Dec, 26 Update

Hello everyone!

Merry Christmas! I know it is late!

It has been raining all day here but it was still a good day of training for all! Some doing free ski some pole trainng. Although there is not alot of snow and pole training is limited it is a great chance to work on our basic position and balance! It is a blessing maybe we can not train poles. More basic skiing!

Next year I hoipe more come to the Sun Peaks camp to work on our basics though. We can hopefully get a better base for the season and start pole training ealier!

Bye for now! I hope to se you soon!

Doug

Dec,10 Update

Hello!

Another day in paridise. It was a great here. The snow was hard and the sky Blue. The guys that were skiing today had a super day! Everyone had a strong basic stacked position and had a good balance shift between turns. I believe we are all going to reach new levels that will excite us all!

Think of it! Feel it! It will come to be! No doubt!

I look for ward to seeing you again!

Doug

Dec 18 update

Hello!

Good news! it finally snowed here!! About 10 cm or so. It is very nice to see everything White!

This past weekend was a good training session. Great job guys! Even though it was so crowded you focused very well!

I hope the mental training talk will help you perform better! We hope to do more talks on the topic in the future! I believe it will lift you all to a new level!

I hope to see you all soon!

Best Regards

Doug

Dec, 15 Update

Hi !

I am just getting ready to pick Ono SAn up from Ueda Station. It was a very warm day today! 3 guests skied today ! Yes, still working on the basics. Improvements are coming at a staedy rate though. It is going to be a great year for you guys ! I know It!

See you soon!

Doug

Dec,, 14 Update

Hi again,

Check out the new gate wrenches for Ono San and the people on run #7. It should be a much esier process to set the courses.

Bye for now.

Doug

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Dec, 14 Update

Hello everyone,

Well this weeks training has been great for the people that have been here! There is only man made snow but the run that is open is very good. Plus during the week there are not so many people!

I feel the results of doing our basic training, making a strong stacked position and a strong balance shift when we recenter our hips is going to shot your race results throught the roof. That along with a trust in our techniche and a strong belief in your selves. This is going to be the best year ever for our race results and we are going to have fun doing it! Keep thinking positive thoughts and feel it too! I believe in all of you!!!!!!!!!!

More later!

Doug

Dec, 12 Update

Hello !

It was a great day of training. The snow is hard and icy. Those of you that may want ski tune up please send your skis to the hotel and e-mail Miho to let her know that they have been sent for tune up.

So far I have had all guests work on Yes, the basics! Good stance , recentering of the hips, at the same time of the recentering a strong balance shift from one ski over to the new outside ski. This seasons theme is basics , basics , basics!

See you soon!

Doug

Dec,10 Update

Hi Everyone,

Today was a preparation day.

Prepared the GS poles for the season.

Oh, did I tell you I have 2 new gate wrenches for #7 training. You remeber last year those yellow wrenches that did not fit the bases properly. Well, I got a friend of mine to make 2 new ones. All is ready now all we need is more snow.

Also did some tune up. If you need your skis done please send them to me soon with information of how you want them tuned and when you need them.

Bye for now.

DOug

Dec, 9 Update

Hi Everyone,

It was the first day of skiing at Omatsuyama. It is all man Made snow but the run that was open was very good.

I am very happy with the progression of the skiers that skied! Great Job Guys!

We are working on the basics. Hip width stance wieght shifting from foot to foot, moving up and over the skis with our hips and moving with rythme. We have been using a balloon between our knees to make the adjustment easier for stance and balance.

One focus point that will be at the fore front of the season is goal setting and how we think and image what we are doing. We will talk about it throughtout the camps this year.

I look forward to seeing you soon!

Lets make this year the best one ever!

All the Best!

Doug

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Dec,#3 Update

Hi Everyone,

What a great week! We finished the camp off with 2 and a half days of pole training drills! Everyone made incredible gains in thier basic postion and turn timing!

The food was very good! My dad did the cooking and did a great job, I even help cook too! We had a few different disges that worked out nicely.

I hope that more of you can make it next year! It is thee place to work on basic position.

Enjoy the pictures!

See you soon!

Doug