Single Leg Romanian Dead Life

The Target
Your hammies, bro. Boomin’ hamstrings will give you more control when you tuck, carve, or drop-kick annoying toddlers off the bunny slope.
Step 1
While holding a dumbbell in your right hand, stand on your left leg with your free leg slightly off the ground. Be sure to keep a slight bend in your left knee—you’ll prevent injury and get more out of this move, says Riepe.
Step 2
Bend forward at your hip until both your free leg and your beer belly are parallel to the floor. Next, reverse and go back to your flamingo stance, keeping your free foot off the ground. That’s one rep. After 12 reps, switch the dumbbell to the other hand and repeat on the other leg. Do three sets on each leg. Feeling dizzy? There’s a puke bucket in the corner, Nancy.

Dumbell Squat to Push Press

The Target
Quads, shoulders. Both will provide flexibility and protection when you bite it…or fall off the chairlift.
Step 1
Hold dumbbells above your shoulders. (Fun fact: “Dumbbell” isn’t named after an IQ-challenged gym rat. Before biker shorts, strongmen pumped church bells. To avoid annoying the nuns, they muted the ringers, making them “dumb.”)
Step 2
Squat until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Press the dumbbells up above your head, and don’t worry that you look kind of ridiculous. Then lower them down to your shoulders. Finally, push down through your heels to stand up. That’s one rep. Do three sets of 12. Incidentally, we like to do this in front of a full-length mirror while wearing long johns. It just feels right!

Wood Chopper & Reverse Wood Chopper

The Target
The core. It’ll boost your balance when you hit the slopes and help you negotiate ice when you drunkenly stumble home from the ski lodge.
Step 1
Stand next to a cable stack machine with a straight bar. Keeping your abs tight, pull the rope down and across your body in an arc, then return to the starting position. Do 12 reps, then repeat on the other side.
Step 2
Put the rope on a low pulley and repeat, this time pulling up and across until your arms are completely extended. Do three sets of 12. By the time you get to your third set, you’ll experience a burning sensation worse than the time you generously powdered your “boys” with Gold Bond. Enjoy your new status as master of the mountain!