Ideal conditions. Snow dense enough to bend the skis, light enough to power through.

simple is the best - this video and also the theory behind

As one completes a turn and moves across the fall line on two flat skis Is there a time when you place the uphill ski edge on the little toe edge before starting the next turn

Sometimes you have no choice but to land in a compression

The other thing you're doing is shortening that inside leg as you do this.

Great demo. Love that you started this in green terrain. Makes it easier to see the lower body movements.

This is actually a key to great powder skiing! … and all other skiing too. Just thought “powder” would attract more attention.

Amazing ! ❤

So smooth❤❤❤

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Super helpful for someone from the east coast who skis out west. Powder skiing has long been my bane but I will take a fresh try with these tips. Thanks

This is the first time I have seen anybody make sense and keeping it simple.

Ya gottta get that bouncy feeling.

Absorption isn't done by estimating the amount and direction of force. It's done by feel, real time. If you have problems absorbing when you feel the bump pushing up on you, it's because you're not in the right position. Pulling the feet back as you crest the bump, puts you in the right position for absorbing the next bump.

This is good. Very short, concise, and to the point. The instant replay with back-and-forth is helpful to understand cause and effect. The good turn vs bad turn is also helpful. Humor rounds out the video, making the whole thing fun. Thanks!

This is a phenomenal clip

this is a really helpful video, I intend on using the info in teaching myself the hockey stop as a means of both speed control and being able to emergency stop to avoid hitting other skiers and snowboarders. Thank you.

On my first day in the Alps I accidentally hit a patch of icy moguls and couldn't slow down as I kept getting bumped out of my parallel turn. I saw a bit of smooth snow I would later discover was a mound created by a snow blower. I got in to my turn, slowed from maybe 80kph to 60kph (i had been to indoor snow domes so not completely beginner) before the smooth snow abruptly ran out leaving me flying for several seconds down and 45° incline with my skis sideways and one arm in the air, the other desperately reaching for the alarmingly distant snow with that pole. Convinced I was going to die I actually had a moment of beautiful serenity that if I was religious I would have said was a gift from Buddha Allah Jesus etc. "oh well, that was life. C'est la vie. The next thing I remember was thinking being dead sucks It's all dark and cold and excruciatingly painful. Then I thought some more and realised I wasn't dead, just knocked briefly unconscious and awakening buried in snow. With one arm hanging uselessly I managed to get up and amazingly with both skis on while a helpful fellow skier had grabbed my poles and was waving to me further down the mountain. My skid down about 100 m to get my poles then another 200 m to the cafe where I told the housemistress from my school who was looking after my group that day "miss I think I've..." "Not now James" "but miss" "after I talk to the group". Eventually I managed to explain I'd broken my arm and foolishly declined the helicopter rescue and took a sledge that went right away to the top of the mountain back up the red run and over the moguls I just broken my arm on. The journey was excruciating I was so steep that I was only barely able to hang on with one arm shock rapidly setting in. My question, what could I have done as a beginner in moguls to have induced a controlled crash stop before my speeds reached such dangerous levels? I knew I was out of control even at 20 kph.

Should be turning by tipping the downhill ski downhill, followed by tipping the uphill ski downhill, not by rotating the uphill ski as shown in this video, which is effectively a wedge christie turn. I practice javelins, but certainly not to refine rotational skills. The idea with modern skiing is to eliminate rotation, which causes skidding. Refined tipping technique results in carved turns, which by definition involves no skidding. If you're on a slope, especially a steep icy one, you want to carve, not skid out of control. Thank you and have a nice day.

Thank you so much for posting this. Fantastic visuals to accompany the technical breakdown 👍

As far as ski pressure, would you say it’s about 50/50 throughout the turn?

Great information, there is always something to learn for muguls.

"Skiing off sulking like a child""Folded like a cheap suit""' Giving my lower spine a quick massage" Inspirational. can I steal this and use it with my staff? I encourage them to perform self examinations using super slow motion with color commentary (sometimes off color commentary).

Haha, "ski off in disgust"...after a couple great turns usually. Been there many times! Your highlight of good and not-so-good turns is great!

Do people actually enjoy this kind of skiing?

I always wish these bumping instructions would show this taking place in New England. You know rock hard bumps or soft bumps and ice in the trough. Nice video and I get your point.

Awesome video guys! Thank you.

😚 *Promosm*

I appreciate you also showing what can go wrong when skiing moguls. Very good learning content.

Cool music choice. Makes your ski channel stand out from the other more boring channels.

lmao wat

Your videos are really very nice short and straight to the point.

3:12 Play this in slow motion and look for this. As his skis turn, look for him to try to Kneel Down on the fall line as the skis pass under him. Look how his upper body, from his face down to his kneecaps just go straight down the hill. His new leg angle is created because his skis are going to the side while his upper body is going down the hill. Look how his thigh is always pointed down the hill while his feet moving to the side make his lower leg lean over. This is why most instructors tell you to Tip your knees to the side because that is what it Looks Like. It is actually your feet going to the side with your skis that creates that visual affect.

Those "UP" motions you see are actually "Down The Hill" motions. While your skis are crossing the slope with your pelvis leaning up the hill, leaning down the hill will change the leg angle to lean down the hill. That's what rolls your skis over onto the opposite edges so the skis will turn. When you are finishing one turn, you throw your upper body down the hill to quickly change the leg angle as your get off your downhill foot and balance on your uphill foot. The skis design will make the turn for you.

Definitely one of the best video analyses I have seen. Focusing on one turn with the reverse play mode broke it all down. And yes I too always have a bad attempt with consequences. Cheers

I've found that an up to date prescription lenses has helped me tons. Just a little bit of fuzziness can make moguls much harder to navigate.

😂I can so relate to that last turn happening- messes up the entire run, so pissed.

What will that do that just changing your balance to the uphill ski wouldn't do?

Hi TG, thanks for taking the time to comment, but with all due respect, some of the very best technical skiers world wide, from Richard Berger to Steve Smart, have used this drill to great effect within their own skiing and with their countless trainees. Happy skiing!

I hate this drill - it just teaches them to A-Frame

Now, what does the student think about and do to create this? You can see it in his turns. At the start of the new turn you say, "I want to go straight down the hill, get off my downhill foot. I want to go straight down the hill, get off my downhill foot." Notice at the start of each turn, he is ever so slightly facing and leaning his upper body down the hill. When he does that, watch his leg angle change from leaning up the hill to down the hill. That, is what rolls the ski over, not thinking about rolling your ankles over or tipping your knees to the side. Fancy words don't teach, simple plain language does.

Exactly

This is all you need about skiing!

How about this ski ? Are good?

Great video

That made me crack up.

once cresting expect 200 speed boost. if you don't anticipate you'll go heel heavy and loose all controll

Good video.

One minute of intro bs for a 3 minute video is not a good ratio.

50% of your absorption is coming from your lower back hinging forward. Keeping a more upright position will force you to absorb more with your knees and to flex more into your shins which will set you up in a better body position at the initiation of the next turn. Or you can go ahead and rock onto your heels at the end of the turn (the point of max absorption) which is also totally ok as long as you aggressively topple onto your shins at the initiation (more of a slalom skier style where there is a lot of fore and aft weight shifting). What you are doing probably perfectly ok. 90% of the time, but if you get into moguls going fast or other choppy terrain, that hinging approach will just be too disruptive to maintain balance. Guy, I *love* your videos and admire you as a skier, so this is just a nitpick which you and others may very well disagree with. Thanks for the great content!!