I just returned from a great ski trip a couple of months ago. (We had an excellent season here in Australia this year). And the skiing was a lot of fun.
While I was skiing, I asked my friend to take a few photos. He took a few rapid fire pics, and when I looked at them, I was horrified to see this slight convergence of my ski tips at the start of a turn. Hmmm..."but I'm always in parallel" I thought. Yeah, right! Not so. I now had proof staring me right in the face.
Okay, so I thought I'd do a little Googling for a tip or two to help me iron out this little kink.
And down the rabbit hole I went...
I found Josh, and then Warren, and many other clips with all sorts of tips. But one thing led to another, which led to another. And before I knew it, I had watched every single video Harald has on his YouTube channel, started reading his blog and more.
And pretty quickly realised I was onto something significant!
This is just a quick intro post to say hi, and to hopefully connect with anyone else in Australia (or elsewhere) who might be at a similar stage.
I've been skiing since I was in my early 20s and am now in my early 50s. Instead of just being satisfied with a tip or two (which is what I was originally looking for), I'm now looking at a complete overhaul! But that's okay with me. It didn't take long to convince me once I started looking.
I'm taking a "Book One, Chapter One, page-by-page" approach. I'm currently halfway through book one, have hunted down a pair of Head Supershape i.Speed skis. I couldn't get any in Australia (they were sold out), but managed to get the last pair of a 2017/18 model sent out from a store in England, and for a great price.
I've checked my boot alignment; am loving the first book (with the others soon to follow), and am putting together a slant board this weekend.
Oh yeah, and I've just booked a trip to Japan for early Feb. I'm itching to put it all into practice on some snow there. Does anyone know if there are any PMTS instructors in Hakuba by any chance? I won't be able to get to a camp in the US for the coming northern winter, but I'll be in Europe in early 2020, and have put my email on the notification list for the camp there.
I guess you could say I've taken the "red pill" - Haha!
Anyway...just saying 'Hi' with my first post. Great to connect
AussiePete