Shred Flick : LOS Nothing Else Matters

Legs of Steel is bring back the viking metal ski film in a major way.  
 

Trampolining : Snowcamp in Orsa, Sweden

Scandinavians man... they're awesome.      

 

Workouts : US Alpine Team Training

Drop Jumps and Romanian Dead Lifts are useful exercises to work into a routine.

Workout : Developing a Routine.

Although everyone can benefit from doing a workout now and again, or going for a sporadic run, to really get in great skiing shape, you're going to want to have a routine.

Shred Flicks : Seth Morison in Under the Influence

Seth Morrison is arguably the best big mountain freeskier in history. From technical lines to the double fronts off 70 foot cliffs, he changed what it means to be a great skier.

 

Dryland Activity: Gymnastics & Trampoline Training

Gymnastics are a skiers best friend.

Shred Flicks :Trailer Time : the BIG 4

MSP, TGR, PBP, LEVEL1. These are the big guns of the ski movie world, and their movies are always worth watching, if not ground breaking.

Workouts : Training with Patrick Deneen

This video highlights the importance of using unstable surfaces as a strength building tool, as well as a balance activity.

Summer SetUps : Building Ideas

Here are a few edits to show a few different types of summer setups. Everyone has varying ability levels as well as different space and monetary restrictions, so each setup will be unique. Use these edits as a starting point to plan and build your own.

Shred Flicks : Full Length Movies

Check out some full length movies and team movies; some new, some classic, all awesome.

Workouts : U.S. Freeski Team Training

This is a collection of videos if U.S. team member Jen Hudak showcasing some of the exercises she does for skiing pipe and slopestyle.

Trampoline : Woodward at Copper Super Tramp

The super tramp is a crazy invention that allows for bigger tricks.

Shred Flicks: Trailer Time

In this post, I'll have a collection of the trailers that drop for the 2012 ski movie premiere season in the fall

Dryland Activity: Mountain Biking Overveiw

Here is a great article from Skinet.com writer and pro backcountry skier Jeremy Benson entitled Why Mountain Biking is Good for Skiers. It points out some of the obvious and, more importantly, less obvious reasons that mountain biking is a great dryland activity for skiing.

Workout: Box Jumps

Box jumps are a great workout for all types of freestyle skiers.

Dryland Activity: Skateboarding

Welcome to shred town...

Dryland Activities: Slacklining Basics

Slacklines are a great balancing activity. Here are some links and videos to help you get started.

Workouts: the Burpee

This is kind of a dorky video, but the exercise it demonstrates is extremely effective. It utilizes all parts of the body, and helps us work on our upward jumps, the bases of our "Pop" which we use while hitting jumps.

Trampolining: Tanner

Tanner Hall is one of the more impressive people in skiing. He trains like a mad man, and loves every second of it. Why? Because like all of us freestyle skiers and snowboarders, our "training" is just as much fun as shredding.

Water Ramping: Kaya and Grete

Watch Kaya Turski, Heather McPhie and Grete Eliassen train in the summer. Notice how, athough they compete in different events, their training regiment is extremely similar.

Shred Flick: Nike Chosen

Time for some killer mini shred action.

Shred Flick: TGP vol 1, 2, 3 & 4

Andreas Hatveit has been my all time favorite park skier for as long as I've had an all time favorite park skier. Both stylish and competent, he can do every trick ever done, as demonstrated by this video.

New Blog

Hey all, so this blog is going to be filled with articles and video that will help guild you in your off season training. I'll post work outs, balance activities and some cool edits to keep you stoked on skiing all summer. Please use the information as a guide; everything should be fun, not a hassle.  If anyone would like to work out a specific workout/dryland routine, custom designed for your skiing goals, please contact me on facebook, email or phone.