This morning I spent an hour with the guys doing fundamental work on GS skis. The infamous Schlopy drill, named after it's inventor, Erik, is primarily meant to promote hip movement through the second half of the turn. We also did variations of the Heisman drill for the purpose of initiating the turn with the tip of the ski.
Our gate session this afternoon was on ADG, a nice hill with a moderately difficult pitch, moving down onto a much flatter section. We did apex with full gates on pristine snow. Hard packed dry powder, or hero snow as some would call it. The guys are skiing well. There are some kinks to be worked out still, but they are in good shape to be racing in the next couple weeks. Special kudos to Kimbell and Spangler. They have made great improvements.
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