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Daron Rahlves & Jennifer Weier – Find Your Line: How to Ski Trees
OVERVIEW
Have you ever steered clear of enticing terrain because you weren’t sure you could ski it? We’ll teach you the skills you need to confidently ski trees even if you’re anxious about venturing off the groomers. The best snow is often in the trees and after taking this course, you’ll be ready to enjoy it!
You’ll Learn
How to hone your turns and train your mind to build confidence
Safety advice for skiing the trees
Drills that will make it easier to turn quickly
How to identify and ski the right line
How to tree ski in hard and soft snow as well as moguls
How to properly plant your poles
Tactics to manage your speed
INSTRUCTORS
Daron Rahlves
Daron Rahlves grew up in northern California and currently lives in Truckee, where he regularly skis around Lake Tahoe. His professional ski career started in 1993, and in 2010 he competed in ski cross in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He retired from the U.S. Ski team in 2006 and remains one of the most decorated skiers in U.S. history. Thus far, Rahlves has collected 28 World Cup podiums, three World Championship medals, and a Hahnenkamm Downhill title. In 2011, Rahlves created the Rahlves Banzai Tour, a downhill ski and snowboard race. And skiing trees? Well, they’re kind of like unforgiving gates!
Jennifer Weier
Jennifer Weier has been a long-time ski instructor at resorts in Colorado, and she’s recognized as one of the country’s best by the Professional Ski Instructors of America. Currently, she is a ski instructor at Aspen Snowmass and has been on the PSIA Alpine Team, a group of the best ski instructors in the country who help teach ski instructors how to teach skiing (aka: the best of the best when it comes to ski instructors). Weier is an PSIA examiner in the Rocky Mountain Division and does private clinics for ski instructors. Plus, in the off-season, she works as an emergency room nurse in Minnesota.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Get Ready to Ski the Trees
Assessing and Mitigating Danger
Tree Skiing Basics
Dialing In Your Athletic Stance
Weighting and Edging Your Skis
Turn Types for Tree Skiing
Terrain-Based Techniques
