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NEW ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE PRO SHOP!Great deals on skis, alpine and backcountry setup.  NASTC logo wear and ski improvement educational materials.

With snow this early in October, is it possible to hope for another winter like this one? It’s strange to see snow on the ground when the fall foliage is still showcasing it’s dramatic colors.  After a season that did everything to deflate our ski stoke, we’re ready for one that will put us on cloud nine.  The early snow fall is just adding fuel to the fire.  You know the race has started when the resorts have turned on…

Chris Fellow’s Top Ten Off- Piste Ski Runs in St. Anton, Austria   I have been entranced with St. Anton, Austria since 1988 when I first attended the PSIA National Academy in Austria. I had never seen such vast ski terrain or mountains as big. The skiing opportunities are endless and the culture is ski centric with years of history and national pride in the Tyrol region. I have made a pilgrimage to St. Anton regularly since then and have always…

Something you may want to take into consideration while you are hitting it hard in your pre-season workouts. http://www.coreperformance.com/daily/nutrition/why-you-should-drink-cold-water-during-exercise.html

Assessing technique essential to skiing success: This is an excerpt from Total Skiing by Chris Fellows. Below is the excerpt as it appears on the Human Kinetics site. http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/assessing-technique-essential-to-skiing-success  Concepts of Skiing Technique Progressing from the basic stance to precise, carved turns is a process that builds from one core-skill competency to the next. If you skip a component, you may overlook a skill, causing affectations and abnormalities that compromise your technique. However, even if you are on the path…