Skiers Vs. Snowboarders: Who Gets Hurt More?
The American Journal of Sports Medicine sets the record straight.
The American Journal of Sports Medicine sets the record straight.
High-altitude, cocktails, pizza, and physical exertion wont make you feel very well. Here's how to stay healthy and happy on your next ski trip.
Working out at home is convenient, and the price is right. But if you’re lucky enough to live in one of those $200,000-a-month Manhattan studios—or if your kids and their junk have oozed into every square foot of your once-spacious home—you may not have room for all the ski-fitness equipment you desire. Fear not. Here are four items that are easy to stash and serve up everything you need to stay in prime ski shape. The first three are also ideal for travel.
You’re a skier first, parent second, right? Even so, leave it to the pros when it comes to indoctrinating junior with your love for the sport. Here are seven tips on when and how to book ski lessons for the kids.
iPhone app charges you for every workout you skip and pays you for every one you don't.
Study concludes what potheads have always hoped: Marijuana in moderation won’t damage your lungs.
Have you already given up on your 2012 resolution to finally get fit this year? Here's some of the latest research that might motivate you to crank up your weekly workout. And we like where this is heading: Coffee, chocolate and beer might actually boost athletic performance.
Tactics are key when your line gets tight. A well-planned entry begets a successful exit.
Keystone’s world famous A51 Terrain Park is nationally recognized by various readers’ polls as being one of the top-ranking in North America.
Keystone’s world famous A51 Terrain Park is nationally recognized by various readers’ polls as being one of the top-ranking in North America. If you, or your family, have not witnessed the awesomeness that is A51, this is the winter to come visit.
Hailey Duke demonstrates single-leg RDL's as a way to strengthen the posterior chain and hips.
Skiing a spine, with fall-away turns on both sides of it, isn’t easy. But it’s a great way to sharpen your technique.
Kiley Staples of the U.S. Ski Team demonstrates Romanian Dead Lifts.
Heavy half squats increase demand on the hip musculature while eliminating the limitations of the muscles acting on the knee in deep ranges of motion. This exercise is a good one for in-season maintenance because it keeps the athletes strong while reducing muscle soreness.
Kiley Staples of the U.S. Ski Team demonstrates how front squats keep her core strong.
In part two of our six-week training series, Hailey Duke, member of the U.S. Ski Team, demonstrates drop jumps.
We went to the U.S. Ski Team's Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah, to see how the ladies of the Alpine Team get fit to ski. Here's the first tip of six—stay tuned each week for more!
We asked Troy Flanagan, high-performance director for the U.S. Ski Team, what he thinks is the next big thing as far as athletes are concerned.
Originally published under a pseudonym in our January issue of 1984, this story has become viral fodder, circled around the internet (often with credit attributed to authors who did not pen the story). Its suggestions are still relevant, and certainly humorous.
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Pro big mountain skier Seth Morrison shares his tips on skiing a spine.
You’ve probably heard of it by now. Gyms are popping everywhere and fans swear by it. But what is Crossfit? And why does it make your pre-season training more efficient?
Cardrona, outside of Wanaka, New Zealand, played host to the Freeski Superpipe event in the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games. Gus Kenworthy and Devin Logan took home top honors, and Jossi Wells, Jen Hudak, David Wise, and Maddie Bowman were on the podium as well.
Hilaree O’Neill, The North Face athlete and mother of two, shares her secrets for raising healthy kids.
Give your skis a little TLC after a long season of abuse.
The back-to-basics annual spring training camp for women's alpine took on another layer this season with the help of SKI's Instruction Director, PSIA Team Captain Michael Rogan.
SKI Magazine contributing writer and author of Total Skiing Chris Fellows - a well-known ski instructor and director of the North American Ski Training Center - and his world class coaching staff will be hosting a week-long ski training camp at Portillo, August 12-20.
Ted Ligety just claimed his third Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom title, becoming the first American to do so. Here's his step-by-step pre-season training plan so that you can win like he does.
Maybe. But don't turn on the TV and settle onto your couch just yet.
You don’t have to rip to heliski. In fact, for intermediates and up who struggle with powder, the untracked wilds are the best place to learn.
World Champion mogul skier Patrick Deneen shows us his routine for getting strong to ski moguls.
Chris Lee Chef from Aureole in New York City, gives a cooking class.
With top of the podium finishes at all of the major comps so far, Canadian halfpipe skiers are dominating the scene this season. We talked with Justin Dorey, Matt Margetts, and coach Trennon Paynter at the Dew Tour stop in Breckenridge to find out why.
The final step in Ted Ligety and the U.S. Ski Team's work out plan will increase your explosiveness.
Not every skier is a pre-teen jibster with joints like Gumby. If you’re more towards middle age than 20-something, check out some tips to help you stay strong on the slopes from Dr. Tom Vangsness, skier and Chief of Sports Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California.
Feeling strong yet? The fifth move in Ted Ligety and the U.S. Ski Team's training program is back extension holds, which keep you strong and stable.
We're more than halfway through Ted's training program. This week he's focusing on glute-hamstring raises, which work the whole back of your leg.
Acceleration training is helping skiers, including members of the U.S. Ski Team, grow stronger and more coordinated. Here is where you can try it.
The third step in Ted Ligety's pre-season training plan: split squats. Ted and trainer Alex Moore show how to do variations of the exercise.
Julia Mancuso tells us about training with Kristen Ulmer and how her mind powers her body.
The second episode in a six-part workout series from Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety and the U.S. Ski Team. This week's exercise: Glute Side Band Walks.
The first episode in a six-part workout series from Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety and the U.S. Ski Team. This week's exercise: weighted squat jumps.
Breck adds four feet to their pipe for the winter.
Think you could run 100 miles in one shot? Champion ultra runner Anita Ortiz fills us in on how she does it. Plus, a break down of the most intense ultra races this fall.
Beets, cabbage, and collard greens—in season now—can maximize your off-season training efforts and keep you strong this winter. We've got tips and recipes.
High SPF protects skiers from unwelcome goggle burns, right? A recent study unveiled the true nature of most available sunscreen products. Next time, you might just want to leave the Banana Boat at home.
Want to ski longer without losing your breath? A recent study says breathing exercises can improve your performance.
Sign up for the Carmichael High Altitude Training Camp June 22-26 in Vail, CO to get in shape for an epic next season. Enjoy massages, personalized consultations, and top-notch amenities, but don’t get used to it.
What do Lindsey Vonn, Jeremy Bloom and Tim Burke have in common? For starters, they have each represented the United States in the winter Olympics and each has a list of accomplishments both extensive and extraordinary. You may not know it, but all three of these celebrated athletes are also advocates for clean competition.
10 made-up terms every skier should know, including "bootgasm” and “mansoup.” Plus, a few tips on making the most of each term.
Quercetin, an antioxidant flavonoid found in onions and apples, has been found to increase performance in athletes.
SKI Mag sends a blogger, Hillary Rosner, to do our dirty work: Get in ski shape. She joins a CrossFit gym, which is reputed to be the best—and most brutal—way to get strong fast. It's painful, but the good news is that now Rosner has a backup job...as a brick layer. Or jackhammerer. Or contestant on that reality TV show where they pull trucks of cement. This week she works on turning her visualizations into reality.
In a good snow season, the back bowls are the place to ski. Here are three tips to improve your skiing.
SKI Mag sends a blogger, Hillary Rosner, to do our dirty work: Get in ski shape. She joins a CrossFit gym, which is reputed to be the best—and most brutal—way to get strong fast. It's painful, but the good news is that now Rosner has a backup job...as a brick layer. Or jackhammerer. Or contestant on that reality TV show where they pull trucks of cement. This week she tells us how to try out some CrossFit moves outside of the gym.
SKI Mag sends a blogger, Hillary Rosner, to do our dirty work: Get in ski shape. She joins a CrossFit gym, which is reputed to be the best—and most brutal—way to get strong fast. It's painful, but the good news is that now Rosner has a backup job...as a brick layer. Or jackhammerer. Or contestant on that reality TV show where they pull trucks of cement. This week she heads to the slopes to see if all that hard work has paid off.
So you want to learn to slide a rail or stomp a big air? You can't just show up in the terrain park and cut to the front of the line. There are rules. We asked Austin Christenson, the manager of the terrain park at New Mexico's Taos Ski Valley, to lay down some guidelines for novices venturing into the park. —Olivia Dwyer
Sun Valley helps teens T.A.P. into their inner pros
SKI Mag sends a blogger, Hillary Rosner, to do our dirty work: Get in ski shape. She joins a CrossFit gym, which is reputed to be the best—and most brutal—way to get strong fast. It's painful, but the good news is that now Rosner has a backup job...as a brick layer. Or jackhammerer. Or contestant on that reality TV show where they pull trucks of cement. This week she questions her commitment level.
SKI Mag sends a blogger, Hillary Rosner, to do our dirty work: Get in shape for ski season. She joins a CrossFit gym, which is reputed to be the best—and most brutal—way to get strong fast. It may be painful, but the good news is that now Rosner has a backup job...as a brick layer. Or jackhammerer. Or contestant on that reality TV show where they pull trucks of cement. Here's how she pays—and dearly—for holiday excess.
Lindsey Vonn says an article that claimed she has a size advantage over smaller racers helped motivate her to win three consecutive races last weekend. “If all it took to be good at ski racing was weight then we all would be stuffing our faces," she said during a conference call with reporters on Monday.
SKI Mag sends a blogger, Hillary Rosner, to do our dirty work: Get in shape for ski season. She joins a CrossFit gym, which is reputed to be the best—and most brutal—way to get strong fast. It may be painful, but the good news is that now Rosner has a backup job...as a brick layer. Or jackhammerer. Or contestant on that reality TV show where they pull trucks of cement. Here's how she gets through 200 jumping lunges.
SKI Mag sends a blogger, Hillary Rosner, to do our dirty work: Get in shape for ski season. She joins a CrossFit gym, which is reputed to be the best—and most brutal—way to get strong fast. It may be painful, but the good news is that now Rosner has a backup job...as a brick layer. Or jackhammerer. Or contestant on that reality TV show where they pull trucks of cement. Here's her take on the workout appropriately named the "Filthy Fifty."
A single-day lesson always helps, but to truly transform your skiing takes a commitment of time and energy. Here are our favorite multi-day immersion clinics that will finally take you to the next level. From Vail to Vermont, the list includes a resort near you.
Vail offers skiers of all ages and levels to immerse themselves in the ultimate skiing experience.
Northstar-at-Tahoe's NASTC clinic will teach you all you ever wanted to know about gear, fitness, and technique.
Telluride offers a unique, adventurous way to spend time with the girls.
Mammoth Mountain offers the perfect setting to master the art of moguls.
Doug Lewis's clinic at Sugarbush will satisfy your need for speed.
Jackson Hole's extreme terrain will take your skiing to the next level.
Don't let fear lock you down in the steeps. Work with your downhill ski, not against it.
Keep your ankles rolling to stay connected with the slope.
Today’s gear lets you use your legs—not your whole body—to move vertically over your skis and apply pressure to your edges.
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You’ve been skiing for years and have cranked out millions of vertical feet—and maybe even taken a lesson or two. The result: You’re a confident advanced skier. Satisfied? Don’t be. With a little more work on snow and in the gym, you can be a seamless expert.
You’re a pro at the groomers – Now tackle the tough stuff
PROBLEM Instinctively, people shrink from what scares them. On a steep face, you may try to hug the apparent security of the hill by leaning into the mountain with your upper body, stiffening your downhill leg or throwing your downhill hand upward. These instinctive reactions compromise balance and make edging more difficult.
Need a moment? Control your speed and gather your composure with this easy move.
For balanced transitions, keep both legs under your body and your ski tips evenly matched.
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