fgor
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
A bit over a year ago, I moved cities so that I lived only 1.5-2ish hours from a mountain, bought some new ski boots that weren't two sizes two big, bought a season pass, and increased my ski frequency from once every few years to going nearly every weekend of the 2019 season. I asked some strangers to take videos of me along the way and I just dug up my oldest one so I can do a "one year on..." comparison.
22 June 2019
(not the best angle, I know!)
30 June 2020
(apologies about the video quality - it was sent to me over fb messenger which did bad things to it)
I'm just really happy to see the huge difference in my skiing! This time last year, I didn't have the ability to make turns that were any quicker or shorter than the ones in that earlier video. I took quite a few lessons, improved my skiing very sloooowly, and it all started to come together. I was frustrated a lot along the way at how slow my progress was - it seemed non existent at times. I had battles with boot fit and pre-existing knee pain. But I'm so happy I kept going, because finally I'm starting to have the pretty round turns of my dreams
P.S. - I can even see a difference between the two most recent videos I have. The final one I posted above (30 June 2020) and this one from a few days prior -
I had a lesson between these two videos and among other things, we worked on fore-aft balance. Apparently I was a bit too far forward at the very end of my turns. I was doubtful - too far forward doesn't sound like anything that could be applied to my skiing - but I did what my instructor said and I can actually see the difference and slight improvement between these two videos. I'm eager to get back on the snow and practice!
22 June 2019
(not the best angle, I know!)
30 June 2020
(apologies about the video quality - it was sent to me over fb messenger which did bad things to it)
I'm just really happy to see the huge difference in my skiing! This time last year, I didn't have the ability to make turns that were any quicker or shorter than the ones in that earlier video. I took quite a few lessons, improved my skiing very sloooowly, and it all started to come together. I was frustrated a lot along the way at how slow my progress was - it seemed non existent at times. I had battles with boot fit and pre-existing knee pain. But I'm so happy I kept going, because finally I'm starting to have the pretty round turns of my dreams
P.S. - I can even see a difference between the two most recent videos I have. The final one I posted above (30 June 2020) and this one from a few days prior -