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As director of the North American Ski Training Center and father of 3 active kids, I don’t have large chunks of time to spend in the gym.  However my skiing performance and fitness is important to me. By staying healthy and fit through out the season, I can provide my clients with solid skiing instruction and demonstrations and I can keep the wheels from coming off the cart mid-season due to overuse injuries, bad alignment, or illness due to lack of recovery time. Thanks…

The mountain scenery is finally changing here in the high Andes.  We are officially snowed in!! It’s awesome!  Over a foot of snow fell last night and it is still snowing.  The road will remain closed for today and those guests that are “lucky” enough to still be here will get to enjoy the powder tomorrow when the storm breaks.  Portillo becomes a very different mountain when the snow level rises.  Lines that you once thought were unskiable suddenly become…

The first week here in Portillo was awesome.  It’s good to be back in this breathtaking venue in the Andes.  It doesn’t take long to disconnect from the world and submit to the gentle pace and routine of Portillo.  The snow is pretty thin, there is very limited off-piste skiing but the snow quality is good.  In fact it is excellent training snow.  Every morning we were greeted with crisp Andean air, warming into a sunny and balmy afternoon.  The…

Nice article on the NASTC Portillo camp in LAN’s inflight magazine!  http://in-lan.com/2011/06/summertime-skiing/?lang=en

It’s hard to think about summer or skiing in the summer when spring has barely made an appearance, but going to Portillo is different.  It is an experience that can change you, it offers you an escape into a world that is so different.  Here the sky is a brilliant blue hue, the sun shimmers powerfully down on you as condors glide gracefully through the sky.  The lake and it’s surrounding peaks are hypnotic and lure you into a state of…

We think you guys are gonna like what you see for the 2011-2012 line-up of courses/destinations.  Our new pricing structure reflects our conscious effort to give skiers the coaching they need to keep progressing their skiing forward and to attain maximum enjoyment from their time out on the slopes – which we hope will be with us.  We want to give you the best value for your time spent with us.  We appreciate that you have chosen NASTC to be part of your…