 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi folks,
Three old lads with squeeky joints will be hitting the slopes in a couple of weeks. I'm wondering whether we have any handy links / resources for warm up exercises before our first run?
Secondly, one of the guys is a little nervous being a 50 something intermediate whose technique has definitely become rusty over the last few years.
I can help him focus on a few aspects, weight forward, chest facing downhill, better angles / separation at the hips, weight distribution to the downhill ski, etc, but do we have any useful drills to spend a couple of hours on day 1 to get back in the groove?
Thanks
Simon
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A 2 hour group lesson perhaps?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Id book a short private lesson for those starting drills, nothing like having someone who does them all the time run through them infront of you. It will build confidence faster than if you try to DIY and you will get more enjoyment out of the rest of the trip.
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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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The only issue I have with arranging a lesson is that we hope to arrive lunchtime on day 1 (of 5) and can't guarantee what time we can make the slopes... Definitely worth thinking about though.
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This is amazing! I'd never have thought of some of these.
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| TopGooner wrote: |
I can help him focus on a few aspects, weight forward, chest facing downhill, better angles / separation at the hips, weight distribution to the downhill ski, etc, but do we have any useful drills to spend a couple of hours on day 1 to get back in the groove?
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Just worth pointing out that these things, as exercises, each have their place (except perhaps the weight distribution one) but should not be viewed as cure-alls for everybody, or even worse, any sort of "how to ski" guide. An instructor will focus on specific aspects, and only those, that most need improvement, which may, or may not, include some or all of those, but certainly not all at the same time.
I was never a fan of warm-up/stretching exercises before skiing, though I know they were quite popular among instructors for a while some time back. Instead I will always use the first run as a loosener, flexing/swinging arms, legs, hips, whatever all over the place just to get all the joints and muscles woken up, but while skiing, not before, and just for a short part, perhaps 30 seconds or so, of the first run.
I think trying to do a thorough warm-up before skiing, particularly at the bottom of a lift (or I've even known people do it in the hotel before getting boots on) is at best a waste of time and potentially does more harm than good, as if you then sit on a cold chairlift for ten minutes the muscles will just have had a chance to tighten up again. (And for those of us not natural morning people just serves to knacker you before you've even put your skis on.)
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Now that I am older I definitely warm down after skiing....decent stretch before going for a beer. Well worth it the following morning....
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| Hurdy wrote: |
| Now that I am older I definitely warm down after skiing....decent stretch before going for a beer. Well worth it the following morning.... |
The walk to the bar tends to be my warm down exercise 
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I’m just happy if I can put my underwear on without falling over these days. A good stretch, walk to lift, really steady first run and I’m all warmed up for my level of skiing.
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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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| jirac18 wrote: |
| A good stretch, walk to lift, really steady first run and ... |
... time for a beer stop after all that strenuous exercise.
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@TopGooner, The simple option is toget on easy slopes and 'calibrate' your proprioception so that you are aware of what's going on under your feet as you ski.
As a start, try and develop an awareness of your fore\aft position (as opposed to 'weight forward') and feel for 'Centered and Balanced' as my old Coach used to say.
Secondly try and do the same for your awareness of how skiddy or grippy your ski's feel in each arc, and perhaps modify that towards more grip or more skid.
As with all warm ups, start gentle.
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You know it makes sense.
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Nice tips! Thanks
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