Before we all go to the Harb Ski Systems web page, to sign up for camp, you should know that the camps are not yet posted on the site, so save yourself the trip. We have pre-enrollment for those who have attended a 2015-16 Harb Ski Camp. This policy helps to assure you will not get over your head in a camp that is too advanced. We have experienced this before and we are aware of the complications it presents if a new skier is mixed into a group of experienced PMTS skiers. The first camp should be one in which you can absorb the movements at your pace. This is why we stagger the enrollment. In two weeks the 2017 schedule will be posted and there will be plenty of space in the proper camps for skiers from previous years, and new skiers.
For the 2017 season I am writing up some pre-camp advice for attendees. Many new skiers to Harb Camps may have read the books or seen some videos, but they rarely get the whole picture. This is understandable, we don't expect it, PMTS isn't traditional skiing or instruction. PMTS is much more complete and refined than any other ski teaching system, it's more involved and comprehensive. The details for movements are even well beyond the understanding of regular ski instructors, who are not specifically trained in PMTS methods. As you may already know, national systems don't teach "movements" or balancing on skis, they think they do and they say they do; however not at the level of understanding that PMTS has developed.
I am setting up links with specific information about each type of camp, so skiers can prepare for Harb Camp. We will put them on our Harbski web site and on my Blog, so that when you sign up for a camp you can link to them, read and prepare yourself better. Preparation means some physical activities as well as some skiing technical changes you can make if you are skiing before you come to camp.
An example: If your pole plant swings to the tip of your ski at the end of your turns, and triggers an up leg extension, we always take your pole plant away during camp. Video example: Go to the "Social Chatting" forum here, and look at the videos there, notice the pole swings. They cause exactly what I describing.
My question is for those who have come to camp, what would you have done, and would have liked to know about PMTS and Harb Camps before you came to camp??? What did you find out at camp that would have been helpful to you, and that you could have used to prepare?
In our efforts to constantly get better at what we do, this feature we think will enhance your camp experience. PMTS never stops evolving, every year we refine and add new approaches new exercises. Every year our coaches get better through teaching experience, feedback and training we provide. We want the slickest teaching system in the world to continue to outdistance all other systems, that is what drives Harb Ski Systems.
We are driven by your goals for skiing, and to fulfill your motivation for refinement, detail, fun and confidence with your skiing. Thanks, Harald