips.   Solution   -Take short steps with no push off. -Make sure scissored skis stay close to the fall line -Emphasize edge awareness. Side Slipping -Falling leaf. -Uphill Christies to a stop (emphasizing inside leg steering) -Intro to hockey stops. Becoming the mountain skier, this is a very exciting and rewarding time for our guest. Explore all green terrain. Develop Quality Mileage. Students need to work on their existing skills while exploring new terrain and turn shapes. Emphasize using the turn shape for speed control! Do not use the ski as a brake. Once students show the use of the turn shape for speed control, on the steepest green runs and catwalks, take them to the easiest of blue runs.  Speed play -Patience turns, counting (1,2,3 turn), breathing -Match students in groups of 2 or 3, play follow the leader, switch leaders for pattern breaking -give cues to leaders (5 short, 5 long). As students show confidence on blue runs continue to work on turn shape by tipping the feet during the finishing phase of the turn. Rail Road Track Turns -Uphill rail road track turns to a stop, use a fan progression until they go straight down the gravity zone. -Make turns and wait until after the gravity zone (finishing phase) before tipping the feet, find neutral (re-alignment) then make a new turn. -Explain that as they progress, they will start to tip their feet earlier in the turn. Explore blue terrain and develop quality mileage.
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