Hi NASTC Nation, check it out: NASTC’s in the news! http://www.examiner.com/skiing-in-san-francisco/north-american-ski-training-center-lake-tahoe-offers-hands-on-ski-lessons?CID=examiner_alerts_articleMany thanks to all of you who came to Chris’s 2 talks this weekend at Sports Basement in SF and CA Ski Company in Berkeley!
Chris will be giving two indoor talks on how to create customized training programs for ski improvement. He’ll explain his book – Total Skiing’s – systematic approach for skiing your best and how to tailor and combine your workout routine with on-hill exercises to achieve your skiing goals. These events are a great opportunity to get some education and meet NASTC’s co-founder and director. Saturday, November 12th1:00-3:00pm: Sports Basement 1590 Bryant St. San Francisco6:00-7:30pm: California Ski Company Gilman St. Berkeley
The North American Ski Training Center is now an AIARE Avalanche Course Provider. Isn’t safety the #1 concern for all of us when it comes to skiing and riding in the sidecountry or backcountry? True to NASTC standards, our avalanche instructors are of the highest quality, professionalism, and experience level. This is a 3-day education and certification class in which you earn your AIARE Level I (American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education). It’s the minimum amount of know-how if…
US Ski Team member Nolan Kasper returns to snow 72 days after surgery
An interview with the 2010 Women’s World Cup Champion and what her outlook is for the season {source}<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/GWRU9UC8yv8″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>{/source}An interview with the 2010 World Cup
Train smart this ski season when time and resources are an issue.You can get an edge on this ski season by using, Total Skiing as a guide to maximize your training time, while achieving optimal fitness and performance benefits. Total Skiing uses fitness screens like the functional movement screen(FMS), cardiovascular assessments, muscular fitness assessments, power and agility assessments. By documenting the results of these 4 test you can streamline a custom work-out for your individual needs based on the test…
How about all that early season snow?! Tahoe’s mountaintops are still covered in white and resorts in Colorado have already opened their doors. Ski movie premieres, 2012 Gear Guides are all ramping up the fever for ski season. We spend months killing time until we can slide again and experience that sweet sensation of floating through fresh powder or the rush you get from arcing high speed turns down the hill. NASTC is dedicated to helping you get the most…
U.S World Cup racers have some pretty strong sentiments regarding the FIS changes to ski dimensions in the World Cup regulations. At the start of the 2012-2013 season, FIS regulations will require racers to be on 40 meter radius ski, up from 27 meters. FIS claims that the changes in ski length and dimensions is attempt to improve safety. Many World Cup racers, lincluding Ted Ligety and Steve Nyman are opposed to the changes, they feel that these changes will regress…
Ski areas are opening their doors. Wolf Creek, UT gets the honors as the first resort to turn its lifts and open up to the public this season. Arapahoe Basin and Loveland are scheduled to open today and tomorrow respectively. Before we know it, lifts are going to be turning here in the Tahoe area too. We are stoked for this ski season, we are looking forward to another good snow year and some great programs here at NASTC. We are…
Check out one of the best rated skis of the season, “The Experience”. Both Chris Fellows and Nick Herrin love this ski!
