How to get fit quick for ski season! Its getting to be that time of year again. Cool mornings and changing leaves can only mean one thing: Winter is coming. Hopefully you have been preparing your body for ski season at the gym or at home. Lets all do our best to make a run at make it through the season as healthy as possible. Strength training will be broken down into light/heavy push and light/heavy pull days....

So the details might be different, but the point is the same. Ski season is creeping closer. So I get it, I get the exhaustion with the overwhelming political discourse thats happening right now. But I cant do that. I cant just think about skiing and ignore politics right now. I love skiing too much. Nope, theres a whole lot more at stake here. And elections are how we rank-and-file skiers get to control how our communities are led....

Vast blue sky fills the dashboard horizon. Its time for another new adventure with the same old, beloved crew. Finally, the road trip is here. Take into consideration where youll be sleeping, and outline backup options that might come in handy. This means its essential to ensure that your vehicle is ready for the ride. Top off all fluids, cover off on maintenance, and any necessary carry snow traction equipment....

I’ve never been great at skiing. But definitely not great. At least not great enough to have the boys always eager to point the camera at me. Maybe I had a small handful of shots back in the day. Enough for like a 20 second edit probably. I’m sure some others can relate. But I’ve always been great atwatchingskiing. I mean my eyes could podium in the ability to stare at my computer....

I put on my ski boots yesterday. When I started skiing I was so hungry to progress, desperate for every turn. My longest stints have been three or four months. I think that applies to a lot of skiers. But this year our resorts closed the second weekend of March. Id planned on a long spring of big backcountry missions and slushy spring days with friends. Instead, I couldnt buy peanut butter or toilet paper at the grocery store for a couple of months....

Looking back it may have distracted me from further skiing." “Dub 12 blunt, either direction, whatever is working better that day” (huh?) So why stop now? The non-stop skiing took a huge toll on my body, not only physical but also mental." So far that most of the team members were seeing sports psychologists to maintain some shred of sanity. Being the modest individual Dew is, he found this process taxing and downright drudgerous....

An in-depth look at Armada’s revamped ARV 106 ski for 2021, with specs and full review. The ARV 106 has become a staple of the Armada lineup. Introduced in 16/17, the ski has been going in two-year cycles. The ski was changed for 18/19 and gained a slightly stiffer flex and a more freeride oriented shape. It still held its own as a park ski but gained more freeride credentials....

I want you to think of this joint like a golf ball on a tee. The head of the humerus being the golf ball and the shoulder socket (i.e. glenoid fossa) being the tee. Just like it can be easy for the head of the humerus to dislocate or sublux (e.g. partial dislocation or malalignment) from the socket of the shoulder. The socket is much smaller than the contact area of the head of the humerus....

Press Release from 4FRNT: 4FRNTSki Company has been acquired by a group of private entrepreneurs from Jason Levinthal. As we got to know the team and business model, it felt like a perfect fit. Ebi says, We have no intention of changing 4FRNT into something it’s not. Our goal is to reinforce and permanently solidify the brands values that got it here. Marketing manager Sam Kimmerle getting the goods. In his free time you will most likely find him somewhere in the mountains doing something fun....

The AfterJam Freestyle Camp roared back into life in Les Deux Alpes after its debut success last year. It was almost like real life. Jack Foreman, ex-Graystone Action Sports coach, also provided excellent freestyle 101 coaching yet again this year. The beauty of the AJ week is the diversity it offers to campers. The L2A snowpark is always one of the finest Europe has to offer through the summer months....

Welcome back to this ongoing series of Are you doing what you should to be physically ready for winter? To get caught up you’re free to read the earlier articles for the months ofJuneandJuly. Lets talk about where we are now. So whats recommended during this phase with respect to strengthening and conditioning? The parameter goals for August progresses tocreate hypertrophyof the muscle. One possible way of achieving this is tomaintain or increase the sets while decreasing the repetitions....

I had the education (AST 1) and gear but I was having trouble getting the hands-on experience. But venture to the park or out beyond the resort boundaries and that ratio quickly changes. Supporting programs like Mountain Mentors, Ascent Mentorships,Girls Do Ski,She Jumpsetc. In addition, Ascent Mentors are looking for brand partners and donations. Emily hopes to eventually expand the program to other resorts if they can gather enough support....

They’re the reason I keep progressing. My biggest goal is probably just to motivate people to keep progressing. It’s a lot of fun watching people do stuff they wouldn’t have ever dreamed of doing. Do you follow any kind of training regiment? Now that I live in Utah I’ll have access to better tramps. Whose style do you find most appealing? My favorite style has to be Max Moffatt’s. In a lot of ways I have kind of adopted his style in some aspects....