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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The Key to Skiing "The Glades"


Where should I start ...

As I have improved my skiing abilities, the move to higher challenging and more difficult terrain was a nature tendency. There are two things that make Glades skiing fun - the chance to run into trees and the greater chance to run into trees if you ski recklessly. Therefore, ungroomed slopes through trees also describe another type of advanced terrain.

Most people fail to realize that you need to hug a tree before entering the "Glades". It is better to hug a tree before skiing the glades, then to meet one head-on in the "Glades". You might laugh at such a notion, but so far it has been proven (at least with my experience). Why would you hug a tree? It kind of comes naturally ... you hug people you bearly know why not a tree you bearly know. If you a politician, then the photo of you hugging the tree will give the appearance to your consituents that you are pro-environment.

Also, as a side note: I have tried to take camera video while skiing. It is not too difficult to do until you reach either moguls or steep terrain. I give much credit to the photo journalists that make the Warren Miller films possible. I have not tried to film while glade skiing, but I bet you could wipe out pretty easy or go off the path and hug a tree anyway.

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