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Technique & Tactics

Technique & Tactics

​The following links to online instructional video are organized by subject matter.   Some videos will be listed multiple times because they cover multiple themes and topics.  Use these videos to understand each of the fundamentals more deeply and to help you prioritize and set your skiing improvement goals.  Be sure to watch these videos multiple times in order to understand the concepts and drills, then try them out on the hill.  Re-watch the videos after trying out the exercises on the hill and see if you can deepen your understanding further.  Repeat.  Good luck.
Click a Fundamental on the Pyramid To Access Training Resources:
FIXING
TECHNIQUE
PROBLEMS

TACTICS
SHORTEST LINE
CLEAN
SKIS
PRESSURE IN THE FALL LINE
POLE USAGE
EARLY LOWER LEG ACTIVATION
SKI-SNOW
CONTACT
UPPER BODY DISCIPLINE
OUTSIDE SKI TO OUTSIDE SKI
BALANCE & ATHLETIC STANCE
FIXING
TECHNIQUE PROBLEMS

TACTICS

*Shortest Line section contains videos of elite athletes skiing courses

​Memorize This!   US Ski Team: Fundamental Skills Pyramid
  1. Memorize the US Ski Team Fundamentals Pyramid.
  2. ​​Understand and execute the technical skills that constitute each block of the pyramid--you are learning these in practice.
  3. Know and utilize two to three free skiing drills that develop the fundamental skills of the pyramid--you are performing these in practice.
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Balance & Athletic Stance
Deb Armstrong: Body, Hip Alignment in Alpine Skiing
Deb Armstrong: Early Season Skills
Demonstrations of four balance drills: skating; straight run to side slip to edge set; whirlybirds; backwards wedge turns.
Slalom Stance and Balance
BMA: One Ski Drill
Deb Armstrong: Hips and Alignment in Alpine Skiing
USSS Videos
Downhill Ski Side-Slip With Edge Sets →
​Uphill Ski Side-Slip With Edge Sets →
Straight Run to Side-Slip to Straight Run to Side-Slip →
Straight Run to Side-Slip to Straight Run to Edge Set →

Upper Body Discipline
Prayer/Palms Together Drill
Deb Armstrong: Pole Plants and Upper Body Control
US Ski and Snowboard: Outrigger Drill
USSS Videos
Outside Ski Turns Holding Poles Horizontally →
Hands on Hips →

Outside Ski to Outside Ski
US Ski and Snowboard: Basic Outside Ski Turns
Deb Armstrong: Teaching Hop Turns to Kids
Deb Armstrong: How to do Hop Turns
Deb Armstrong: Fore After Foot to Foot Skiing Part II
BMA: Weight Outside Ski Tip Down
US Ski and Snowboard: Outside Ski Hop Turns
US Ski and Snowboard: Hop Turns
Deb Armstrong: Fore Aft Skiing, Foot to Foot
BMA: Outside Edge to Outside Edge

Early Lower Leg Activation
BMA: Garlands
USSS Videos
Downhill Ski Garlands →
Uphill Ski Garlands →
BMA: Norwegian Drill

Ski-Snow Contact
BMA: Get Over It Drill
USSS Videos
Hands Crossed on Knees →
The Transition

Pole Usage
US Ski and Snowboard: Double Pole Plant
BMA: Forward Double Pole Plant
USSS Videos
Single Pole Plant Short Swing →
Single Pole Plant Short Swing Blocking ​→
Double Pole Plant →
Deb Armstrong: How to Pole Plant
BMA: Forward Single Pole Plant

The Transition (Clean Skis)
The Transition
USSS Videos
Clap Behind Back →
Traverse Extensions →
BMA: The Swiss Drill

Carving Technique (Pressure in the Fall Line)
TDK Ski Racing: 3 Levels of Carving

Elite Athletes Skiing Gates
Mikaela Shiffrin Skis Slalom After Injury
Mikaela Shiffrin Slalom Training
Elite Athletes Freeskiing
World Cup Ski Racers Freeskiing 10
Mikaela Shiffrin Freeskis After Injury
World Cup Ski Racers Freeskiing 11
Marcel Hirscher Freeskiing

Fixing Technique Problems
TDK: How to Rid an A-Frame

Tactics
TDK Ski Racing: 3 Must Know Components of Line Selection
USSS Videos:
Mikaela Shiffrin: Course Inspection →
The Transition

Visit Burke Mountain Academy to see all their instructional videos.
Visit Deb Armstrong's YouTube Channel to see all her instructional videos.
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    • Fundraising for the Team and Your Racer >
      • 2022 Athlete Individual Fundraiser
      • MAST(ers) Golf Tournament
      • MAST Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser at Mr. Paul's Supper Club
    • Mentor New Parents
    • Volunteer!
  • Equipment
    • Equipment Checklist
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    • MAST Equipment Swap
    • Equipment Swap Inventory
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      • 2014-15 Race Results
      • 2013-14 Race Results
      • 2012-13 Race Results
      • 2011-12 Race Results
    • Health and Safety
    • Training >
      • Giants Ridge Camp 2022
      • Giants Ridge Camp Packing List
      • Mental Training: Learning From The Pros
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