SL Training!

Super cold day today! Hard snow, but snow packing was very bad. Ice walls! UHG! Meet the SL group!

March 20 Update

Another warm day! Great spring skiing! GS set was a little more off set today. The group had a little trouble with it! Better have a better look in inspection!!! SL was a basic set day. The group did well! Nice work!

March 13 Update

It was another sunny day, warm temps! Tomorrow is to be cold, hopefully icy snow! GS training was good! The guys really improved throughout the training session. Easy to see in the video! Tomorrow we are doing the first 2 hours GS then SL for the next 2 hours. Should be good!

March 12 Update

It was a sunny, good snow day! GS was or schedule today! Only a few racers today so it was an great day for coaching. More one on one coaching! I like that! looks to be the same tomorrow. We might get some rain in the afternoon ! Bye for now!

Monday Update

Hi!!! Ok, today was a much better day for training! Sunny and cool. The snow stayed hard throughout our training time! It was a mix discipline day. SL and GS. Those are hard days to coach for me. Lots of set up and maintaining! It was good for those who took part! Nice skiing everyone. There are some that are going back to their old ways which is tough to watch. Sometimes that happens. We will have to keep working on the basics! GS is the discipline tomorrow. Should be good. Sun is in the forecast. Warm though, so the snow is going to soften up!

Sunday Update

Talk about crazy weather!!! From Sunny and warm, to rain, fog , cold , sleet, and crumbly snow. The most extreme change I have witnessed! We had to cancel the final SL session because of the bad snow conditions! Thank you everyone who took part in this weekends training. Sorry about the cancelled session! Many racers are making big strides towards fast skiing though. Great work girls and guys! Hopefully better training tomorrow!

March 9 Update

Hi all! It was the hottest day so far this spring! Super Sunny! The group did a great job slipping the course! Kept it very safe! Nice work! Trained GS and SL today. Some racers are testing the new GS 30m and 35m radius skis. They seem to be able to handle them!

Friday SL GS Training

First, I would like to say thank you very much for coming to train this past week. It was very busy during the week day training sessions. I am thrilled I am able to assist so many skiers help reach their individual goals! Thanks again! The snow has turned to that spring, slush condition! Please be ready for it! Hard in the morning, soft in the afternoon. We set a basic SL set and a GS course. As I said before it was busy for a week day. 14 racers. Most of them training GS. More people are asking questions which is great! Keep them coming. Looks to be good for the weekend. Around 25 racers or so. Good weather! See you tomorrow!

March 6 Update

Oh my Ge! Another Super spring day! Sunny but hard snow. Could not ask for more! Suppose to be warmer tomorrow! Trained GS. A mix of Seniors, adults and kids. Fun Group! Next years GS skis arrived. 195 cm, 35 m radius GS, and 188cm, 30 m radius GS. I tried the 195cm skis and they definitely work better on ice. They are very tricky on soft snow! Pictures of the group training GS!

March 5 Update

Hi!! It was another great day here. Sunny sky's, cool temperatures hard snow. The GS and SL training was good. Challenging coaching both sets! I felt that it was a productive training session though! GS tomorrow. Suppose to be sunny again! Nice! The picture is of the guys asking for more training runs again! They are so aggressive!

Monday training

It was a sunny,cool, hard snow day! Well, same as the weekend. ICY!!!!!!! I was very surprised to see over 15 racers training today! Thanks season members! I am enjoying watching your progression into fast ski racers! I set 2 sets today. One very challenging, the other the same rhythm top to bottom. Both courses set at 25m distance between gates! A few new racers so I spent much time in the basic ski areas! I will set GS and SL tomorrow. One on #6, the other on #5. See you soon!

Weekend Update

Busy weekend! Thank you all for coming out! Still busy for Monday! Great job to those who raced on the weekend! Great results!

Ski test Update

Today was Rossignol test day for Accel Ski System! Takasawa Miho and I tested many new models. The sun was out and the temperatures warm, so the snow was on the soft side. In those conditions, with the course set at 27m between gates and medium offset my finding were as follows. 35m radius 195cm- I had to really keep my line high and start my turn right after the gate. Balance pressed down is the key with these skis. I had the most difficulty on the flat. It was soft snow so there was very little rebound from the ski. Again, the key was to keep the skis under my body. Next was the Masters 23 m radius 185cm- My line was much straighter with these! I could move side ways much quicker because of the bigger side cut. Lots of rebound from the ski. Easy to control on the steep and flat. TIME WAS THE FASTEST WITH THIS SKI! Easy and fun to ski on! Next was the 30m radius 188cm- To me this ski felt like my 185cm, 27m radius ski. I could start the turn smoothly on the steep and flat. The ski accelerated nicely. This was the second fastest ski. My overall findings- The 35 m radius ski needs a lot of weight, and power to turn it. Balance must be right on too! Takes work to turn it! The 30m radius turns nicely with good balance on it and aggressive power. A nice choice for a technically strong skier, with good power, and strength! Masters 23m radius 185cm- Easy to turn, fun to ski on , and fast! Some leg wobble on the odd turn because of the strong side cut. A good choice for skiers with less power and ones that have power. FAST! These findings are on soft snow! Not sure about icy conditions! I hope that helps you!

More pictures from testing

Special thanks to Takasawa San for taking the pictures!

Ski test Update

Today was Rossignol test day for Accel Ski System! Takasawa Miho and I tested many new models. The sun was out and the temperatures warm, so the snow was on the soft side. In those conditions, with the course set at 27m between gates and medium offset my finding were as follows. 35m radius 195cm- I had to really keep my line high and start my turn right after the gate. Balance pressed down is the key with these skis. I had the most difficulty on the flat. It was soft snow so there was very little rebound from the ski. Again, the key was to keep the skis under my body. Next was the Masters 23 m radius 185cm- My line was much straighter with these! I could move side ways much quicker because of the bigger side cut. Lots of rebound from the ski. Easy to control on the steep and flat. TIME WAS THE FASTEST WITH THIS SKI! Easy and fun to ski on! Next was the 30m radius 188cm- To me this ski felt like my 185cm, 27m radius ski. I could start the turn smoothly on the steep and flat. The ski accelerated nicely. This was the second fastest ski. My overall findings- The 35 m radius ski needs a lot of weight, and power to turn it. Balance must be right on too! Takes work to turn it! The 30m radius turns nicely with good balance on it and aggressive power. A nice choice for a technically strong skier, with good power, and strength! Masters 23m radius 185cm- Easy to turn, fun to ski on , and fast! Some leg wobble on the odd turn because of the strong side cut. A good choice for skiers with less power and ones that have power. FAST! These findings are on soft snow! Not sure about icy conditions! I hope that helps you!

Feb, 26 Update

No day off! Yes, I did still coach. It was only a half day, so I did kind of have a half day off. Better than nothing. Only one racers so it was kind of a private lesson. I think I should bump up the price for those! I went down to Suzaka see if you recognize the picture! Testing the new 35m GS skis tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes!