newboots
Angel Diva
I went to Big Snow, the indoor skiing place in NJ today. I am sick of using my old Quattros (153, soft, narrow) and getting thrown around in the crud and feeling like a bad skier. My current skis (BP 82s) are in Vermont. So I dragged an old pair of Dynastar Glorys (very narrow, they're in the car so I can't give the exact stats) in 153. Heaviest darn skis I've ever had to carry across a parking lot.
Whoa! What happened! I was carving! Run after run! Going much faster than I usually allow myself, and not scared. (In other words, in control!) No tossing around.
So what changed? The skis, obviously. I also bought Effortless Skiing's kindle book (it's only 27 pp) and had been reading it. She has an entirely different approach than what we are all used to. I found the book somewhat difficult (my Ph.D. is not in engineering, or anatomy, or whatever this stuff is) but intriguing. However, the last time I read it was a few days ago, and it wasn't fresh in my mind. So that changed, too. (Here is her first post on TSD: Effortless Skiing's posts.)
I am so shocked. I feel like I can actually ski! And it was fun, really fun. It was an uncrowded day; that was nice. But I was skiing faster than anyone there, except two kids who were bombing straight down the hill. Unbelievable.
Whoa! What happened! I was carving! Run after run! Going much faster than I usually allow myself, and not scared. (In other words, in control!) No tossing around.
So what changed? The skis, obviously. I also bought Effortless Skiing's kindle book (it's only 27 pp) and had been reading it. She has an entirely different approach than what we are all used to. I found the book somewhat difficult (my Ph.D. is not in engineering, or anatomy, or whatever this stuff is) but intriguing. However, the last time I read it was a few days ago, and it wasn't fresh in my mind. So that changed, too. (Here is her first post on TSD: Effortless Skiing's posts.)
I am so shocked. I feel like I can actually ski! And it was fun, really fun. It was an uncrowded day; that was nice. But I was skiing faster than anyone there, except two kids who were bombing straight down the hill. Unbelievable.