Diamond Talk Blog

Recent Blogs by Weems and the Diamond Pros

• "Big Mountains, Las Leñas!" September 01st, 2010
  By: Patrick Westfeldt

  Las Leñas! The locals rip! Special thanks to my friends and guides, Claudio Margaride, Ticiano Maniero, Gustavo Daniel,…keep reading »

• "Diamond Field Hockey!" September 01st, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  I've always believed that the Sports Diamond™ was a framework that could be used in team sports.  As…keep reading »

• "Patrick’s Big Mountain Journey #2" August 19th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  It's been fascinating, through Patrick, to be drawn in to the world of big mountain freeskiing.  There are…keep reading »

• "Patrick’s Big Mountain Journey" August 18th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  EdgeChange.com is going pro!  Pro freeskiing that is.  We're sponsoring Patrick Westfeldt as he begins a new career…keep reading »

• "Big Mountains, Big Dreams" August 17th, 2010
  By: Patrick Westfeldt

  Welcome to my blog! I invite you to follow me as I pursue my dream to be a…keep reading »

• "The Tour de France" July 08th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  I swore this year that I would not spend those hours watching the TdF, like I have for…keep reading »

• "Season opens in NZ!" June 06th, 2010
  By: Jonathan Ballou

  While I was enjoying some fantastic early summer weather (finally!), hiking with my wife and two dogs,  …keep reading »

• "Ski Instructor Training in New Zealand" March 19th, 2010
  By: Jonathan Ballou

  The Rookie Academy, one of the largest ski instructor training academy's in the world, has just announced that…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 »

• "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 »

• "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 »

• "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 »

• "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 »

• "Heelside Carve" January 28th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Carving. Every point along the edge of the snowboard passing throught the same point in the snow. Used…keep reading »

• "The Enormity of Snowmass etc." January 26th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  This is one part of what inspires and excites me everyday. Snowmass is huge! Last week I was…keep reading »

• "Demo Team Training" January 24th, 2010
  By: Cesar Piotto

  Now that work has quietened down, the Aspen Mens Demo team are in full training mode. We have…keep reading »

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