Daron Rahlves and Jennifer Weier – Find Your Line. How to Ski Trees
$45.00$149.00 (-70%)
You’ll learn how to tree ski in hard and soft snow as well as moguls, how to properly plant your poles, and tactics to manage your speed.
Daron Rahlves and Jennifer Weier – Find Your Line. How to Ski Trees
Check it out: Daron Rahlves and Jennifer Weier – Find Your Line. How to Ski Trees
Have you ever steered clear of enticing terrain because you weren’t confident you could ski in harmony with the trees? Here you’ll learn the skills needed to confidently ski trees even if you’re too anxious to venture off the groomer. In this eLearning course, pro skier Daron Rahlves and PSIA Alpine Team member Jennifer Weier will take you through videos dissecting proper turns, expert advice to help improve your mental approach, and drills that will help you put your new skills to use. Often the best snow is in the trees, and this online class will help you access it.
Over the course of several weeks, you’ll watch video trainings that show you exactly how to hone your turns and teach you how to train your mind to build the kind of confidence that allows you to excel in all conditions. Weier and Rahlves will share safety advice for skiing the trees, teach drills that will make it easier to turn quickly, and show you how to identify and ski the right line. You’ll learn how to tree ski in hard and soft snow as well as moguls, how to properly plant your poles, and tactics to manage your speed.
How This Course Works
We know you have a busy schedule, so we’ve designed this course to be taken at your own pace. You’ll learn through a variety of interactive formats, including video instruction, photo descriptions, and more. Each lesson builds on the last, and, while we’ve designed the course to be 5 weeks long, you can take it as quickly or slowly as you want. Plus, once you purchase the course, the lessons are yours forever.
Syllabus:
Proper Gear
- Selecting the Right Gear
Risk Management
- Skiing with a Partner
- Tree Well Danger
- Building Speed Safely
Tactics for Skiing Trees
- Choosing the Right Turns for the Terrain and Conditions
- How to Read Terrain
- Powder and Bumps Basics
Tree-Skiing Fundamentals
- How to Read a Line
- Flexion and Extension to Manage Terrain
- How to Turn When (and Where) You Want
- Turning Drills to Master Trees
- Managing Edge Angle for Varying Situations
Specific Techniques
- Types of Turns
- How to Add Artistry and Playfulness to Your Bumps
