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«Skiing is simple, it just goes against natural instincs»

Ankle flexion… the most important simple fundamental for top-level skiing

If I had to choose one simple thing about top-level ski technique, would be that of ankle flexion. More so, if I had to pick the one thing that separates good skiers from really experts, would be that of the ankle flexion great skiers can generate at the top of the...

Hips don’t lie… a key joint for advanced skiing

Even though the position and movements of the hips throughout the turn are a key aspect in high-level skiing, not many ski instructors teach to the hips often. I think that’s because it is a quite complex topic and not easy to understand and to get right. Actually,...

La paradoja del esquí… una batalla contra los instintos naturales

Paradójico: adj; Algo que involucra dos hechos o cualidades que parecen contradecirse entre sí o que son opuestos. Hecho o expresión aparentemente contrarios a la lógica.El esquí, a diferencia de la mayoría de los deportes, es una actividad muy contraintuitiva y...

Skiing in Switzerland: the Alps at its best…

Photos by Giovanni Levi PhotographyFor the 22/23 northern hemisphere winter season, I’m moved to St. Moritz, epicenter of the Engandin valley, a long high Alpine region in the eastern Swiss Alps, and a portion of the canton of Graubünden at the southeasternmost part...