Posts by oisin

Quote: Originally Posted by AttitudeXX  I do remember the K2's that were supposed to "burn off" the excess vibrations through piezoelectric fibers and the LED's.  As to KERS, it is supposed to literally be an...

I thought this was about Ligety at Sochi!   Oh well, I do remember the little red hearts with the drop of mercury in them on the tips of Dynastars that was supposed to have a damping effect.  They had to be better than my...

I think the demographics of the skier population is more significant than the skier visits. I mean that without sufficient younger skiers to replenish the ageing customer base everything business wise can be just great right up to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tog  Rio spent 4days I think learning to sidestep properly with Austian or German instructors in the 70's. Thats pretty funny but it sounds about right. I had a German level 2 once who...

Back in the early 1980's the nearby ski area used to reach capacity and turn away costumers. Cars would be parked for several miles down the road. They would cut off lift ticket sales after reaching a certain number of sales. This was...

Quote: Originally Posted by tetonpwdrjunkie    I think we agree with each other.     I would be hard pressed to think of a real life example of an intermediate lesson where I would...

Quote: Originally Posted by tetonpwdrjunkie    I don't teach it because it's not what I want my students to be doing.  They will naturally move through a sort of wedge christy on their way to making...

Why not simply teach the wedge christie as a progression from a wedge turn?  It isn't really a different thing, merely a more advanced wedge turn with an enhanced turn entry and progressively greater outside ski dominance. Its...

I often envy the folks who live in the West where backcountry skiing is more of a viable option. That would be my response to the high cost of resort skiing.

I would disagree that skiing has always been expensive. I grew up skiing at a small local area that was publicly owned. A season pass was about $15. There  were free buses to the ski area for us kids. New equipment was not...