Training Time

When craters in the landing hill are formed they should be filled with snow from two different piles of work-snow, one on each side of the knoll. If the double and triple kickers are far enough apart, the double landing area can be maintained without disrupting training on the triples and vice versa. This is a good reason to place the single kicker, which is no longer used in World Cup competition, between the double and triple blocks. Aerialists should be split into appropriate groups, doing both doubles and triples, in order to avoid delays in training and inactivity by competitors.

The number of jumps aerialists have time to do in training has been significantly reduced over the last ten years. Getting more training jumps out of a site per day and per week takes stress off of athletes allowing them to patiently and more safely progress to their most difficult tricks. The result is a reduction in injuries and a higher level of performance on competition day. Providing aerialists with as much training time as possible, by consistently running training efficiently, helps to insure that they are prepared in time for competition which strengthens the predictability of the schedule and reduces the number of cancelled events. These positive attributes make our sport more valuable to sponsors, media and spectators.

August, 2004 Mt. Buller, Australia
photos by EB

Jeff Winterstein, Jerret Peterson, Ryan St. Onge

 

Steve Omischl and Joe Pack

Christian Rijavec and Martin Valti