• Last updated 7/20/11 by nolo

    by Bud Heishman   Bud's footwork in action.        Our feet are the beginning of the kinetic chain and our most sensitive proprioceptors for balancing.  The foot/ankle can move in three planes of motion, each relating directly to one of the PSIA skiing skills.  We can dorsiflex and plantar flex (pressure), we can evert and invert (edging), and we can abduct and adduct (rotary).  (note: pronation is a combination of dorsiflexion, eversion, and abduction and supination the opposite)  Though our ski boots fit snugly around our... read more

• Last updated 7/10/12 by nolo

EpicSki Skill Development Exercises Side Slips   Description From a standing position sideways across the hill, roll your edges flat until you start to slide down the fall line. Progression steps   On flat terrain, practice edge angle changes and stance change to rotate the upper body downhill. On pitched terrain, perform a basic side slip. Introduce variations.   Video... read more

• Last updated 4/25/11 by nolo

Wedge Turns by Bob Barnes   NOT “beginners turns” Embryonic turns of experts Shows all the fundamentals of basic turns Wedge is not intentional Positive movements only Tips go downhill Independent Leg Rotation guides skis Inside half of body leads Edge release to start turns Gentle brushing NO push or twist of outside tail to a skid Tactics, not technique   Common errors Upper body rotation Twisting or pushing outside ski Causes telemark entry Excessive... read more

• Last updated 4/25/11 by nolo

Apex to Apex : A Way to Think of Lateral Weight Transfers when Dealing with Forces in Skiing By Nick Herrin A truly versatile skier can manage continually changing forces. Forces build up more on one ski, then the other. The skier handles this by a lateral weight transfer from foot to foot. Traditionally, people make this weight transfer too quickly, at the transition phase of the turn where the skis change edges or are most across the hill. Instead, try a more progressive weight transfer, one that lasts from apex to apex. To start, I should describe what... read more

• Last updated 4/22/11 by nolo

Should you transfer your weight to your new support foot, and lift the old ski, before initiating a new turn? "The lift," as a teaching/learning tool, has become the focus of a great deal of controversy!                                                             Bob Barnes coaching at ESA Stowe, December 2008   The issue of one-footed vs. two-footed skiing, and the advisability of "lifting" a ski and making a complete weight transfer prior to initiating a turn, as a learning tool or part of a... read more

• Last updated 2/2/12 by Cirquerider

  About EpicSki Drills Do you want to ski better? Are you a "do it yourself" kind of person? Do you want to get more information about an exercise that you've hear about or tried to do? Then EpicSki Drills are for you! Although many drills can be used for different purposes, we've organized them here based on their primary intent as well as alphabetically. Once you're in a specific wiki, you can navigate to related drills via links or tags or just use the search function. If you need more information about a drill, post your question in the related forum... read more

• Last updated 4/21/11 by nolo

"Thousand Steps" is, as others have pointed out, an excellent drill for many things. In various forms, it can be a great introduction to good skiing movements on the flats for first time beginners, or a challenging, ultra-dynamic drill for the highest level experts at top speed. It develops a functional, athletic stance, and fore-aft and lateral balance, including proper movements through the dramatically changing dynamics of ski turns, as well as the cross-over through turn transitions. It develops independent feet, and foot-to-foot movements, and it's a great "step"... read more