Bill is a former world-class freestyle competitor and elite coach. He is now the indoor ski simulator coach at the Aspen Club and Spa at John Clendenin's Ski Doctors. Laurie is a long-time aspen resident and former ski racer, she has done video and photo shoots for aspen skiing company, obermeyer and others. An avid skier, cyclist, snowshoer, and a devoted mother of two, Laurie lives for the great outdoors. She is now a realtor in aspen with morris and fyrwald real estate.
BILL BOSTICH: And now, we're going to demonstrate dancing on the mountain. The only way we can do that is with different turn shapes or feathered turns, a variety of turns. So many people have two turns, a bad one to the right and a bad one to the left. Well, what we'll work with Laurie on is a bunch of different turn shapes. Her goal is to ski bumps in the whole mountain and the only way to do that--well, we've been working with her a little bit. Laurie, come over here nice and slow, just about this far. Slowly rise, come over here. Feet a little closer together, she'd want to keep her feet under her skeleton and come to the middle of the machine. And if you'll notice, these are all different sizes of turns which you need to own. Picture them like arrows in a quiver. Whatever the mountain throws at you, you just throw another turn at it. And this is how we dance on the whole darn mountain. Go over here to the middle, slowly rise, tip the inside foot and back over here. And come all the way across. Remember, there are happy spots all over the mountain. With different turn shapes, you can embrace them. Slowly rise, tip, come to the center of the machine. And then here, don't rush to the middle. Come on, come on, come on, and then to here, and then to here. Come to the center of the machine, stand tall, flatten your skis, smile and breathe. Thank you, Laurie.
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