Turning Right and Turning Left

[MC2]

I'm sure Coach Z or @MC2 could still point out many issues with my form, but it does really feel like progress to me.

I am always available to point out issues with your form. (It’s not about tearing you down, it’s about fixing the things that make your skiing inefficient so you can ski longer with less fatigue)

What has changed for me is that all of a sudden this year I am much more down the fall line.

This is good because it means you are probably putting more of your turning action into the middle of the turn instead of just applying all of the pressure, twisting, and edging action at the end.

I’m trying to get away from driving my edges (with knees and leg strength) and more towards getting the skis on edge with a more subtle tip of the feet.

This is the same idea. Skiing works best when you do things gradually (apply an edge, release the edge, etc.), not all at the same time in the bottom of the turn.

Developing edge angles takes time, so if you can put more development into the middle of the turn & the top of the turn, it makes the bottom of your turns (and your transitions) smoother.

 

[Harvey]

I am always available to point out issues with your form. (It’s not about tearing you down, it’s about fixing the things that make your skiing inefficient so you can ski longer with less fatigue)

This is good because it means you are probably putting more of your turning action into the middle of the turn instead of just applying all of the pressure, twisting, and edging action at the end.

You're good at giving tips, input limited to one simple thing to concentrate on. I appreciate it.

Skiing more down the fall line, for me, is like a lot of things, it's not that you don't know what to do, it just takes repetition and confidence to actually do it. I do feel like I am able to ski longer (continuous vert and hours in the day) because it's less work to get my skis around.

 

[Harvey]

That seems like the long way around the barn for, point your pecker down the hill.

For me it's easier said than done. The word trick helped but really it was more about determination and repetition.

I never naturally skied forward. Staying out of the backseat has taken years for me. I'm still not there, especially if the snow is sticky, but I have improved.

 

[gorgonzola]

fixing the things that make your skiing inefficient so you can ski longer with less fatigue

This is what I've been trying to work on this year. My old ways have left me beat up and slower these day...

 

[Harvey]

Also it's easier on your back.

 

[Kingslug]

If your hands are in front of you..your usually foreword. I was watching a poor guy trying to get down some big moguls..kept falling. Told him to keep his hands in front and use the pole plant to make his turns..he stopped falling. Once I learned this It changed everything. I can fly through moguls now.

 

[idratherbskiing]

Oh my god. I don’t snowboard but I’ve been skiing at Mountain Creek (shudder) a lot this year. The number of snowboarders there that will turn towards their ass- side without looking over their shoulder is alarming.

Usually have headphones in too so when you give the old "on your left/right" they dont hear. Speaking off on your left/right why does it seem like that is a thing of the past?

 

[Ripitz]

If your hands are in front of you..your usually foreword. I was watching a poor guy trying to get down some big moguls..kept falling. Told him to keep his hands in front and use the pole plant to make his turns..he stopped falling. Once I learned this It changed everything. I can fly through moguls now.

Shorter poles help in the moguls too. They keep you forward, your balance lower and help quiet the upper body. I use collapsible poles and shorten them in the bumps and trees. When you look at the bump pros they all have wicked short poles.

 

[Kingslug]

I think what improves your skiing is to get in the moguls as often as you can. Unless you simply do not want to. Some people love groomers and thats cool. But..mogul skiing has upped my game big time. And..if you never do them and one day have to..your out of luck. Its a part of Eastern skiing. Plus falling in them totaly sux..so getting good in them kind of helps. I actually get depressed if I have to ski groomers the whole day..boring but sometimes its all you get. There's just something about bouncing down moguls mixed with rocks...Under the chairs at Gore...some good stuff there.

 

[Harvey]

I like the moguls but feel like the trees (which are often bump-y) are often softer with 100% natural:

Not sure if I ski bumps right. In the trees I ski both the front and the back of the "bumps." In moguls I only ski the backs.