Tomass Marnics is back again on the podcast to catchup and discuss hip position in skiing. This is his most recent area of focus with his students. The goal being to help them discover the most powerful position to align the pelvis with the foot and the ski. This is interesting as many high level coaches around the world are focused on this very topic but coming at it from slightly different angles. Tomass also introduces us to Nick Abromov from Yeti Ski Coach. An app using Artifical Intelligence to assess a video of your skiing and tell you what to focus on to improve. Tomass is working with Yeti Ski Coach to help develop the prescriptions for the problems identified. This is a fascinating topic as we all know AI is working its way into every industry around the world. It’s only a matter of time before it was in the ski world with video. Tune in to find out more.

Yeti Coach website https://yeti.coach/

Big Picture Skiing website https://bigpictureskiing.com/

In the latest Big Picture Skiing Podcast episode Brent Amsbury joins us again to give some ski boot recommendations to those people with narrow or low volume feet. Brent explains that narrow feet are some of the trickiest types of feet to fit well in a pair of ski boots so we wanted to share some advice on what models of boots currently do a good job at solving this issue. Brent also shares his experience of binding ramp angle/delta and how he fixed his ski touring setup from being difficult to make a good turn to super easy. The takeaway from this discussion is to measure your binding ramp angle and find out what angles work best for you! 

Thanks for listening and apologies for some of the audio I had to do this podcast in my car as the local network was down and I had no internet in my office. 

Chers Tom Gellie 

Big Picture Skiing

Big Picture Skiing Academy 

https://bigpictureskiing.com/pages/immersion-programs

Ted Ligety talks about some of the elements of his ski racing he adapted and refined in order to be a dominant force in Giant Slalom for a number of years. This was the era when FIS changed the ski radius and length rules to a larger radius. Learn about what he adapted and made changes to in order to make the equipment work and then ultimately be crowned overall champion in the 2012/13 season of World Cup Ski Racing. 

We also talk about life after ski racing including kids, his company Shred and his thoughts on the use of drills for improving your skiing. There are so many great insights from one of the greatest GS skiers of all time. Enjoy. 

Tom Gellie

Big Picture Skiing

The latest episode brings you a chat between two Sam’s. Sam Robertson and Sam Dupratt. Sam Dupratt has an insanely inspiring story - if you’ve ever dealt with an injury set back, this is a must listen!

Samuel Dupratt is a 29 year old ski racer from Salt Lake City, Utah who currently competes on the Europa Cup and World Cup as a member of the US Ski Team. He started skiing at a young age with the Park City Ski Team. He competed for the University of Utah, where he was a part of the NCAA Team Champion in 2017. He also holds the title of 2019 super-G overall Nor-Am champion and placed 22nd in the Val Gardena super-G in 2020. Sam's goals for the 2022-23 season are to get back to start gate and prove himself after a horrific double leg break in the Val Gardena downhill that kept him off snow for 20 months.

Apply for the Big Picture Academy here: https://bigpictureskiing.com/pages/immersion-programs

What does it take to be one of the best gliders in the world? You will find out on the latest episode with 4x Olympian and former WC athlete Manny Osbourne-Paradis. I got to sit down with him in Quebec recently and chat about his amazing signed WC athlete helmet collection with the likes of Marcel Hirscher and Michaela Shiffrin, as well as recently completing his Level 4 Canadian Ski Instructor Certificate. Manny is an entertaining guy, has a lot of wisdom to share and I think you will enjoy tuning in to this conversation.

Toms online learning site: www.bigpictureskiing.com

Most skiers don’t take care of their own equipment. But learning how to, and why it will make a big difference to your enjoyment of skiing, is what this podcast is aimed at helping you discover. Tune in to find out that most brand new skis don’t come setup ideally for your specific sort of skiing goals. In fact Chris Hiller from Sidecut tuning says they probably ski 5/10 in their potential. So why not learn how to make them 10/10 skis and transform your skiing into being safer and more enjoyable. 

Sidecut are very focused on education first and foremost. I believe it is the best content out there for tuning your skis. You can find out more free ski tuning content on the sidecut tuning YouTube channel and lots more on their resource rich website.

SIDECUT: https://www.sidecut.com

YouTube page: https://youtube.com/@sidecuttuning

Tom’s website: https://bigpictureskiing.com/catalog

Meet Demelza Clay. Heli ski guide, level 4 examiner, former demo team member, race coach, training manager and surf coach. This lady has lived and continues to live a fulfilled and high achieving life in the outdoor industry. You will hear some great advice, tips and ways in which you can also carve a path for yourself in the ski industry. A motivating and inspiring discussion we hope this one gives you some good ideas before we hit the new year 2023!

If you’re interested in joining the Big Picture Skiing Online academy and be coached by Tom, Sam and Demelza the link to apply and find out more is: https://bigpictureskiing.com/pages/immersion-programs

Packed full of useful takeaways for skiers wanting to get into mogul skiing, improve mogul skiing or coach mogul skiing. This is one episode you don’t want to miss. Tom chats with elite level mogul coach Stephen Fearing and draws out some very useful tips, techniques and tactics for people wanting to be better mogul skiers.

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In this chat with design and brand manager Jeff Colt we get into the interesting topic of ski boot liners and how that component of your boot fit can truely make a difference to your comfort and performance on snow. Jeff gives us some history on the company and the man Sven Coomer who designed not only the zipfit liner range but was an integral part of the development of ski boots as a whole. Right from the transition from leather boots to the first plastic ones. Sven is about to be inducted in the Ski and Snowboard hall of fame for good reason. If you are serious about your skiing discover more about how the fit and function of your liners could lead to your next best day on skis.

Jimmy Krupka is a US Ski team athlete with his sights set on being North American Champion this season. In this interview you will discover some interesting insights from this top level skiing athlete.

- Favourite drills as a junior ski racer

- Growing up at a school where skiing is a big focus

- Getting forward all the time in skiing

- What he’s learnt from starting his own podcast interviewing other elite ski racers.

- Experimenting with ski boot setup.

and MORE!!!

Follow Jimmy on Instagram he’s a funny guy and a talented skier @jimmy_who_

Check out www.bigpictureskiing.com or look up the app in the app stores for all your ski technique needs.