Diamond Talk Blog

Recent Blogs by Weems and the Diamond Pros

• "Habit 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 »

• "Ski Tip for Bumps #2" February 05th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  The absolute best and most fun improvement tool in bumps: FOLLOW ANOTHER SKIER---EXACTLY IN THE TRACK. So much…keep reading »

• "Snowboard Design - Rocker and Camber" February 03rd, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Snowboard manufacturers have embarked on a revolution of sorts in the past 3 years with the introduction of…keep reading »

• "Aspenimagegallery.com" February 02nd, 2010
  By: PJ McGovern

  A 30 year veteran ski instructor and professional photographer in Snowmass, "Wigs" took all the pictures in the album.  See more…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 »

• "Focus" January 31st, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  Focus. Whenever I talk about this skill I am referring to the ability to pay attention to physical…keep reading »

• "Dan Humphries’s Blog" January 31st, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  I recommend that everybody check out Dan's blog.  It's a great snowboard blog, where you can learn some…keep reading »

• "Toeside Carve" January 31st, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  On the toeside carve...   -       Set a high edge angle early in the turn by slightly extending…keep reading »

• "Will" January 29th, 2010
  By: Dan Humphries

  These days I am quick to notice whenever I catch myself thinking of being "more patient," "more relaxed,"…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 »

• "Ski Tip for Powder #3" January 28th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  RECOVERING IN SOFT/DEEP SNOW In every powder run there comes a moment of "Jeessshhhh!  I am going to…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 »

• "Ski Tip for Powder #2" January 26th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  The powder has arrived, so here's a thought about how to ski it! Q:  Do you use your…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 »

• "Magic of Skiing" January 18th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  I'm teaching in Tom Crum's Magic of Skiing program this week.  It is a terrific ski program combining…keep reading »

• "Brilliant Skiing w PSIA-RM group" January 09th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  I just got back from two days at Vail skiing with some wonderful instructors taking the clinic based…keep reading »

• "Ski Tip for Bumps #1" January 06th, 2010
  By: Weems Westfeldt

    NOTE:  THIS IS THE EXACT SAME THING I WROTE IN SKI TIP FOR STEEPS #1.  IT ABSOLUTELY…keep reading »

• "What it is!" December 31st, 2009
  By: Weems Westfeldt

  What is the Sports Diamond™? (This is a reprint of a blog from Dec. 15.  I had to…keep reading »

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