Many ski schools rely on demonstration. We teach through awareness and understanding
Sample topics from our lessons
Pressure in the bent leg creates a “stable connection”. The clearer we feel this pressure, the calmer and more stable the glide becomes.
The pole – aligned from the nose through the center of the body downwards – shows whether we are truly stacked over the ski. If it drops onto the ski, the position is correct.
In skating, we constantly switch from one leg to the other – but at every moment, we are always on just one leg, never on both at the same time.
Only when body and ski are strongly connected can energy be transferred without loss – otherwise movement dissipates within the body.
The ski glides best on its surface. The flatter it lies on the snow, the less resistance there is – and the better it glides.
Body and ski must be aligned in the same direction. If they point differently, the ski moves onto its edge and leaves the surface.
We can generate energy either through weight transfer (for example by “letting ourselves fall”) or through active muscular work.
The ski edge stabilizes lateral weight and force application. This is what enables push-off and changes of direction.
Edge use follows a simple rule: as little as possible, as much as necessary. We adapt to snow conditions and control edging through knees and ankles.
Skating makes steps “to the side”. There is no active forward movement of the body – ski and technique translate sideways motion into forward glide.
