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is anyone familiar with the PMTS© Direct Parallel Movements by Harald Harb of the Harb Ski Systems? it would seem that he is against ALL forms of traditional ski teaching (ie., everything starts from teaching the wedge/snow plow)...

Quote: Originally posted by kkk: Does anyone know any there any standards that rental places have to keep to with their gear? i really dont know - i went with a friend to kita-shiga-kogen, and he opted to have everything rented (he didnt want to bring his gear)... and lo!?! he got a ski suit that smells so bad as if it hadnt been laundered in years!!!

how do you guys get to 30 days per season? some of you may just live near ski resorts? for me, it is just the budget - with about US$200 per person for a 2 days/1 night bus tour, it could seem kinda hard to reach.

Quote: Originally posted by Mary-Elizabeth: I started last year and found it difficult - I only went 4 times and each time there was a few weeks inbetween. This year I was better but it would still be great to be able to do a week or so in one go and really progress. (This might be a stupid question but what is a 'stem christie'?) yes - since i only started skiing this season, there wasnt much planning involved. just take whatever tour package out there, and go for it - 2 days/1 night. but now that i know better (i think), for next season im planning for a longer stay... say one-week

Quote: Originally posted by scouser: I remember someone trying to teach me to do that ages ago. I got really annoyed. Whats the Japanese name for that? i think they just call it the "stem turn"... now, based on the above picture/explanation for the "stem turn," i think the japanese call it "purok-bogen" or "purok-turn" can anyone verify this?

it was really nice powder in naeba last saturday night/sunday morning...!!! actually, being a beginner myself, it was my first - it felt like flying through the clouds!!! *hoping that there's more* too much to ask for?

Quote: Originally posted by sunrise: I don't know about the look, but I'd say it's definitely easier to learn on good equipment as opposed to crap stuff. well, when i was learning to drive decades ago - my driving instructor told me that it is actually advisable to learn how to drive using NEW cars, rather those 2nd-hand ones with lots of glitches - something requiring you to perform uneccesary "magic" to compensate thus making you used to "bad form" imho...

thanks for the replies guys... it is just that i felt that inspite of lots of ski tours this season (and of course, the incurring expenses); i still cannot do at least a smooth parallel turn in intermediate slopes (stem turns, and wedges, yes)... or is this too much to ask for?

good day to all... just an inquiry from a newbie... i had my first and second ski tour about two/three years ago... just a one-night stay, wherein we were there just for fun - nothing serious. then mid-january, i hit the slopes again; and i guess i fell in love with it! just this season, i have been to already 4 tours already. my question would be is how long does it usually take for one to become a good intermediate skier? i mean, doing long turns/short turns in intermediate slopes? how much practice is required (how many times per season)? what is required? private lesson