Jonathan Lawson: January 2010 Archives

Dynamic Warmup for Skiing - Elsbeth Vaino

By Jonathan Lawson on January 23, 2010 8:33 AM | No Comments

This is a repost of Elsbeth Vaino's MySnowPro.com Blog. This is an excellent pre-ski day routine. Visit Elsbeth's blog regularly. You may follow it via an RSS feed, by selecting "subscribe to the feed" in the right hand column of...

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Wrapped up MLK weekend skiing in Breckenridge

By Jonathan Lawson on January 19, 2010 9:41 AM | No Comments

We just finished a busy and pleasant weekend in Breckenridge, CO. Skiing and riding was reasonably good. I can't wait for some "horrible" weather to replenish the soft snow on the mountain. It looks like storms are rolling through.I have...

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Zones of Comfort and Fear - Performance Skiing

By Jonathan Lawson on January 12, 2010 1:10 PM | No Comments

The contents of this post have been incredibly important to my ski and golf teaching. I have also used the concepts here for other types of athletes and performers. I labelled zones of comfort, performance, and fear in my own...

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Skiing on a Monday in Breckenridge

By Jonathan Lawson on January 12, 2010 12:31 PM | No Comments

I greeted Monday morning to sunshine and comfortable temperatures. But here in Breckenridge we love Mondays. There is more room to ski and you can just about ski right onto the lifts. Midweek days are usually fun to teach on because...

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1st Silverton, CO trip

By Jonathan Lawson on January 10, 2010 8:29 AM | No Comments

Arrived home after a quick ski trip to Silverton, CO. I expected a big mountain, a slow 2 person chairlift, a quiet mining town, and plenty of hike-to-terrain. All of which we found.Silverton, CO is about 5hrs from Breckenridge, CO....

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