Daron Rahlves’ Banzai Tour (sponsored by Sugar Bowl Resort) and the NASTC All Conditions/All Terrain course are both taking place at Alpine Meadows on January 23rd! What a sweet “two for one” deal, an opportunity to get great coaching from the top instructors in the country, ski a great mountain and witness a one-of-a-kind event that incorporates the disciplines of big mountain skiing, downhill racing and skier-cross – guess that makes a “three for one” deal. Alpine Meadows is the first stop of the Banzai Tour – which is a 4 person race through gates in off-piste terrain for a $10,000 prize purse. The overall winner of the tour has the opportunity to win $50,000. The legendary terrain of the Alpine Meadows’ Beaver Bowl presents a unique venue for Banzai competitors as it offers a lengthy run with lots of natural features to build a course through and make it exciting. Join us at the All Conditions/All Terrain at Alpine Meadows for three days of fun, excitement and great skiing and become inspired to push the limits of your skiing further by watching great skiers like Daron Rahlves navigate through challenging terrain pushing the boundaries of their own skiing. more>>
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Total Skiing at Sugar Bowl
Chris Fellows new book Total Skiing is just out and selling like hot cakes. NASTC offers a clinic to go with the book at Sugar Bowl January 13-14. Sugar Bowl boasts some of the deepest snowpack in North America, and the skiing is awesome right now. In the book, students how to maximize their performance based on their inherent strengths, so that they can most efficiently truly improve.
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US Men’s Alpine Team in Val Gardena, Italy
US Men’s Alpine Team has arrived in Val Gardena, Italy in preparation for the DH and SG races this weekend. The first American to run is Andrew Weibrecht, 11th on the course. Bode Miller will be starting 23rd after Carlo Janka, Aksal Svindal and Didier Cuche. Ted Ligety will be starting 32nd followed by Truckee local, Travis Ganong, 36th in the starting order. Ted Ligety will be one to watch as he is on fire with his second GS win in Val D’Isere.
Val Gardena is well known on the World Cup circuit as one of the most challenging downhill courses. NASTC will be visiting this renowned ski destination February 11-20. Spots are still avaiable on this trip. Come and ski with us at this world class resort, view the DH run first hand, maybe even make a turn or two on it! NASTC will spend a week skiing and exploring this massive ski area – the largest in Europe thanks to the Dolomiti Superski network. The Dolomites have a much different scenery than the traditional backdrop that we are used to seeing in the Alps, the rock that makes up this section of the Alps has a unique color changing property. This is certainly an adventure that shouldn’t be missed, it’s an opportunity to visit and ski a remarkable destination, experience the unique culture in this part of Italy, have fun ski adventures everyday, ski from village to village and witness your skiing improve with each day that we spend on the snow.
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Total Skiing Has Arrived!
It’s here! The first copies of Total Skiing have arrived in the NASTC office and are on sale now on our website. Congrats to NASTC Director Chris Fellows, the book looks great! First book signing is at the Booky Joint bookstore in Mammoth. Stop by and see Chris there on Friday, December 17th to get your signed copy.
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Are you an Overpowered, Underpowered or Underskilled Skier?
Discover what your skiing profile is and learn how to improve upon it at the NASTC Total Skiing Clinic Decebmer 20-21, at Sugar Bowl Resort. Be one of the first to experience the principles of Chris Fellow’s Total Skiing in application. Identifying your skier type helps pinpoint the areas of development needed to propel your skiing to the next degree of performance. Skiers will receive a prescription of on-hill and off-hill exercises specific to their skiing profile that will help them make lasting progress in their skiing. Read more>>
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An Interview with Chris Fellows, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
An interview with Chris Fellows on his book Total Skiing in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
“Total Skiing” offers a variety of on-snow and off-snow drills and training programs for each type of skier that “will deliver big paybacks in performance and will increase the fun factor on the slopes.”.
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Snow!
The last couple weeks of November have brought record snowfall to the Sierras. Ski resorts are reporting a snowfall of 7 feet, though you could find deeper spots if you know where to look. We have conditions in places that we typically see at the end of January or early February. It’s amazing and almost unreal! After waiting all summer and fall to make some turns, our diligent patience has finally been rewarded with snorkel deep snow. We must have done something right here in the Sierras to have every skiers’ wish granted. In case you were wondering, the skiing is phenomenal and we encourage you to come out and make some turns, upcoming NASTC courses are: Total Skiing Clinic at Sugar Bowl, December 20-21 and January 13-14 and the Alpine Meadows All Conditions/All Terrain, January 23-25 (this course has developed the reputation for having some really good powder days and typically sells out quickly). We’ll ski you soon!
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Values of Early Season Training
Getting early season coaching is one of the best things you can do for your skiing each season. Dusting off the summer haze is never as easy as it sounds. If we rush the process and don’t take the time to review good fundamentals then we set ourselves up to develop bad habits which we end up reinforcing with every turn we make. Unfortunately the next clinic that you take will have to be focused on correcting those habits rather than continuing your development as a skier.