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Nothing happens at week 7, weather was so bad while I was snowboarding in Mt. Tremblant in -30 temperature and ice-cube littered slope, anyway....



Week 8 starts in a snowing Saturday. With some snow, we have fun.

Mike gave us a mogul session. However, I just keep falling on every turn because the lack of independent leg movement and rapid body anticipation.

Ezio once again with us on Sunday, and we have more fun trying out down un-weight turn. I did much better on Heck and finally start getting the mechanic. The trick is to extend and push on the board throughout the turn, and use the bounce to suck the board back in to pivot on the next turn. My new used Shaun White is very poppy and helps a lot for the turns.

The advantage of down un-weight turn is to maintain maximum board contact on snow, which allow better pressure on snow for speed control and edging. The up un-weight turn as we all do usually has a window that the board's pressure is unloaded from snow as pivot is happening (relatively) slowly.

Monday night session is the last one this year, Tamara continues on improving our turn's effectiveness through anticipation. We try to incorporate flexion into the anticipation. The push-on-the-shoulder to drive the body into the turn for earlier pivoting.

It wasn't a good night for me while I almost got hit twice; The first time happens in the 3rd run when I hit the U-shape pit. I made a mistake while bombing down and flex too much on the bottom of the pit. This put all the downward pressure on the board while the slope going uphill again. The pressure has nowhere to go and start pushing the board sideway, resulting me wiping out. And a ski patrol was right behind me and almost crash into me..... I heard it's coming and thought "Shit" and trying to get up but it's already too late. The snow flying all over the place and luckily he was able to avoid me, else I am sure I will be in the hospital at this moment. Then another guy in the session take off for a jump and crash on to me from behind while I am down un-weighting down the pit. He barely missed me.....

Now my snowboarding season is finished.

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