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sarah, Congrats from me to 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Scarpa, thank you 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Well done sarah, are you wanting to teach or was this more for self-improvement?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| When you sober up can you share what you learnt, changed etc?? |
OK, starting to feel a bit normal again and can have a go at answering this....
What I learnt:
That I do not perform under pressure!
That it does not help me to compare myself to others.
That I have a constant battle with my inner chimp (as in the book, The Chimp Paradox) and I have to keep giving myself a good talking to.
That I need to stop overthinking and start skiing.
That I need to constantly apply Rule 5.
That changing my boots the week before the course was not a good move 
That I still feel like the crap skier I was at the start of the week
That the trainer was there to help me to pass.
That I absolutely love synchro skiing, could have done it all day, and was surprisingly not too bad at it at all. Was one of the most fun things of the week 
That I love working with a buddy.
What I had to change:
where would you like me to start?  
I could summarise it as I had to apply rule 5, ski faster, ski harder, move more and commit more.
The main thing I had to learn was patience to stop rushing my turns. I have a deeply ingrained fault which has been there forever and comes back to haunt me at every turn and causes me big problems. Every time I turn my 'natural' urge is to rotate more than I pressure or edge, even worse I sometimes displace and rotate too. I know it. I know when I've done it. I know when I've managed not to. So I have to really work hard to keep it under control. I am definitely in practice phase with it but really need this to be sorted and boxed off so I can think about other things of which there are many!
To sum up.....
I had a great time. It was tough for me. The fact that there were very strong skiers in the group shook my already fragile confidence. I met some great people and learned a lot from them. We got a good team going and looked out for each other. I experienced massive highs and massive lows; just when I managed to nail something then I found that something else was really not cutting it. I knew a lot about my own skiing performance before I'd gone on the course so much of the feedback I received I wasn't hearing for the first time but I am a bit of an old dog and new tricks do not seem to come quickly to me. Still I'm pleased with the progress I've made as I would say that although I'd skied for many years, I think I didn't start 'really skiing' until just two seasons ago.
I'd like to give credit for my achievement to the fabulous BASS Chatel team, especially Peter Kuwall and Matt Rivers, who I have been skiing with for the past two seasons and who have worked so hard with me to get me this far, and also to my trainer, Andy Jerram, who had me worked out from day one, gave me lots of help and managed to get me to somehow pull it all together enough
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Well done!
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altis, thank you
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sarah, well done! About time too  Give kitenski, a run for his money and keep on improving. I'll have to ski with you again soon and try and ski as stylishly as you do. Great news.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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sarah, congratulations
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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sarah, What is synchro skiing please? I've not heard the term before. Is it where you ski synchronised with someone else?
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| Megamum wrote: |
| Is it where you ski synchronised with someone else? |
Yes. Two ways in skiing with someone else: you can follow their track, or you can follow their timing (i.e., when they turn left you turn left at the same time). Tricky to do well as you need to be constantly varying your timing and your movements to seamlessly blend with your partner. Usually huge fun, although I had a big wipeout one time with 8 other skiers when trying to do a complicated synchro pattern during an exam week
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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and a fun variation in "variable" snow is to try and lose the person following you by changing your turn shape, speed, etc without just going "balls out" - actually that maybe a good one for you to do on holidays Sarah with the stronger skiers in your group?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kitenski, will keep that one in mind thanks!
Megamum, yep 10 at a time, two lines of 5 one behind the other with each line separated by I don't know maybe 2-3 m max, basically two lines of 5 within about half slope width or so
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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speed098, I keep looking for you 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I was there for 4 hrs today 10-3pm with an hour break for lunch ( well better saying for that than for being knackered  )
Should be there 3-4days next week normally late morning to mid/late afternoon.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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speed098, I was there all day today but was on the nursery slope until about 4.15. There was a course today were you on that?
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No, I did see the course (guy taking it in a pale blue jacket).
I will keep an eye out for you next week if you are there
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You know it makes sense.
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sarah, How's it going, what type of groups/clients/levels you been teaching? What's been the most challenging/enjoyable aspect of shadowing so far?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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franzClammer, going very well thanks a mixed bag really, lots of adult beginners on day lessons, tiny kids groups 3-4 yr olds, slightly less tiny kids groups 5-6 year olds, older kids groups 8-12s, school groups 'fun tasters' I've had various age ranges from 8/9 year olds to senior school 12-15 year olds. Mostly beginner to plough turns though one of the older kids groups was an improver group of plough parallel. Most enjoyable aspect....all of it I love meeting the clients and chatting to them, helping them usually with kit or just giving gentle reminders of key points the instructor made or answering questions, but mostly just a bit of chit chat and helping to keep things fun and relaxed I really love the kids too and think I've got a lot to offer there as it's not so long again that my own was at that stage and I can remember it well and also very enjoyable is working with the experienced instructors there, they're a very friendly, supportive bunch and there's a good atmosphere, they do a lot of team teaching which I really enjoy and think it works really well. Most challenging thing so far, a few weeks ago we had a chap within a beginner day lesson group who naturally stood with his toes turned out quite markedly, he could hardly put his skis parallel to side step or straight run and he physically could not make a plough shape, he was very frustrated 
How about you? How's it going for you?
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Poster: A snowHead
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a few weeks ago we had a chap within a beginner day lesson group who naturally stood with his toes turned out quite markedly, he could hardly put his skis parallel to side step or straight run and he physically could not make a plough shape, he was very frustrated
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Did you mention that SnowBoarding may be a better option for him? probably a better bet for him and he can enjoy his riding rather than being frustrated...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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skimottaret, thank you, yes he had already done some boarding IIRC, I think he was going to go back to it.
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Not sure about giving anyone a run for their money either, I have loads of work to do 
sounds like a good job that no-one caught an edge!! I hope someone was videoing it def. £250 material if it had gone wrong!!! 