by Erik » Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:25 pm
1. Purchase and watch the Quick, Short-Radius Turns e-video. The nominal instruction at the Short Turns Camp would be very similar to the learning progressions in this video. (And Super Phantom turns are also taught in the Blue/Dark Blue camp. The emphasis in the the Short Turns camp would be to make the movements quickly without losing form.)
2. Talk to Spark, since you posted that you have skied with him and he has seen her skiing close up. And correspond with Diana to get her take on it.
3. The camp description says "You must be comfortable on western blue and black groomed slopes to attend. Most time will be spent on groomed terrain." Many campers who come to the short turns camp are seeking better speed control on steeper terrain in shorter turns. (That doesn't mean that all the learning takes place on steeper terrain.) The first short turns camp is right after Thanksgiving, when there is not as much Green terrain open for practice. The second short turns camp in January, when more terrain is open, is the small group (more expensive) class. By January, there is more opportunity to take the learning that has been practiced on the groomers into some ungroomed steeper sections for a reality check on your progress.
4. In any one of the camps, skiers are given coaching that matches their movement ability. She would certainly learn improvements in her skiing in a Blue/Dark Blue camp that would benefit her ability to ski shorter turns. The Blue/Dark Blue camp is a great first PMTS camp experience, since there is Green and Blue terrain open for learning and practice. Don't feel that you would be settling for a lesser instructional experience in a Blue/Dark Blue camp.