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Total Skiing at Sugar Bowl

06 Dec 2014, Posted by Ski NASTC in Uncategorized

March 13-14, 2015 $450 Includes lift tickets, all day instruction in groups of 6 or fewer, tech talks, video review, course materials and SWAG Perched atop Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl is the ideal place to challenge yourself and focus in on the building blocks of your skiing. With an approach and curriculum taken from Chris’s book, Total Skiing, you’ll bring your skills up a notch in this 2-day clinic. Our top trainers will address your specific issues holding you back…

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at NASTC!

03 Dec 2014, Posted by Ski NASTC in Latest News

Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful to live in such a beautiful and inspiring place as Lake Tahoe. Grateful to have a wonderful community of skiers that choose to share and fuel their passion for skiing, learning and the mountains with us. A few resorts are open already here in Tahoe and the snow guns are cranking. We are excited to have the season get underway as we have so many fun destinations and courses planned for this season. Montana Skiing https://skinastc.com/category/courses/rockies/…

SNOWCAT ADVENTURES AT HOMEWOOD

25 Nov 2014, Posted by admin in Uncategorized

NEW this year! The most exciting thing to hit Tahoe: Snowat skiing at Homewood! This is an on-going, book-when-you’re-ready NASTC offering. Bring your group, or call us and we’ll add you to one! Homewood Snowcat Adventures will debut this winter on 750+ acres of backcountry terrain on the flanks of Ellis Peak! Our guides are ready to take you out to enjoy it and improve with guided instruction! Once transported to the peak, groups of up to 10 skiers and…

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All Conditions/All Terrain – Squaw Valley, CA

15 Nov 2014, Posted by Ski NASTC in Uncategorized

Dates:  TBA Skier levels: 6-9 Price: $650  Includes:  instruction, lift tickets, personalized video reviews, tech talks and a group dinner. This course is a step by step progression designed to help you move past your intermediate or advanced plateau and skiing the entire mountain well whatever the conditions.  Getting 3 consecutive days of instruction and feedback from the National and Regional Demonstration Team members will elevate your skiing to a new level.  Focus on addressing some of the fundamental flaws…

Portillo: Open Your Mind to the Full Chilean Mountain Experience

17 Jun 2014, Posted by Ski NASTC in Latest News

The word “portillo” means “opening or road between two heights” – an apt descriptor for both the Chilean ski resort as well as the transformations that occur on its slopes every summer. The highs and lows, laughs and cries of this annual trip set a standard for personal exploration unlike any other ski experience. To truly immerse yourself in the adventure, start by clearing away any preconceived notions you might have of what a ski vacation entails. Full-immersion summer training…

NASTC Climbing: Group Summits Mt Shasta – 15th year

21 May 2012, Posted by Ski NASTC in Latest News

NASTC Climbing: Group Summits Mt Shasta – 15th year On Sunday morning May 13, under sunny, crisp skies a group of strong advanced skiers summitted California’s 5th highest peak, the 2nd highest in the Cascade Range: the dramatic and rewarding Mt Shasta.  This represents a huge accomplishment!  When you summit Shasta you have ascended and descended a combined 14,000+ vertical feet in just a weekend. That’s huge! We work with guides from NASTC and Shasta Mt Guides for this 3-day…

This is how the Men’s US Ski Team Gets it Done!

22 Jun 2011, Posted by Ski NASTC in Latest News

Men’s speed group charged through Napa on bikes by Hank McKeePublished by Ski Racing Get a bunch of large athletic men together, put them in a competitive environment and you got yourself a testosterone fueled freight train. That train, consisting of the men’s speed group of the US Ski Team, recently ravaged the roads of Napa, California on bikes, riding between 60 and 100 miles day, sleeping on the beach and eating an incredible amount of food. “It was a…

New U.S Ski Team Women’s Tech Coach

22 Jun 2011, Posted by Ski NASTC in Latest News

New U.S. Women’s Tech Coach Pfeifer Sees Promise By Eric Williams Published on Ski Racing Recently named U.S. Alpine Ski Team women’s tech coach, Roland Pfeifer has his work cut out for him. The Austria native is charged with bringing the program “up to speed” after last season saw the team pull in a meager 10 top-10 results and just one podium. Though he hasn’t met most of his new stable of athletes, he’s already formulating plans for the season…

Ski Tip: Pole Usage

24 May 2011, Posted by Ski NASTC in Latest News

The function and correct use of our poles can seem as ambiguous as a politician’s speech.  Good pole usage complements and aids upper body movements in dynamic skiing.  Missing pole plants, poorly timed pole plants or directionally inappropriate pole swings can create dysfunctional elements in your skill set.  Diverse terrain requires attention to rhythm and strong core movements that are directed down the fall line.  The pole swing is timed with an extension move at the start of th turn,…