ski conditioning

Ski Training Magic Part 2: Hurry Up and Weight!

Hank Shell Another week, another round of snowfall in Colorado’s San Juans. My friend and I awoke to find our hunting camp blanketed in two inches of the white stuff this past weekend, and as we crept along the high alpine slopes of Lone Cone in search of elk, my eyes were just as keen

Off Season Ski Conditioning

Hank Shell Off-season ski conditioning: a primer I can’t remember exactly what caused the crash. Clarity only lends itself to the events immediately afterward  – the immense weight of my body splayed out on the snow, the glare of the late December sun beating through the lenses of my goggles, and the worried thought, Oh