About This Program
This 5-day expert program is designed to elevate powder and freeride skiing through refined movement patterns, tactical decision-making, and terrain-based learning. Using a PSIA-driven approach, skiers will improve balance, pressure control, turn shape, and adaptability across deep snow, steeps, trees, and variable off-piste conditions. The progression blends technical precision with real-world freeride application, helping skiers ski powder with greater fluidity, efficiency, and confidence—regardless of terrain or snow quality.
Program Structure
Find Float: Stance & Ski–Snow Connection
Objective: "Establish a neutral, mobile stance that lets the skis plane and steer predictably in soft snow."
Success Criteria: Skier maintains a calm upper body while the legs stay active; skis plane consistently with minimal tip dive.
Depth & Density Control: Pressure Without Punching
Objective: "Manage pressure and fore–aft adjustments to stay composed as snow depth and density change."
Success Criteria: Skier stays balanced and calm through inconsistent snow, controlling speed through turn shape with no sudden pressure spikes.
Steep Powder: Commitment, Line, and Tempo
Objective: "Ski steeper powder with disciplined tempo and line commitment using tactical turn placement."
Success Criteria: Skier enters steeps decisively and links consistent short-to-medium turns with controlled speed and clear turn placement.
Trees & Features: Corridor Control + Adaptation
Objective: "Ski tight terrain efficiently by blending turn shape, upper/lower separation, and quick re-centering after disruptions."
Success Criteria: Skier maintains a predictable corridor and rhythm in trees, recovering quickly from terrain hits without stopping the feet.
Freeride Blend: Style, Speed Management, and Full-Run Execution
Objective: "Integrate technique and tactics into a confident freeride run with deliberate changes in speed, turn size, and terrain choices."
Success Criteria: Skier completes a full freeride run with planned tactical changes, consistent balance, and a clear personal performance style without defensive braking.
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