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In the Yikes Zone!

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This weekend I was doing training with some coaches and we started talking about fear. One of them said they couldn’t imagine anything scaring me. Oh, they were so wrong.


I’m recovering bumpaphobe and not ashamed to admit I’ve cried and been near hyperventilating in some nasty steep stuff. This book helped a lot.

In The Yikes! Zone: What Skiing Can Teach Us About Surrender and Trust (Hardcover)

Knowing a skier of Mermer’s abilty gets scared makes me feel better and it’s why I’m open about my freak outs. Her strategies for working through fear have helped me and my students.

I've been lucky enough to ski with some amazing teachers and skiers. Mermer has the best eye of anyone I've ever seen. I’ve modeled my teaching style after her custom approach for each skier. I’ve also got some great NSFW stories about her, just ask me some time.
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