INSTRUCTIONAL SKI VIDEOS AND ARTICLES
Highly effective lessons based on the Austrian Teaching System for skiers of all levels.
Klaus Mair explains skiing and shows drills for lower intermediate to expert skiers that will help you understand skiing better and will allow you to work on your skiing more efficiently.
Since 2007 Sofa Ski School ski instructionals have become international best sellers with over 25.000 copies sold.
All videos are available for immediate streaming or download as well as on DVD and include life long access to the SOFASKI.COM member area.
Please follow the links below for further information:
Coaching Taka – Carving Medium Radius Turns
In this series of online coaching videos you will be able to join the training of one of my students and watch his progress.
The video consists of video analysis clips, videos from the training with us, as well as instructional content produced specifically for Taka’s training on his medium radius turns.
133min play time, published 2021
Audio: English, German
From Blue to Powder
Covers the most important ski fundamentals and shows how those can be applied to skiing the Powder, Bumps, Steeps, Carving and Short Turns. The ski fundamental topics are described for blue, red and black skiers and provide input and drills for all levels.
140min play time, published 2014
From Blue to Black Diamond
A do it yourself ski improvement application that helps you find out where you have your biggest room for improvement and then leads you to lessons and drills that will help you most.
80min play time, published 2007
Coaching Taka – Carving Medium Radius Turns
In this series of online coaching videos you will be able to join the training of one of my students and watch his progress.
The video consists of video analysis clips, videos from the training with us, as well as instructional content produced specifically for Taka’s training on his medium radius turns.
133min play time, published 2021
Audio: English, German
From Blue to Powder
Covers the most important ski fundamentals and shows how those can be applied to skiing the Powder, Bumps, Steeps, Carving and Short Turns. The ski fundamental topics are described for blue, red and black skiers and provide input and drills for all levels.
140min play time, published 2014
From Blue to Black Diamond
A do it yourself ski improvement application that helps you find out where you have your biggest room for improvement and then leads you to lessons and drills that will help you most.
80min play time, published 2007
The videos cover similar topics but also complement each other. While Blue to Black is a good starting point to find out which area you should focus on first, Blue to Powder gives more in depth information and also explains how the skills featured in the videos find application in more advanced areas. Coaching Taka shows how the theory and drills are applied in real life with a real student.
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Included with the purchase of both videos is full access to the member area:
Ski Season 20/21 – A Unique Experience, Hopefully
A very special and hopefully one of a lifetime ski season has come to an end. I spent my last day of the 20/21 season in Gargellen. Video below.
Coaching Taka – Medium Radius Turns
In this series of online coaching videos you will be able to join Takahiro Yamagami’s training with SOFASKI.COM and watch his progress.
The Importance of a Ski Video Analysis
I joined Dr. Heather Gansel for her stream to talk about one of my clients and how we could help him improve. The video will be especially relevant for skiers that come back from an injury had an injury in the past and are still trying to get back to where they were...
More Performance for your Carving Turns , Online Ski Analysis/Marius Quast
Klaus Mair analyses German YouTuber Marius Quast and shows you how you can ski higher edge angles without giving up on performance.
Introduction to Powder, Free Reminder Card Download
Exclusively on SOFASKI.COM: The full length 13 minute 2020 Edition Introduction to Powder lesson from “From Blue to Powder” plus the reminder card for download.
Flex to Release vs Up and Forward PART 2
In the second part on this topic we will have a closer look at what is going on at the start of the turn.
Why we stress the up and forward so much with our recreational skiers and what the World Cup ski racers are doing.
Flex to Release vs Up and Forward
Two different ways to get a turn started. Which one is better? 15 Minute Video plus article available for everybody in the SOFASKI.COM BLOG.
Reminder Cards BTB, BTP
Introduction to POWDER, reminder card – the updated version of the card is now downloadable for FREE for all in the Klaus Mair Blog. Customers can find all 12 cards in the member area.
The Growth Mindset and How It Can Help You Become a Better Skier
Have you already started to work on your skiing or are you still looking for excuses?
Not everybody needs to ski a perfect turn or has to take a lesson.
But why are so many that would love to ski better not even considering ski school?
Klaus 2018 Turns, Ski Tech Talk, Self Analysis
Some thoughts on what I am trying to achieve in my own skiing and how that relates to ski racing, to other ski demos online and ultimately to what we try to achieve with our students. Customers get access to the full article and a 20 minute self-analysis video.