Pure gold... Use this exercise for all my students, regardless of the level

Free your heel kids.

We're all doing the snow dance to appease the snow gods.

Free your heel.

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 on the little toe edge?

Thankyou for the update Warren. The snow looks fantastic and all of the changes look really positive

Yay! Thanks for this info.

Love these videos thank you

Is there anything that can be done to practise this on dry land/at gym to get body prepared?

edging is what creates braking, once you pivot what stopps you from spinning around backwards?

Promo>SM 👉

I write a negative comment about these skiers was not level 4 , I did erase it because I saw and other video about level 5 and level 5 instructor doesn't exist, I did realised these are level 4 of clients of that academy not level 4 instructor. Please be aware when you post a ski video and said level 4 or even level 3 to mention they are regular client.

I want to come there next season !

Here is a little secret about how performance carving or race skis work. At high edge angles (45 deg+) the turning arc a ski will carve on the snow is determined by Edge Angle AND Load on the ski. But at low edge angles, say under 20 degrees, it is Edge Angle only. Why? Because a ski is a beam. And beams get incrementally stiffer as you bend them more. At low edge angles just a fraction of your body weight will fully bend the ski for a given edge angle. The waist of the ski is not lifted enough off the snow to create more bend with more load. The ski arc is fixed. This means that we actually get better response by being on two skis. In other words, the "RR Track" or "Garland" style of turn should be used for the initiation of the turn. 50/50 weight on TWO skis, with good edge angle similarity is the FASTEST way to get the skis turning. But in high energy carving, this phase of a turn is INCREDIBLY short. It only lasts a few tenths of a second....and you only travel a few ski lengths on the snow before you start taking weight off the inside ski. But you must do it, especially on longer radius skis, like competition GS, SG and DH skis. On longer radius skis, if you stand with all your weight on one ski, then tip the ski on edge, you get very slow turn initiation. The best way to start a turn fast is to use two skis from flat, to about 20 degree, then as you tip further, you tilt your pelvic bone and shorten the inside leg to take weight off the inside ski. The way to get weight onto the strong outside ski, is to focus on taking weight OFF the inside ski! Watch WC racers closely, especially in GS on moderate slopes, and you will see what I am talking about. From flat skis...to about 20 degree edge angles they have perfect edge similarity, and no vertical separation. If their skis are on the snow (often times the sheer speed and energy of high level turns cause rebound energy to put you in the air) their weight is even between skis in this phase. But once they get to about 20+ degrees edge angle to the snow, they start to create vertical ski separation. The inside ski and outside ski move apart....NOT BY WIDENING THE STANCE...but through vertical gap. Their legs are still close together...often in contact...about as "narrow as you can get" but the skis get farther apart through pelvic bone tilt and inside leg shortening. Watch MS..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bF6bhXx7g6uKoac There are TWO fundamental drills you must be able to do to carve at a high level: 1. Plain old RR Track Turns, like here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX3TmIqYpbCbaZY 2. CARVED outside ski only turns. CARVED! Not skidded like 58s to 1 min 13s. The way you want to do it is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYeYdXyId8itfNU The RR track style is how you do the first 10% of the turn. Then you transition to a stacked position by the fall line, with 90%+ of the weight on the outside ski. These two drills teach each of these individually. Perfect each, then learn to transition from 1 to 2 early in the turn. That is it. Everything else is overcomplicating things. One more thing....not enough coaches talk about hip leveling. It should be taught from Carving DAY 1. You can not do a proper RR track turn with good edge angle similarity if you do not tilt the pelvic bone property. Watch MS again...here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enjCdZptlLN8qpI

Thank you

Brilliant video. One of the best I’ve found on KZbin.

I am so excited to finally see some videos for learning to ski steeps. So many videos focus on carved turns on groomers. I am a pretty good skier and can handle most any black run but totally fall apart on double blacks. Now I finally know why. I have been trying go carve turns and get going way too fast. I am really excited to see this series of videos and hope to finally overcome my problems with super steep runs. Makes total sense now that I hear an expert explain it. Thank you !

Super helpful thank you. I have been carving turns on steeps and go shooting across the hill. This looks like a great tool. Thanks!

I wished I saw this video in the beginning of ski season. Season is just about toast herein New England. Been a lousy winter 😡

What are those gloves?

If thers no snow, play golf.

ohh......you had GS skis on ! that explains it like submarine powder 🤩.wow that's powder🤗

Totally excellent thank you, Chris Jones

After seeing several videos over the years for skiing in the steeps - this is still the most eloquent in addition to giving the skier various tools at their disposable to use effectively in that terrain

keep your tips on the snow babe🤣😇

Thank you !... It's been a sticking point for me after coming down too hard a couple of times and loosing a ski on a steep slope. Jumping away rather than up is great advice !!

That pole plant behind the binding is something no one teaches!!! Prime 🥩

They’re only using knee angulation. Terrible technique. They ski like ski instructors!

World Telemark Day is the first Saturday of every March folks 👍 Free your heel...

What a great introduction, be fit! One the key reasons to be in shape, is the model of any injury involves 300 milliseconds, it is a split second decision, from cars, to falls, to skiing, and the person that immediately identifies the situation, and is extremely fit, they can position themselves to avoid the injury by transferring forces.

😂. Now there's some hip dumping, heel pushing and bad skiing! Somebody had to have the balls to say so!😂

I wanted to listen to this video but the sound was horrible Turned it off Was like listening to voices in a tin can

So freaking awesome. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Regarding the timing of pole plants, do you pull your feet back underneath then plant your pole or do plant your pole simultaneously with pulling your feet back? thanks!

When you start your hop, which leg should you use to pump yourself up? Downhill or uphill?

When you anticipate the mogul and pull your lets up is there any downweighting involved or is it all leg retraction?

bro just noclips to the backrooms

Haha. A bunch of us (last year’s WS L2 trainees) went down rock ‘n’ roll last February at the end of a superb day. Absolutely incredible couloir. Steep AF but very aesthetic. Scary too. Great little video. Loved the way you bring in not just jump turns, but sideslip, pivot turns et cetera. Great days …

Quick questions please -- when i ankle flex - my heel slightly raises from the boot - is this ok - or should the whole foot remain flat as far as possible. Also should the two ankle straps be tightened rigid - as when looser allow easier ankle flex -- thanks in advance

Phew! Glad to have the difference between "lumber" and "lumbar" pointed out. That's increased my ski technique progress by leaps and bounds! Yikes, don't forget to double check your apostrophes! Excellent videos, see you all this July up the glacier, in Cervinia.

Thanks so much! This is what I was looking for! XOXO

Drifting rather than skidding?

This is very useful when I am at the steep or very icy piste. Better takes things slowly than break your legs.

Dude, you are the best! Fhank you

Imagine doing this in the liftline weight for first chair...

Coming back to this (having watched it before) so I ski steep trees better. Awesome video and recommendations for drills.

riding moguls on a snowskate is only possible if you carve around halfway down the downhill side of the bumps.i think this is the line to aim for on skis

I've never heard of a step turn but very cool! I'm going to practice this turn this week! Thank you!

Good video but that backpack places the weight higher and impacts the center of mass negatively.

Pinch at the waist is another way to describe it.