• The Arlberg technique is a progressive system that takes the skier from the snowplough turn to the parallel christie through measured stages of improvement...
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    1900s by Austrian ski guide Hannes Schneider as the mainstay of the Arlberg technique, which he called the "Alpine System". Schneider's name is so attached...
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    Sankt Anton am Arlberg, commonly referred to as St Anton, is a village and ski resort in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the Tyrolean Alps, with...
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    of the first half of the 20th century, famous for pioneering the Arlberg technique of instruction. Many consider him the Father of Modern Day Skiing...
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    Snowplough turn (category Skiing techniques)
    snowplough is a primary building block of skiing proficiency. Under the Arlberg technique for teaching skiing, beginners start with the snowplough then proceed...
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    States. The first two ski instructors were German; they introduced the Arlberg technique developed by Hannes Schneider at St. Anton. In 1931, Sig Buchmayr...
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    instructor of the first half of the twentieth century and founder of the Arlberg Technique for teaching skiing; ran ski school in North Conway John Shea — actor...
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  • The culture originated in the Alps, where it remains most popular. Arlberg technique The first organized system of teaching the principles of skiing, developed...
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    Vorarlberg literally means 'before the Arl mountain'. The name Arl or Arlberg can be traced back to 1218 in various spellings (Arle, Arlen, Mons Arula...
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    from the film with the same name, Rimfors decided to study the new Arlberg technique at the source in St. Anton. The chairman of Skidfrämjandet was Ivar...
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  • skied with Hannes Schneider, a great ski teacher and developer of the Arlberg technique. She started skiing competitively in 1941-42, and won the Eastern...
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  • on location in Sankt Anton am Arlberg, the film was one of the first to use and develop outdoor film-making techniques and featured several innovative...
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    renowned Austrian ski guide and inventor of the Arlberg Method, the basis of modern alpine ski technique. The resort opened in 1940, just before the U.S...
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    Retrieved 12 February 2022. "Heliskiing in Austria: Only possible at Ski Arlberg". Snow-Online. Retrieved 2022-04-21. Olmsted, Larry. "The World's 5 Best...
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    sister Claudia to the climbing gym in the neighboring village of Flirsch am Arlberg, where she became hooked on the sport. Austrian climber Bernd Zangerl [fr]–no...
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    German word Prenner probably refers to somebody who uses slash-and-burn techniques for land clearing. A name for the pass itself appears for the first time...
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    February 1983, when he finished 49th in the downhill Race at St. Anton am Arlberg. He gained his first World Cup points in January 1984 by capturing 10th...
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    initiated in collaboration with the Austrian skier Hannes Schneider the Arlberg Kandahar Challenge Cup in honour of Lord Roberts of Kandahar. Through his...
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    centuries. Decades of failed crops, vine diseases, and the construction of the Arlberg railway, which allowed for a cheap supply of wines from Italy, stopped...
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    vehicular, bicycle, water/aqueducts, and also for different building techniques List of deepest caves List of deepest mines Lists of tunnels List of longest...
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    received criticism, it being claimed that she did not improve in her acting technique. Even though reviews of Rainer's performance in Big City were favorable...
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    School in St. Anton am Arlberg, one of the most prestigious ski schools of the era. Like many instructors who taught Schneider's Arlberg Method, Lang was eventually...
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    vinegar, wine, and spirits across the pass. These early traders routes and techniques that would later inspire modern alpinists. The name "Thymelsjoch" first...
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