http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/ Personal blog Ski Graham Overton 2006 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060908 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060908 Teaching exam, I got number 7 of 8 - Prepare your parallel turning students for steeper terrain. To ... Fri, 8 Sep 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060907 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060907 Today is the real crunch time. This is when all of our demos and our high-end skiing are assessed. W ... Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060906 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060906 "Well done guys, I just want to say thank you for your effort that last three days. You all have a c ... Wed, 6 Sep 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060905 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060905 Second day with our second examiner and its not a good one. Motivation absent, skiing abilities abse ... Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060904 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060904 Happy Birthday Matt. A young 33 today. Hope you got the card on time, and hope you like the present ... Mon, 4 Sep 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060902 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060902 Mountain closed! Too much wind. Sat, 2 Sep 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060901 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060901 This is it. This is what it was all about. NZSIA Stage One. 8 days. Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060831 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060831 This is the day we say goodbye to trainer Jim. I think I can speak on behalf of the rest of Team Jim ... Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060830 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060830 Two days to go until the Stage One exams start and Tom decides to ski over small cliffs. Deliberatel ... Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060827 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060827 Last day off before the whole course finishes! Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060826 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060826 Awesome fun. Just check out the album. Helicopters are cool but very windy when they're coming in to ... Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060821 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060821 Just three weeks to go. But only one free weekend for the skiers. The skiing Stage One exam is 8 str ... Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060819 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060819 WORLD FAMOUS IN NEW ZEALAND. There's nothing like L&P, a little Kiwi classic with loads of fresh tas ... Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060818 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060818 Freestyle day! The day started with our freestyle coach, Luismi, throwing himself head first down a ... Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060817 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060817 Today was the practical element of the avalanche awareness course. For some reason the guide, who ye ... Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060816 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060816 Wow, awesome day, something really clicked today. Lots more off-piste but no crashes! If I can keep ... Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060814 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060814 Ok, so CSI is complete, no time to rest on our laurels, it's straight in to Stage One. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060811 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060811 The boarders got their results after they all finished. All but two passed. Pretty good. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060810 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060810 Eventful bus ride up the hill today, didn't think we were going to make it for a while. I didn't men ... Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060809 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060809 Arrggghhhhhh! Ski damage! Massive set of scratches from the tip all the way down to the binding. For ... Wed, 9 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060808 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060808 Now, we're not supposed to tell anyone this, but our examiner has already let on that he's comfortab ... Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060807 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060807 Today was our last day before the first round of assessments starts. Tonight we had the kick-off mee ... Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060804 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060804 By the end of the day yesterday my old whiplash injury was threatening to lock my neck up, so I deci ... Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060803 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060803 This morning we reviewed some more video footage, including the early stuff and some from the last c ... Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060801 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060801 Absolute mayhem. Our first go at teaching one of the progressions to the rest of the group. And we h ... Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060731 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060731 Today we took out some short skis, about a foot shorter than our normal skis. So cool. So much fun, ... Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060730 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060730 St John's first aid course today. More fun than expected. Apart from having a finger amputated. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060729 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060729 I have flat feet and a bowed left leg. Ok, so I'm not quite the perfect human form that I thought I ... Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060725 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060725 Mel and Guy. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060724 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060724 Apparently my movements are misguided. I thought I was improving! Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060723 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060723 Paul (roommate Paul) has started compiling a list of my more "unusual" behaviours. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060721 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060721 Wow. Absolutely awesome day. More off piste action. Including a couple of runs blasting through comp ... Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060720 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060720 Too excited about all the off piste we took in today to remember anything else that happened. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060719 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060719 My incredible sunglasses/goggles/multi-function all action eyewear/wireless 3D video specs/x-ray/HUD ... Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060718 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060718 Its all about smearing. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060717 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060717 Good skiing is about blending the movement planes involved. Fore/aft, lateral, vertical and rotation ... Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060716 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060716 Its really quite different to any European resort, its tiny, we skied pretty much everything today a ... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060715 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060715 Proper induction meeting today. Starting to bring it home, why I'm really here that is, pretty scary ... Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060714 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060714 Almost everyone else arrived today. There are 43 of us on the course, 23 skiers and 20 boarders. Sti ... Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060713 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060713 What a journey. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog/20060711 http://www.grahamoverton.com/skiNZ2006/blog.html#20060711 More tears than absolutley necessary. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:00:00 UT