By Palmer Hoyt

Head to the gym and try these cable pull workouts to get strong for skiing.  Perform them in a circuit, doing one set of each workout right after the other for 3 sets. Continue Reading

By Palmer Hoyt

Ski season is around the corner, and you need to get your self in shape.  Here are three easy workouts that isolate the areas you need to be strong for skiing, all you need is a couple dumbbells. Continue Reading

By Palmer Hoyt

You know you need to get ready for skiing to have the most fun possible skiing.  But, just how are you supposed to do to prepare?

Getting mentally and physically ready for skiing doesn’t need to be a mystical quest to find some unattainable answer.  The kind of activities you can do to get prepared to ski your guts out can be simple, ordinary, everyday stuff you might already be doing.  The real value in spending the energy, time, and effort getting prepared for skiing comes from understanding what you need in order to ski.  What do you need in order to ski? Continue Reading

By Palmer Hoyt

Skiing itself is a huge workout.  So, if skiing will get you in shape, why do you need to get in shape before skiing?

The truth is, you don’t.  You don’t have to prepare for skiing, especially if you don’t want to have any fun skiing.  But, if you want to hit the slopes ready to rip and make sure that even your first day of the season is awesome, preparation is priceless.  Being ready for skiing makes it easier to have more fun skiing.  But just how prepared should you be? Continue Reading

By Palmer Hoyt

Making the most out of the months leading up to the ski season can start with the most simple of steps.

When you think of training for skiing, thoughts of weight lifting, hill sprints, and endurance sessions might scare you silly.  While improving your physical stamina and strength are vital to having as much fun as possible skiing, there are a number of very simple things to do that can make a huge difference.  You won’t believe how basic some methods can be that will put you on the right track to having an awesome ski season. Continue Reading

By Foster Bailey and Palmer Hoyt

The massive list of what you could work on to get ready for the ski season is intimidating.  Here’s a list of what to work on and why it’s important: Continue Reading

Training for skiing isn’t easy.  It’s the off-season.  It’s possible to keep thinking you’re going to “something” over the summer, and end up in November realizing you did nothing.

Use these simple tools to help you get in shape for skiing this summer: the how, when, what, and where of how to make and keep a plan. Continue Reading