Steve Romeo, skier and blogger of Tetonat.com, posed a question about skis vs. snowboard – which is a better mountain descent tool here. There are many excellent comments, so check out the link above for those! Following are my responses from that discussion. Randosteve: I think it might be a little easier for snowboarders [...]
SKIS vs. SNOWBOARD FOR MOUNTAINEERING DESCENTS
June 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Gear Reviews, Snowboarding, climbing tips
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SPLITBOARD SKINNING KICK TURN – HOW TO
April 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Instruction, Snowboarding, Videos, snowboard instruction
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Update from Poland
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Speaking, Travels
Now home and saw this post was not sent a week ago. Sending now. Enjoy. I spoke yesterday at the Sports Academy in Krakow, Poland, to about 120 students. The school is for those studying physical therapy, athletics and hotel management, among other things. My host was Mikolaj Bielanski (first name pronounced Nikolash more or less…so [...]
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Motivational Mountain Speaker
July 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Speaking
Stephen Koch Stephen Koch draws the audience into his experiences on the world’s highest mountains through stunning imagery and riveting tales of adventure and courage. His triumphs and horrific avalanche survival are not only captivating, but offer the motivation for individuals to strive for their highest potential. He translates the skills he used to fuel [...]
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How To Train For Steep Snowboard Descents
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Snowboarding, climbing tips
I was recently asked about how I train for steep snowboard descents. Below is my reply. When I was doing steep snowboard descents on a regular basis I trained by riding as much variable terrain as possible as often as possible. Getting out on icy, crappy snow all over the mountains, especially at the areas [...]
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Ask me a question, please.
March 28th, 2009 · 41 Comments · Uncategorized
Will someone please ask me a question that I will answer in a later post? I am wondering if anyone reads anything that I put up here and would love a little interaction. Thank you and may you be well, Stephen Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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Snowboard and Ski Descent Talk
March 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Snowboarding, Training
This post is from an email conversation I had with (I believe) Lou Dawson, blog master of www.wildsnow.com and a visionary ski descent master to boot, several years ago. I try to define the nuances of mountain descents. I would love to know your comments… Stephen Koch rides some firm ’snow’ on Puncak Jaya, New [...]
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