European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Dealing with Down Days on the slopes by Janet Nelson new York times a Al Cost every jux in Occas a Day when Iho skis won turn the incl Wen 1 slay to3ehcr. You re up when you Shau d be , off a Anc and Oslo sync the problem is not unusual the Best tiers in Iho world admit to Down Days the difference is thai excellent skiers have developed ways to Deal with this condition twelve of the Best skiers in the United slates Are on the professional ski instructors of America National team which presents synchronised skiing demonstrations at various various events these 12 skiers Are selected for their ability to Toach As Well As Lor their technical knowledge and nimble feet but it s the serpentine turns figure eights Down the fall line and follow the Leader skiing for which they Are Best known the Naonal team use coed e our about 150 r.1. No Are Nom Nat a / of Fri d .-.sion", in the in \ a a is on average team member a i -o1 for 23 a they arc school Lor or Mii and Ira Nurs of other instructors these so Credo the Ocoa Ona Day . With Curci Nar Morta s do they rect re of the poor i and get Back on the r so s9 even though the members of lev team perform in Mirror Imago formation the each have Trie r on style when tree skin j and the r Irrl. solutions who sometimes . Cd. To the Day syndrome of Porter who has coached the Loam Lor Hie past 13 years and is a tra ring super Sor at the a l Colo ski school moves Back to rep e turns to remind h in Jill of the fundamentals Jen Berg a team member for two years a re a supervisor cd the at pen. Coski Ray ice com eur r j a rare Cic i l to h s top performance i the Best to to is to Ujj to or. Or Terru n and. My do has. To a turns.1 Porter i Dan t mean or turns the Amo it cd . I to slower and less on a Jenl Erh l i i in re too anal tical and the too much the s to it i a on out of it Cra Jua 7 i by up the Lijr--.-. Ard Eis of Ever level and is an Rocol Way to warm up while Porter goes to Ever terrain. Berg Rei moguls for a up run when i feel i Don i have Good performance onto. I gel in the air off bumps and ski aggressively Lovah myself up he said the bumps Are irregular and you have to Good timing and be accurate to ski Well Berg does t recommend r King moguls for All recreational skiers but he belie is that trying to f i something thai 4 More difficult a steeper slope or ung roomed Lor instance makes the easier smoother terrain seem tame when you return to it Victor Virjin a member of Irie National Arr. For i y ars and director of the co i vol his bad Days Are Liy num i he Best Vay Loco Reot this is tone get Hung upon one to Long in turning or one element of song tie a l the thing to do is to move your entire l a up an while Skong flex and extend their jump off Hie Snow make the skis Light and Mcyr your r. Oler of Gravity try to make Sun re seen in e Dane no according to Gerrin. That exercise Mae a skier More when transferring jail to the n,.v turning ski in moguls he says this exer be helps skiers keep choir c Leroi Gravity Forward and makes them lighter and More flexible David of . in his Rali concen Lrata on putting pressure on the outa i very Earl in the turn he said i exert Force on hint s i. Or cause when i Don t do this then i have to put Loo much pressure on it at the finish of the turn that produced harsh shaped turn rather than an s turn when the turning ski to pressure and Early he said you Don t have to.nrk so hard to get the skis across the Hill at Iho finish " the solutions thai those lop Sher use might Vork Lor any skier it won t Hurt to try Thorn ski easy in take Iho menial Side out of Skong ski hard to lest yourself Correct Liming by being fluid with your entire body establish rhythm to counting or singing to yourself make s shaped turns by pressuring the outside ski Early in the turn a3 running s popularity has boomed among the general population More people have made it an integral part of their daily routines. Druary 5, 1990 stars and stripes Page 15
