Hinge into the bottom of a single leg RDL and hold the balanced position for max time, working hip stability and balance.
Skiing is a one leg sport and it constantly tests your balance over that single loaded leg. This hold builds the hip stability and control to stay stacked and balanced when one ski is doing all the work, landing on one leg, holding a line on an edge, or catching yourself when your weight gets pulled off center. The stronger your single leg balance, the less energy you waste fighting to stay over your skis.
Base
100
+ Video
+30
Explosive 180 degree jump turns, landing and immediately spinning back the other way, for max consecutive reps.
Freeride is full of fast rotation you have to control, spinning a 180 off a feature, whipping your skis around in tight terrain, or resetting your direction in a hurry. Jump turns train that explosive rotational pop and, just as important, sticking the landing and firing straight back the other way. It's quick rotational power you can produce again and again without losing your balance.
Base
100
+ Video
+30
Side plank threading your top arm under and through (thread the needle), rotating and returning, for max reps.
This trains the rotational core control that freeride lives on. Threading under and rotating back works the obliques through movement, not just a static hold, which is exactly what you need to control and resist rotation mid air and through your landings, and to keep your upper body stable while your legs turn underneath you. Strong rotational core is what keeps you composed and holding your axis when the mountain tries to spin you off line.
Base
100
+ Video
+30
