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In its 13th consecutive year, the Subaru Master the
Mountain program visits over a dozen mountains in
the U.S. to help skiers and snowboarders make
turns the way Subaru’s Symmetrical All-Wheel
Drive holds the road — with confi dence and power.
The program provides both beginners and experts
with the professional instruction they need to
excel… on the groomed, in the moguls and deep in
the powder.
Subaru also continues to join forces with
Nordica, Swix, and Nitro Snowboards to give
skiers and snowboarders the ultimate on-snow
pit crew this year. Reps from Nordica, Swix
and Nitro will offer free demos to anyone with
a valid lift ticket. Be sure to visit them on the
mountain! For a complete schedule of the Subaru
Master the Mountain program, please visit
www.outdoorlife.subaru.com
“Seven Sunny Days” is the new film from the
award-winning crew at Matchstick Productions,
featuring the best skiers in the world, including
Simon Dumont, Mark Abma, Ingrid Backstrom,
Hugo Harrison, Rory Bushfi eld, Sarah Burke and
many more.
Subaru is proud to sponsor the Matchstick Movie
Tour, geared up and hitting the road to bring the
latest action-packed ski fi lm to a theater near you.
Look for your town, come to the show, meet the
athletes, and win tons of prizes.
For details on the specifi c location of a tour stop
near you, visit www.skimovie.com
ALPINE TIP BY DEB ARMSTRONG
Presented by
GETTING IT
STRAIGHT
This year, you’re taking lessons. That’s good.
But in those lessons, there’s something you’re not
gonna understand. That’s bad.
We can straighten that out, right here, right now.
That’s excellent. Here we go.
Your instructor will talk about the importance of
“skiing over your feet.” It’s important for balance and
strength. Trouble is, you probably won’t know what
those words really mean. Let’s see if I’m right.
In both these photos, that’s me skiing. In which one
am I “skiing over my feet?”
If you said, Photo 1 because, “Duh, your head is
over your feet,” sorry, wrong.
In Photo 1, I’m way out of balance — my helmet is
behind my boots. I’m not skiing over my feet.
In Photo 2, my head is even farther off to the side of
my feet. But that’s the one where I’m doing it right.
Look carefully, and you’ll see that fore-to-aft, frontto-back,
head and feet are perfectly lined up. That
puts me in balance. That gives me the power to lay
it out. And that’s what instructors mean when they
say, “Ski over your feet.”
Even one jump
will straighten
your balance.
How do you start the ski season, and every ski
day, in balance? Put on your skis. Now, jump.
Even one jump will naturally straighten out your
balance; 10 will give you a warmup as well.
Start your season right. Get in shape.
Take lessons. And ski over your feet.
Deb Armstrong is Alpine Technical
Director at Steamboat Springs, CO and
a PSIA Alpine Member. Oh yeah, she
also won the Olympic gold for Giant
Slalom at the 1984 Winter Games.
Photo: Peter Lamont
Photo: Jeff Caven
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