Harald Harb's blog

City of rock

2009-06-30T20:08:00.000-06:00

Keeping your head on straight at the "City".

2009-06-27T15:12:00.000-06:00

A successful warm up at the "City of Rock", in Idaho

2009-06-27T15:02:00.001-06:00

Hanging out in the "City"
Warm up climb

Smith Rock Trad climb

2009-06-27T15:00:00.000-06:00

View of cliffs along the creek at Smith Rock State Park

2009-06-27T14:44:00.001-06:00

Quick Tip Essentials video 1

2009-05-24T18:12:00.001-06:00

New Quick Tips Video

Applying the Essentials

2009-05-22T21:18:00.002-06:00

Turns for all skiing situations

2009-05-22T07:30:00.003-06:00

The 100th Anniversary of the Giro d'Italia

2009-05-20T08:43:00.003-06:00

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Going up the Gerlos Pass in Austria Lance was in the main pack
Descents on this climb were well over 50 mph.

Great view of the Tuxertal

2009-05-19T18:09:00.005-06:00

Working with the hip-o-meter
View toward Sudtirol
View of the Hintertuxer Glacier from the Hintertuxerhof.

What is Counter acting in skiing?

2009-04-23T13:47:00.007-06:00

The Phantom Javelin is a great way to practice your counter acting movements. The lifted ski placed at a forward angle over the stance boot helps to turn the hips to face toward the outside of the arc.

This is not your father's Javelin!

Notice the torso facing toward the outside of the arc and the inside hip leading the arc.
Leading the turn with the inside hip constitutes a counteracted relationship to the skis. To confirm this in your skiing, make sure you belly button stays facing your stance boot throughout the arc.

4 feet of Powder 20 minutes from home, on April 17th.

2009-04-19T19:26:00.002-06:00

This is Chris Brown, our Shop Manager, PMTS Coach and Harb Ski Systems caoch; enjoying trails that haven't been open for ten years.

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FLASH THE TEDDY BEAR

2009-04-01T17:25:00.001-06:00

Not looking quite so dignified

Flash, in his normal state, very "King of Beast" like.

Kittens are growing up

2009-04-01T17:14:00.001-06:00

This is Niki, she is such a sweat queen cat.This is Flash, the King of the Dumont Valley.

Great Weekend

2009-04-01T14:12:00.005-06:00

Chutes are Fun
Got to try some Water Skis!

Skiing in Colorado with old friends from Quebec

2009-03-24T13:05:00.003-06:00

Counter Acting, Good for your Skiing!

2009-03-24T12:50:00.005-06:00

Here is a US Ski Team member

using "Counter Acting" movements or CA.As many of you know from reading my books, especially my last book "Harald Harb's Essentials of Skiing", "Counter Acting", is an important part of "Complete Upper Body Development" in skiing. In my new "Essentials " DVD series I present how to achieve counter acting movements. Most skiers don't counteract an d if they do, they don't do it knowingly. Most instructors don't realize the importance of counteracting and don't teach it.

In the PMTS System, you realize CA immediately and it has an immediate accelerating effect on your skiing improvement.

1971 FIS racers

2008-11-06T10:18:00.007-07:00

HH on the right, winner of the Ste Agathe Slalom Derby. On left, Jacques Roux, Canadian Ski Team, Center, Martine Lanctou, Quebec Ski Team

click on photo to enlarge An old group photo from a 1971 FIS slalom race, some Carzy Canucks in this one, Dave Irwin, Rick Hunter, Dan Irwin, the kid with the torphy is HH.

When Blizzard Skis were Hot!

October 31, Still great climbing weather!

2008-11-01T12:20:00.010-06:00

Getting there!!!
Have a look at the web site:
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/colorado/golden/clear_creek_canyon/105744977

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The Rock!! Finger points to the Roof in the climb.
The climbing area is in Clear Creek, Colorado about 15 min from our house. The rock is called "Crystal Tower".

The warm up to the climb, with the Roof called "Skipping Stones" 5.11c.

Getting across the Creek "Tyrolian Traverse" to the climb, is almost as strenuous as the climb.

Harb Carvers with Jay Peterson at Mt Hood 05

2008-10-13T23:23:00.005-06:00

Some great footage where I'm demonstrating different techniques and movements you can make on Carvers at Mt Hood, with Jay Peterson following. Jay is one of our top PMTS coaches. This is one of the best roads for Carving in the US. It's in Government Camp, OR. A long run with perfect a pitch, you have to have some experience controlling speed on Carvers, as it gets fast in places. The road has little traffic and good pavement.

Still lots of climbing left this fall.

2008-10-13T17:26:00.002-06:00

This is the Empire,Colorado wall called,"Goat Rock".

Skiing with Harb Carver

2008-10-12T18:41:00.003-06:00

Harb Carvers in use.

Harb Carver Skiing

2008-10-12T18:38:00.001-06:00

One ski and slalom course training

Anyone for Climbing?

2008-09-27T23:21:00.003-06:00

Home Training Wall

The Real Deal

Alaska not stupid!

2008-09-20T12:21:00.004-06:00

Having lived in Alaska for seven years, I knew not all Alaskans were stupid.

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/19/18540017.php