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Looking for Lessons In the Tahoe Area
Hello,
My wife and I have been cross country skiing with metal edges for years. We're pretty good at moving on the flats but could use some help climbing. More importantly our stopping technique consists of aiming for the smallest tree. We'll be spending the holidays at Lake Tahoe (Incline Village) and rather than hoping to minimize damage to the local conifers as well as myself, I thought it might be nice to hire an instructor for a half a day (or longer) to teach us how to do it correctly. We generally ski with our two dogs in the Tahoe Meadows area but I'm open to going somewhere else. If anyone can recommend an instructor, and how to reach him or her, I'd appreciate it. pjbphd -- Too many spams have forced me to alter my email. If you wish to email me directly please send messages to pjbphd at cox dot net |
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certified instructors at Royal Gorge should be able to help. I've
tought many of my friends the things you've mentioned, but a certified instructor will do a better job. |
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Quote: certified instructors at Royal Gorge should be able to help. Royal Gorge rental skis are practically unskiable and would discorage any beginner. They are old short Fisher skis w/no camber at all. I would sugest Tahoe Donner XC - much closer, nice beginner area, people that are in no way snotty, cheaper too. |
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I would sugest Tahoe Donner XC - much closer, nice beginner area, people that are in no way snotty, cheaper too. I agree WRT to the snotty staff at RG. But Tahoe Donner is closed as of now, with no snow in the forecast. I am not a huge fan of RG either, but you can rent decent skis/boots there. I rented top of the line equipment at RG when I needed it. |
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Too bad Donner is still down. R.G. skis that you can really ski on are called "demo's". I think they are somewhat more expencive to rent and should be good enough. You know what to rent, beginners don't. Stay away from "off the shelf" R.G. rentals. Sierra Nordic ski shop next door also use to rent - and top of the line Atomics and stuff, worth finding out. |
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You know what to rent, beginners don't.
Stay away from "off the shelf" R.G. rentals. Sierra Nordic ski shop next door also use to rent - and top of the line Atomics and stuff, worth finding out. OK, I will take a note of that. Actually, of all XC places I've been to, I would not want ski on any of the "off she shelf" rentals, and would not want anyone to ski on that stuff. So, RG is not alone in that category. If TD are different in this respect , good for them. |
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