Ski season is over, summer is on its’ way. It is time to put the skis away, pull out the bike, head to the sun beaches and put my toes in the sand! Discover why and how you should be training throughout the summer to prepare for next ski season.

In this clinic you will:

· Experience a summer strength training program for skiers. Learn by DOING!

· Discover why summer athletic conditioning is essential for motor learning.

· Review and develop a deeper understanding of three stages of motor learning and how moving through these stages through summer and fall can benefit you on your first day on the snow.

· Key components for your Summer Ski Conditioning – what, why, how, and when.

· Connect fitness and athletic conditioning movements that help develop and strengthen specific body movements that directly affect ski performance.

Keep moving to help you get stronger and more mobile for next season. We’ll cover problem areas of movement and give your real exercises to help fix them. Come back for the PM session to see how newfound body awareness can help with common Level 2 riding problems.

INTERSKIs happen every 4 years, as a get together of snowsport instructors from all corners of the globe to share, swap notes and mutually develop our sport. Whereas each member country is represented by its respective Demo Team, the event has a long tradition of embracing participation with general membership/professional ski and snowboard instructors of the member countries. That means you and me. For this talk, I will share observations as a participant of the most recent INTERSKI in Finland, as well as include some added notes and perspectives of the three INTERSKIs before it.

After 10 years of doing video MA, we have noticed trends that certified level 3 skiers do that other don’t do. In this session, we will look at 5 movement patterns that you need to master to help you become an expert skier.

Are you interested in improving your understanding of how our anatomy moves in Alpine skiing? This session examines how planes of motion can help us organize and improve our understanding of the Skills Concept, the Alpine fundamentals and skill blending through the beginner, intermediate and advanced zones.

Let’s have some fun looking at some racing, with an eye toward practicing some Movement Analysis skills. So sure, racing at speed can be a blur, but the beauty of video is the stop action, where we can see and discuss that solid fundamentals make for great looking skiing. It’s all there let’s take a look.

Identify key Level 2 riding movements and the cause-and-effect relationship with both snowboard performance and the desired outcome on snow. Pulling from the AM session, work on real-time body awareness drills so you can your pass your exam next year!

Are you working on becoming a more versatile and adaptable Alpine skier? This session explores different tactics to initiate turns depending on terrain, conditions and desired ski performance.

Come back in time to see how cross-country technique has evolved since the first winter Olympics in Chamonix nearly 100 years ago. We will look at videos of skiing during the Olympics and World Championships to see how technique has evolved.

After 10 years of doing video MA, we have noticed trends that certified level 3 skiers do that other skiers don’t do. In this session, we will look at 5 movement patterns that you need to master to help you become an expert skier.