About The Ski Wizard            

Coming from my background as a Physical Therapist, combined with a passion for skiing, and a underlying internal motivation to improve and reach my "highest potential," I discovered a book called "Anyone Can Be An Expert Skier" written by Harald Harb. His system, called Primary Movement Teaching System (PMTS), is the "BEST" system I know to help skiers "cross the bridge" from being "Good" skiers to "Great" skiers.

PMTS is "grounded" in the understanding of human anatomy, kinesiology, and biomechanics. PMTS teaches fundamental movements and balance from day one, without ever teaching a skill that will have to be "unlearned" as your skiing progresses! PMTS Instructors educate and develop their students understanding of the movements necessary to improve their skiing. Each lesson is "directed" by the students desired motivation to improve their skiing, not by "what" the instructor wants to teach!

Prior to my "discovering" PMTS I had taken many ski lessons, "camps," and had spent many hours practicing "what I had learned" with only minimal improvement. Since PMTS, my skiing has been transformed, and I am skiing better than ever! I have a "full time" career as a Physical Therapist, but I was so impressed with my improvement using PMTS techniques that I wanted to "help" other skiers and "spread the word" that there is another way, a "better" way to "cross the bridge" and become an Expert skier! So, I immersed myself in PMTS, became a Certified Instructor, and through Harb Ski Systems learned to apply my full time profession (Physical Therapy) to optimizing a skiers' alignment! I'd like to invite you to come ski with me and let me show you "how" your skiing can be transformed from "Good" to "GREAT"!

Maria Fermoile PT, OCS -- is a Physical Therapist and a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist. She has combined her expertise of the human body and biomechanics with her passion for skiing. She is a Certified PMTS Ski Instructor, Coach for Harb Ski Systems and Skier Alignment Specialist. Maria is a regular columnist for "Real Skiers.com" an online magazine considered to be the "consumer reports" of skiing, dedicated to providing the most current information on equipment, technique, travel, and fitness. Maria has presented numerous lectures on Pre-season Skier Fitness, Knee Friendly Skiing, PMTS, and Skier Alignment. Maria also teaches a preseason ski fitness classes in the fall through Clovis (Ca.) Adult School.