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Its time for a tune up
In the basement of my childhood home we had the ultimate ski-tuning bench, it was a wide and long and covered in Ptex, wax drippings,...

Dan Egan
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How is your Radius?
It’s time for a radius check. If you are looking for speed and edge control from green to double black diamond slopes then start to...

Dan Egan
2 min read


Acceleration the unspoken fear of skiers
Acceleration is the unspoken fear of most skiers. The thought sits deep in our minds, that if I go to fast I will loose control. My goal...

Dan Egan
3 min read


Warren Miller The original ski bum
Warren Miller was the most influential person in American winter sports. He was the voice of winter beckoning all of us to participate ...

Dan Egan
4 min read


Skiers and riders are flying by
These days’ people are skiing and riding faster than ever before. Whether on groomed slopes, bowls, glades and off the trails, the...

Dan Egan
3 min read


Shiffrin, So how good is she?
Over the last three months, I have had the privilege to interviewing and filming Mikaela Shiffrin training at Copper Mountain in...

Dan Egan
3 min read


The Morning Glide
The “Morning Glide” is how I refer to the first run of the day. It is simply a run to welcome in the day, feel the chill in the air and...

Dan Egan
3 min read


Ski Tips: A lifetime sentence
It’s an old joke but one that rings true every time I hear it or tell it. Question: Why are ski resorts like prison? Answer: Because you...

Dan Egan
3 min read


A skier rips through it
Visualization is a tool I use it all the time to reinforce both the physical and emotional side of skiing. One of the biggest benefits of...

Dan Egan
3 min read


The judgment-free skiing zone
Skiing is a Zen sport. The essence of the experience is to escape from the mundane routine of life and step into the adventure of the...

Dan Egan
3 min read


Thank you, coach.
EBS Contributor Last week I spent the day ripping around the mountain with my high school ski coach. It was a cold sunny day, and the...

Dan Egan
3 min read


A Sweet Time In Life
This past winter I met four skiers whose perspective about skiing will pull me through the off-season. At a showing of the new Warren...

Dan Egan
3 min read


Tip Pressure in the New World of Ski Design
Recently, ski design has changed again with the introduction of early rising tips (rocker) and reverse camber. So what changes are...

Dan Egan
2 min read


Upper Body Position
By creating proper upper body position, your lower body can create the angles needed for solid ski technique. If the upper body is...

Dan Egan
2 min read


How to Ski a Powder Run on Skis
Remember – Its Position Not Strength, this is What Works in Powder I find that many recreational skiers, especially in the East, have a...

Dan Egan
2 min read


All Grip, No Slip Skiing
“All Grip, No Slip Skiing” is as much of a state of mind as it is proper body position. The edges on our skis are designed to grip, cut...

Dan Egan
2 min read


Plant your pole in Gravity
Pole planting initiates the skies body motion down the hill. The problem is many skiers pole plants are in the direction of across the...

Dan Egan
2 min read


Kick Turn, "A lost art"
At my camps and clinics I like to take a quick review of some basic skills and one of them is the “Kick Turn”. As a boy I learned to...

Dan Egan
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