Diamond Talk Blog

Recent Blogs by Weems and the Diamond Pros

• "Best Turns Ever" March 05th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Best turns ever in 40 years of skiing on the Cirque today according to one of the crew…keep reading »

• "Flatboarding?" March 03rd, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Yesterday afternoon I ran into Gary. He was stoked with the lesson he had just taken with Diamond…keep reading »

• "Ski Tip for Groomers #1" February 23rd, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT. We hear a lot about "long leg short leg" as if it…keep reading »

• "Vision" February 22nd, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Among all the questions that you might ask yourself regarding your performance on skis or board, "Where am…keep reading »

• "Track Your Progress and Spray Some Snow" February 19th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Today we rode the chair up at 8.30am to foot or so of new snow. We threw buckets…keep reading »

• "Getting what you REALLY want." February 19th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

    It's common knowledge that, when taking a lesson, it is the pro's job to give you what…keep reading »

• "A Bad Day Skiing" February 16th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  "If we were playing golf today I'd be a 108" This is what I heard one skier shout…keep reading »

• "Choosing the Right Snowboard" February 15th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  LENGTH -Shorter boards are easier to turn. To armpit height or below is shorter. A long board will…keep reading »

• "Recovering from Injury" February 09th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  In 2004 surfing world champ Mick Fanning did the splits while landing a floater and tore the hamstring…keep reading »

• "Giddy up" February 09th, 2010
  By: Jill Dorken

  Vancouver Whistler 2010 Olympics is a breath away. The excitement of the games is alive and well in…keep reading »

• "Habit. Solution or Symptom?" February 08th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got" Ever experienced an…keep reading »

• "Large Terrain Park" February 06th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Are the jumps getting bigger, or is my appetite for big jumps getting smaller, or both? Sounds like…keep reading »

• "Ski Tip for Bumps #2" February 05th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  The absolute best and most fun improvement tool in bumps: FOLLOW ANOTHER SKIER---EXACTLY IN THE TRACK. So much…keep reading »

• "Snowboard Design - Rocker and Camber" February 03rd, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Snowboard manufacturers have embarked on a revolution of sorts in the past 3 years with the introduction of…keep reading »

• "Aspenimagegallery.com" February 02nd, 2010
  By: PJ McGovern

  A 30 year veteran ski instructor and professional photographer in Snowmass, "Wigs" took all the pictures in the album.  See more…keep reading »

• "Three Days of Learning to Snowboard" February 01st, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Whatever you have you heard about learning to snowboard, no doubt all of it is true.There are as…keep reading »

• "Tips for Teaching #1" January 31st, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  HOW WELL SHOULD YOU SKI OR RIDE? In your ski lessons, it's not about how well you ski…keep reading »

• "Focus" January 31st, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Focus. Whenever I talk about this skill I am referring to the ability to pay attention to physical…keep reading »

• "Dan Humphries’s Blog" January 31st, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  I recommend that everybody check out Dan's blog.  It's a great snowboard blog, where you can learn some…keep reading »

• "Toeside Carve" January 31st, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  On the toeside carve...   -       Set a high edge angle early in the turn by slightly extending…keep reading »

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