Better Skiing: NASTAR Racing

Welcome to this edition of Better Skiing, I’m Bruce Ruff.
Are you competitive? Do you want to ski faster? The NASTAR race course is a closed course where you can ski as fast as possible. It’s a great way to improve your skills.

Running gates helps you work on carving each turn. A carved turn is much faster in the race course than a skidded turn. Each run you’ll ski faster and faster as you expand your comfort zone and refine your skills.
Running gates helps you focus your vision ahead at the approaching gates. This carries over to your free skiing skills – especially bump skiing. By running gates, you are forced to turn around an obstacle which creates quickness and helps your anticipation of each turn. Get out and give NASTAR racing a try.
Remember to look two or three gates ahead and start your turns early. Try not to skid and be overly aggressive in the course. This is your chance to improve your skiing and compete against family, friends and every other NASTAR racer in the country.