An Introduction to...Skiing Couloirs - WSSA Ski Techniques & Tactics

Couloirs are up there with some of the most difficult terrain on the mountain to ski safely and well.
This intro from WSSA will help you start to master skiing couloirs.

[@rahulrane1658]

Within 4 minutes this gentleman teaches so much. Hats off.

[@Inthesnowmag]

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[@peas4snaks]

Rock&roll was my first ever couloir, but i was lucky to have done it with LOTS more snow on the ground. Thanks for giving us some tips for skiing it under less ideal conditions!

[@Inthesnowmag]

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[@ClaesN1973]

I think it would be a good idea also to mention is going from safe spot to safe spot, since an avalanche in a couloir can give you quite a bad day!

[@Inthesnowmag]

Good point thanks

[@k2thah286]

Absolutely excellent tutorial.

[@melissalund4564]

Another fab video, thanks! Great demos also.

[@Inthesnowmag]

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[@melissalund6198]

Wow this is amazing and it is great to talk about all the different turns we.can use to get through something. We have to use every bit of technique in our armoury!

[@Inthesnowmag]

Thanks for the great comments

[@Inthesnowmag]

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[@theopinson3851]

Great video.

[@garygech]

You are a great teacher! I like your explanations. You have a great style of communication. I am surprised you only have 3,000 views. Perhaps engaging another person in the movie for dialogue, and adding ski humor.

[@Inthesnowmag]

Nice one. Keep sharing 👊

[@alexmc3750]

The contrast between the various techniques at the beginning was really helpful…great content as per.

[@Inthesnowmag]

Great thanks so much

[@Inthesnowmag]

Glad you liked it 👊

[@williamspostoronnim9845]

Лучшая тактика преодоления кулуара - это снять лыжи!

[@RyandeMilliano]

Great tips, thank you for the advice. I think the comment about the strong foundation has always been key for me to prevent over rotating a turn in Couloirs. Making confident, consistent turns, and really paying attention to the available snow grip along the entire edge. I've still got some learning to do, but this was really helpful. Cheers.

[@Inthesnowmag]

Thanks for the great comments. Very useful

[@Inthesnowmag]

Indeed. Keep at it 👊🎿

[@andrew_owens7680]

My method: 1) Alert the ski patrol that I will be attempting the couloir. 2) Have a second party alert them to pick my mangled corpse off the rocks at the bottom.

[@Inthesnowmag]

😱

[@ColoradoKeith]

Great video

[@Inthesnowmag]

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[@pawelsz4825]

Gr8 content

[@Inthesnowmag]

Thanks so much

[@DropDTuning]

Hey great tutorial, do you think having moderate length skis are better or worse for this? Last season I stepped up to 179 length skis (I am 5’10) they’re basically taller than me. They were a bit harder to handle in glades last year. Thinking they’d be rough in a couloir.

[@Inthesnowmag]

Yes quite possible. It depends where the rocker is to your height. But most importantly it's how nimble you feel it is.

[@jaypooler9765]

ive gone from 178 to 170 ..i have some Volkl RTM 84s 168 and volkl 98 163 The 98s I use for the pow days ..They are great in the woods..and they turn..the 84s are great for hard pack..trails and steeps...im in upstate NY ..Gore and Whiteface is my goto mt

[@unclebutter]

What kind of ski poles are those?

[@Edwin_scs]

Completely unrelated but may I know what's the camera that you use for your filming?

[@privettoli]

My greatest fear is going down a couloir to discover myself on pure ice. 😅

[@Inthesnowmag]

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[@KAZU-cp1wy]

凄い

[@JayMerchantPhD]

Completely unrelated, but what model helmet is he wearing?

[@ClaesN1973]

Some carbon-look-a-like one :) If you want a real carbon, look at the Sweet Protection Grimnir :)

[@JayMerchantPhD]

@@ClaesN1973 thanks

[@Inthesnowmag]

Sorry I missed this I can check and find out for you. Happy skiing and please subscribe to the channel it helps us get more free content out 🙏

[@JayMerchantPhD]

@@Inthesnowmag thank you.

[@mikesaunders3266]

This is excellent non sensational advice

[@sickair45]

Is it true that side-slipping is bad etiquette because it plows all the good snow from the run for other skiers?

[@lucasjohnston6111]

yes and it's not skiing

[@squish1504]

I still feel like side slipping in skis takes less snow away than a snowboarder completely plowing all of it out of there…

[@srdast]

@@lucasjohnston6111 I'm a novice skier and have a serious question... I've seen a lot of these videos and it seems to me skiers seem to rely almost exclusively on sideslipping and jump turns in these sorts of terrain...It makes me wonder what the heck is the point of doing this? Part of the joy of skiing (for me) is gliding, speed, and deliciously-elegant turns...this kind of activity really just makes me wonder -it's just controlling speed, dodging rocks, and trying not to die...What am I missing?

[@LeDore38]

@@srdast different kind of fun. Solving a puzzle with the tools you have at your disposal (better to avoid side slipping if possible tho). I find jump turns fun too. Also, couloirs often give access to terrain with better snow than easily accessible parts of the mountain.

[@belowtwenty]

Don't slide slip down the whole thing but if you need to side slip to get past the entrance or a tricky spot, that's fine.

[@patrickroy9153]

Damn skiers flushing all the snow ...

[@squish1504]

Nope, snowboards take even more snow with them as they don’t even know how to turn in the steeps!

[@Inthesnowmag]

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[@joro8604]

I thought it was bad form for novice skiers to slide slip off all of the good snow for the good skiers? Don't worry I'm not going to Verbier anytime soon, especially that couloir.