Turning Right and Turning Left

[raisingarizona]

at the end of the season i usually do a slush bump session and break out my old dead head iXRC1100's - 68 under foot at 177 - for some corn face shots!

Sweet!

im gonna get a dedicated mogul ski for next season.

 

[sig]

I still get back seated plenty, but it's no longer my go to move.

I could be crowned king of the back seat. Doesn’t take me long to get there..... especially in the bumps.

 

[Face4Me]

I could be crowned king of the back seat.

Challenge accepted!!! If I had a dollar for every time someone told me I was in the back seat ...

 

[Harvey]

I've skied with both of you guys, you are both overstating it, by a lot.

 

[tirolski]

I’ve been focusing on toes most recently, and in relation to erasing some of the right turn/left turn differences you are talking about. It all starts at the feet. 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. Like properly drinking tea, think lift the pinky. Lifting the pinky toe (on the eventual down hill ski) will engage the edge, and then once engage you can add knees and legs to drive through the turn.

It seems to be helping with evening out the rails. Nothing I like seeing on the canvas more than an even set of uninterrupted arcing rails down a steep face. They aren’t from me, but I still love seeing them.

These things'll measure yer pinky pressure.
Pretty geeky but ya got an onboard instructor, allegedly.
Measures: balance, edge, rotation & pressure.
Who’d a thunk it?

It’ll rate yer Ski:IQ, so there’s that.

Just another digital game or helpful device?

How it works

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[JTG]

These things'll measure yer pinky pressure.
Pretty geeky but ya got an onboard instructor, allegedly.
Measures: balance, edge, rotation & pressure.
Who’d a thunk it?

It’ll rate yer Ski:IQ, so there’s that.

Just another digital game or helpful device?

How it works

Turn any ski boot into a personal coach. Improve your skiing every day with Carv's personal ski instruction app.

getcarv.com

Seems interesting, real time application of technology to measure and improve the subtle but important aspects of skiing that can make a big difference. The concept seems good. A $450 price tag (for device and a two year membership) is a little steep. I wonder how well the footbed sensors will hold up over time if you ditch the membership after a year or two (and don’t have access to the free device replacement that continued membership includes). Who is gonna be the NYSB Guinea Pig?

 

[tirolski]

Seems interesting, real time application of technology to measure and improve the subtle but important aspects of skiing that can make a big difference. The concept seems good. A $450 price tag (for device and a two year membership) is a little steep. I wonder how well the footbed sensors will hold up over time if you ditch the membership after a year or two (and don’t have access to the free device replacement that continued membership includes). Who is gonna be the NYSB Guinea Pig?

When I ever rate my runs, it’s only by the smile on my face and by the heartbeats.

 

[JTG]

When I ever rate my runs, it’s only by the smile on my face and by the heartbeats.

Assuming such rating exists, some runs create more smiles and heartbeats than others, no? Why is that?

Listen, I’ll never be like my brother engineer who focuses every run on what’s happening technically in his turns, to the point that he can’t see the forest for the trees. However, at any level improvements can be realized that make some runs more fun (smile and heartbeat inducing) than they might have otherwise been. Nothing wrong with being open to such things, IMHO. Like they say, if you don’t fall you aren’t trying. Likewise, if you never look for some kind of improvement it seems to me you are standing still.

I try and spend as little time as possible on groomed pistes….but when I have to be there I don’t mind trying to up the smile and heartbeat quotient a bit! Good for those of you who are already carving perfect rails down steep faces!

 

[tirolski]

Assuming such rating exists, some runs create more smiles and heartbeats than others, no? Why is that?

Usually the snow-trail conditions are the biggest factors..
Tiredness comes into play later on with contentment when it’s good.
Endorphins?

 

[JTG]

Usually the snow-trail conditions are the biggest factors..
Tiredness comes into play later on with contentment when it’s good.
Endorphins?

More efficient carving makes for less fatigue (leading to more smiles) and ripping cleaner, faster arcs get the juices flowing better (producing more endorphins). Just sayin’….