Hello Telemark Enthusiasts
Here are the dates for the Winter 24/25 Telemark Camp. All dates are Friday or Sunday. Meeting times are 9 AM in front of the Jr Ski Team Building, to the right of the bottom of Broadway Chair. Same time, same place.
Jan 10 and 12
Jan 24 and 26 Dates to be rescheduled
Feb 21 and 23
March 7 and 9
March 21 and 23
Let me know your plans.
Chris Rees
reesoski@gmail.com
Someone asked me for some Tele leg workouts. Here you go.
1x Leg Blaster =
20x air squats +
20x in-place lunges (10x each leg) +
20x jumping lunges (10x each leg) +
10x squat jumps
“Mini Leg Blaster” =
10x air squats +
10x in-place lunges (5x each leg) +
10x jumping lunges (5x each leg) +
5x Squat Jumps
2x Quadzilla Complex =
2x In-Place Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (4x total)
2x Jumping Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (4x total)
2x Jumping Lunges unloaded, each leg (4x total)
4x Squat Jumps
3x Quadzilla Complex =
3x In-Place Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (6x total)
3x Jumping Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (6x total)
3x Jumping Lunges unloaded, each leg (6x total)
6x Squat Jumps
4x Quadzilla Complex =
4x In-Place Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (8x total)
4x Jumping Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (8x total)
4x Jumping Lunges unloaded, each leg (8x total)
8x Squat Jumps
5x Quadzilla Complex =
5x In-Place Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (10x total)
5x Jumping Lunges with Dumbbells, each leg (10x total)
5x Jumping Lunges unloaded, each leg (10x total)
10x Squat Jumps
It’s that time of year again! Mammoth’s scheduled opening day is Friday, Nov.11 2022. The proposed dates for the Telemark Workshop are below. There’s been some talk about changing one or both of the days to mid week, to avoid some of the crowds. Please let me know what you think.
Mammoth has released new prices for the upcoming season. The Telemark Workshop is $550 and private lessons are $160 hour which is applicable anytime. Let me know if you are/aren’t planning on attending and if you have any questions or comments, give me a call or send an email.
I hope to see all of you this season and let’s start praying for some snow!
Here are the proposed Telemark Workshop dates for this Winter, 22/23.
Jan 6 and 8
Jan 27 and 29
Feb 24 and 26
Mar 10 and 12
Mar 24 and 26
Location: All groups meet in front of the Mammoth Community Foundation building at Main Lodge next to the Broadway Express Lift (Chair 1) at 9 AM.While it is recommended that participants choose one group, missed sessions can be made up on any scheduled day. I try and keep things simple.
Thanks again and I hope to see you soon!
Chris
760 914-2657
This program consists of five, 3 hour sessions for intermediate telemark skiers. The series features expert coaching, proven instructional tips in a positive mutually supportive learning environment, along with lots of fun skiing! Space is limited, so please sign up early for this popular program.
Participants should be able to comfortably ski groomed blue runs on telemark skis using either parallel or telemark turns. Sessions are held on Fridays and Sundays (see schedule below).
Cost: 5 session season-long workshop is $500 plus tax payable to Mammoth Mountain by or before your first session.
Here are the proposed Telemark Workshop dates for this Winter, 21/22.
Jan 7 and 9
Jan 28 and 30
Feb 25 and 27
Mar 11 and 13
Mar 25 and 27
Location: All groups meet in front of the Mammoth Community Foundation building at Main Lodge next to the Broadway Express Lift (Chair 1) at 9 AM.
While it is recommended that participants choose one group, missed sessions can be made up on any scheduled day.
To sign up: Contact Chris directly at (760) 914-2657 or send an email to: reesoski@gmail.com
This program consists of five, 3 hour sessions for intermediate telemark skiers. The series features expert coaching, proven instructional tips, and video analysis in a positive mutually supportive learning environment, along with lots of fun skiing! Space is limited, so please sign up early for this popular program.
Participants should be able to comfortably ski groomed blue runs on telemark skis using either parallel or telemark turns. Sessions are held on Fridays and Sundays (see schedule below).
Cost: 5 session season-long workshop is $425 plus tax payable to Mammoth Mountain by or before your first session.
Here are the proposed Telemark Workshops dates for this Winter at Mammoth.
Jan 8 and 10
Jan 29 and 31
Feb 26 and 28
Mar 12 and 14
Mar 26 and 28
Location: All groups meet in front of the Mammoth Community Foundation building at Main Lodge next to the Broadway Express lift (Chair 1) at 9 AM.
While it is recommended that participants choose one group, missed sessions can be made up on any scheduled day.
To sign up: Contact Chris directly at (760) 914-2657 or send an email to: reesoski@gmail.com
Hi All, We’re just over halfway through the workshops with four more left. The last group on Sunday the 29th was great with about a foot of powder. We’re supposed to get more snow this weekend so dress appropriately.
Lift-assisted skiing has very specific fitness demands. The first is eccentric leg strength. In Alpine and Telemark skiing, gravity “bounces” you down the hill. From a strength perspective, your legs first fight gravity from being forced into the mountain, and then pop up, out of the hole. This workout trains both eccentric and concentric strength. Be careful, the athlete in the video below, Pip Hunt is a pro skier and hammers through full leg blasters. Start slowly and learn the movements. If this workout gets too easy, you can add a 10 or 20 lb dumbell in each hand.
10x Air Squats
5x In-Place Lunges (5x each leg, 10x total)
5x Jumping Lunges (5x each leg, 10x total)
5x Jump Squats
Repeat 5 times with 30 second rest between sets
20x Air Squats
10x In-Place Lunges (10x each leg, 20x total)
10x Jumping Lunges (10x each leg, 20x total)
10x Jump Squats
Repeat 5 times with 30 second rest between sets
Work up to 5x Full Leg Blasters, with 30 seconds rest between each effort for your dry land ski training. Be careful, Leg Blasters train eccentric leg strength and will make you sore, so don’t start at the end. Instead, perform Leg Blasters 3x/week, with at least a day’s rest between training sessions, for the 4 weeks before the season starts. This means 12 total training sessions.
This program consists of five, 3 hour sessions for intermediate telemark skiers. The series features expert coaching, proven instructional tips, and video analysis in a positive mutually supportive learning environment, along with lots of fun skiing! Space is limited, so please sign up early for this popular program.
Participants should be able to comfortably ski groomed blue runs on telemark skis using either parallel or telemark turns. Sessions are held on Fridays and Sundays (see schedule below).
Cost: 5 session season-long workshop is $425 plus tax payable to Mammoth Mountain by or before your first session.
Here are the proposed Telemark Workshops dates for this Winter at Mammoth.
Jan 10 and 12
Jan 31 and Feb 2
Feb 28 and Mar 1
Mar 13 and 15
Mar 27 and 29
Location: All groups meet in front of the Mammoth Community Foundation building at Main Lodge next to the Broadway Express lift (Chair 1) at 9 AM.
While it is recommended that participants choose one group, missed sessions can be made up on any scheduled day.
To sign up: Contact Chris directly at (760) 914-2657 or send an email to: reesoski@gmail.com
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