Taking a ski lesson

This weekend, I finally got my chance at getting a few ski lessons. The last time I had this opportunity was when I was completing my ski instructor certification in Chamonix almost 40 years ago!

I was shooting a video about an instruction clinic for skiers who wanted to “breakaway” from mediocrity and usher into the big leagues of skiing like steep terrain, the trees and powder.

So, you'll ask me, what has changed in teaching ordinary skiers how to make extraordinary turns? Not that much in four decades; instructors still talk too much, use too many arcane terms and fail to communicate by using simple concepts people can understand.