by skijim13 » Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:46 pm
I just returned from a ski trip in Mammoth and was astounded with the improvement in both my wife’s and my performance after attending our first Superblue camp in January. The trip leader belongs to our ski club and brought about 40 skiers on this trip. The trip leader had been teaching skiing for 20 years and believes he is an expert and gives at quick tips to the people on the trip, like put your hands in front or turn your skis quicker none of the tips really gave anyone much improvement and people flew down the hills out of control. He does not believe in counteracting moves and says you should be square to your skis. However, using the skills we learned in camp such as holding your counter, flexing into your turns and other skills have made a huge change in our performance in the steeps and ungroomed terrain. This is the first time I was able to connect turns and completely control my speed on the double black diamond runs of Mammoth. Lorie said she had the best time on this ski trip, due to the fact she could ski terrain she always wanted to. The highpoint for her was making it down the double black diamond run Climax under control. We can only imagine how much more fun it will be when our skills improve each year from more training. My wife and I also got to Ski for two days with a fellow PMTS skier Art, we all had a great time together. It was fun to see other people on the mountain watching us since we ski differently than other skiers on the mountain.