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Would anybody say that is is possible to improve skiing techniques (intermeadiate ) in either a dry slope or snowzone type enviroment your views would be interesting many thanks ..
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bradleyjoes
, would you have lessons or just practice? It's possible to develop your skills to a very high level on plastic or indoors (just look at some of the dryslope racers, for example) with the right kind of instruction/coaching. If you don't have lessons you should have a very clear understanding of what you are trying to change with your skiing otherwise there is a danger of perfecting bad habits.
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bradleyjoes
, exactly as
rob@rar
says. It's possible to improve massively if you are instructed/coached and with more difficulty by yourself if practising stuff you've been taught. Problem is a)staying focused b) knowing if you're doing it right (you need another pair of (educated) eyes +/- camcorder. If you're just drifting down you'll most likely only be ironing in bad habits. Depending on your level and the availability of suitable instruction and cost, you're better off going to a snowdome if poss, as dry slope skiing can lead to a tendency to be stronger in skills best suited to that surface.
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As said above, you can improve your ski technique dramatically on either dryslope or indoor snow. I spent much of my youth dryslope racing and it made a huge difference to my ability on real snow and mountains. But I was training maybe 2 or 3 nights per week for several years at my local dryslope. One thing you don't get is experience of different snow conditions and terrain, but if your technique is solid you'll find you can ski just about anything with a little adjustment.
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I have one instructed session (Mens Club) and one or two open practice sessions at our dryslope each week, and it is making a big difference to my skiing. The instructed session is vital to improvement, but practice sessions to work on what you have been taught, and to experiment are very useful as well.
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