Carving with Kaylin Richardson

Want to go fast? Kaylin Richardson gives you tips on how to accelerate within seconds on the mountain. Watch this tutorial and you will be blowing by your friends in no time!

[@DavidMartins1]

So graceful and on point, I could watch her ski all day.

[@serrielu8025]

I stopped skiing at age 25, never put on another pair of sticks. probably considered a strong intermediate to advance skier; loved to rip but wasn’t great, or spend much time in the bumps. 3 years ago, and 30 years after my last ski, I decided to pick it back up. Fortunately, my very old and straight Rossignol SL80 would not be any shape to ski with therefore I bought a pair of Nordic Navigator 85. Wow how technology changed. Anyway, I experienced my first carv this year. When I first felt the front of my skis on edge it was like nothing I experienced before. It was short lived but the feel was ingrained…. And before the end of my season this year I was on arcing beautiful rails on moderate to easy blues. Can’t wait to work on my technique next year.

[@adonistopofmen2571]

fantastic .....

[@jackh577]

So many people including some World cup skiers ski with their inside foot forward of the stance foot. Others find it's better to keep your inside foot/ski further back and closer to the downhill/stance foot/ski.

[@vladimirpanchenko1965]

Королева карвинга! Carving queen!

[@MyDadWasALifeguard]

Amazing! I’m new to skiing and this excites me

[@MyDadWasALifeguard]

@Burak Burak yes I can..though not as fast as I would like

[@bryanlease7734]

Great Video!!! Carving is amazing! Great fun on any day!

[@davidn.2555]

I'm 6'4" I tried skiing for the first time this January and I was falling like crazy. My skis were too long for me. I really want to learn parallel skiing/ carving Next time I hit the mountains.

[@nickm133]

I’m the same height. Yes, shorter skis is a good idea when you are beginning so it’s easier to turn (around chin height). Some early parallel skiing is maybe possible on 2nd time but carving is quite advanced and not realistic that early on. Anyways, your post was 2 years ago now and maybe carving already? All the best with it.

[@hypersailor]

she's on Icelantic Shamans, probably 160 shovel, 110 underfoot, 130 rear, 12mm sidecut, 161cm long. I have 500 days on my rock Shamans, huge range, float city in powder, very light skis. I ski Alta/Snowbird in all conditions. No need to go longer than 161cm, it's a lot of volume.

[@greedytoski]

I also noticed she is this skiis. Heard lots good abt this skees and I d fancy to try some day this skees too but our place they are not available for test, and to go just buy them I must be sure I like them. Could give here some thoughts how they are comparing to "conventional" carving skiis, and especially in bad slope conditions like in the afternoons when lots bumps around? Myself I prefer and ski on 9 and 12 m radius "Head supershapes". I am 172cm height and 69 kgs weight... I think they do not produce less than 161 cm but I guess for me it would be fine ?

[@hypersailor]

contact Icelantic Skis in Boulder, CO as they are the experts

[@MrDogonjon]

There is a very good provable reason it's so fun... rectilinear motion.... yep... inertial reference frame... Special Relativity, Einsteins "happiest idea" is not just good advice it's mandatory for functionally understanding nature among mountains, trees and water.

[@suanshine]

Watching this vid for years

[@rossyhead69]

What's more impressive is that she's doing this on what looks like fairly fat skis! Awesome

[@matitarczynski]

Good carving! But why on this crazy freeride skis?

[@BodoBing]

Because she can.

[@Lis422]

😃 Oh yeah

[@buajuice]

This is Icelantic shaman 173cm, 15m radius, 110mm under the boot and they are stiff. Absolutely incredible carving cannon gun.

[@mcmurph101]

Idk imagine what she could do with carving skis

[@SamSoMite421]

I can only imagine how much greater your turns would be on slalom skis instead of those water-skis!

[@makoko6812]

pretty sure the turns would be smaller on slalom skis :D

[@skibusch1]

perfect technique, I'm thinking she still has her original knees

[@daniluping7247]

:))

[@JB91710]

Knees? Read my comment.

[@Лёша-в8х]

Icelantic Shaman !!!

[@williamspostoronnim9845]

Ничего не понял, но катается Ричардсонка отменно!

[@AlbaAdventures]

Just subscribed.. Showing our kids tonight..

[@nikos1890]

Great video..cool music

[@DrHumorous]

You are awesome! :)

[@Blisterproductions]

Great Video

[@jamesl.4781]

Yeeaaaaaaa!!! Great posture!

[@profiplumber5256]

офффигенная динамика!

[@xamarrontia]

That looks fun

[@Jacobsen1987]

she is good.

[@user-uz3jx2kp9z]

この動画を見てicelanticスキーをアメリカから買ったよ!🇺🇸⛷️→🇯🇵

[@californiaexplorer5836]

Sooooo gooooood

[@Fevrik]

amazing

[@harakoitonumesiya1878]

25 YEARS WOOOOOOOOTTTTT

[@awaken77]

How about carving and steep slopes? Is it mutually exclusive? I didn't see anybody doing carving on steep, is there a special technique?

[@ttttttttttc]

You can carve on steeps. You need to vastly shorten the edge-to-edge transition (i.e. the amount of time the ski is flat on ground and pointing downhill) so that you are going mostly perpendicular to the fall line.

[@awaken77]

so it will be jagged line, rather than sine?

[@JB91710]

Carving on a very steep slope is one of the most satisfying turns you will ever make. The key is this. You can NOT be timid! You have to be incredibly aggressive and here is why. When your skis pass under you, you have to quickly get off your downhill foot and literally throw your upper body doin the hill. This will change your leg angle and roll that uphill ski over very quickly so it can dig in and make a fast turn to come around and catch you. The spit second that ski passes under you, you repeat. Read my comment to this video that spells out how to think about carving.

[@JohnLumapaskeith]

where should we put our weight on a turn Kaylin? downhill or uphill ski?

[@tl7132]

John Lumapas downhill

[@JB91710]

The most important thing you can learn is to balance on the arch of one ski. At the start of a turn you get off your downhill foot and balance on the arch of you uphill foot which will bend the ski and make the next turn. You balance on the arch through the turn until you are ready for the next turn.

[@Cutlerypotato]

@@JB91710 what about people who don't have 🐔 legs like you?

[@anthonysears871]

too much up, over active hip causes that a frame.

[@WillY-bv7jq]

I am 170cm tall, and my ski is 156cm long, is it too short to make carve？

[@Just1Humanoid]

15 centimeters shorter skis are perfect for short carving turns. But what matters more is shape and rigidity of skis :) more sidecut there is, easier it will be to carve. With advanced level of your skiing also more rigid (FIS) skis are required to carve better. Ski boots are also very important for this style of skiing, more flex index your boots have, easier it is to control your skis but more uncomfortable to wear.

[@markmd9]

Can you do carving and go slow? because I'm afraid to go fast

[@b0tb0t83]

markmd9 Choose wider and less steeper slopes so you can feel and master the turns.Craving is awesome.

[@TheSteinbitt]

Just keep turning until you go up hill and you will stop, easy;)

[@obsidianstatue]

the faster you go, the deeper your skis will bite into the snow, which makes your more stable, the key is to stay in control with turning, if you feel your're losing control then lean forward, it's almost impossible to fall forward.

[@JB91710]

You can make slower turns while carving but it is best to do it on steeper slopes. On flatter slopes you will just Stop. Read my comment on this video where I spell it out.

[@sir_bumpalot]

Taking Skis with smaller Radius will solve your problem. ~11-13 m. You will need much less speed.

[@falllinemaniac]

Carving is fun for a bit. The rest of the day I'm found off-piste shredding moguls and through the woods.

[@ggalpha3531]

I like the way you ski, perhaps I think you should put a little more pressure on your outside ski at the beginning of the turn, watching carefully in slow motion some turns a bit of sliding of the outside ski can be seen. It’s just my appreciation. Some people tends to advance the inside ski too early with the result of the sliding on the outside. Must be careful with that. But great ski anyway 👍🏻

[@vcader]

Sweet! are you Julia Mancuso's twin sister I never knew about? :))

[@jean-marcprat4391]

Elle attaque!!!!!!!

[@jorgebernal808]

I mean, it is possible skiing without knowing carv?

[@californiaexplorer5836]

Yes it's called the Pizza Slice method

[@urbanrunoff]

I love carving... but a lot of times conditions and slope dictate a slightly different style... so yes I don't carve down the "the swiss wall" in avoriaz . that being said most people only know how go straight anyways

[@JB91710]

99% of skiing is sliding turns. Carving is incredible run and exhilarating but it is a Lot of work. Young people can do it all day but anyone over 30 would have to pace themselves.

[@71rus.]

Круто ,⛷️⛷️⛷️⛷️⛷️⛷️⛷️

[@neil2385]

another effort to show people why their "instructor" needs to have "more" students. She is correct. Carving and feeling the energy that the ski returns are an amazing feeling. But is it for everyone ? It is if you want people to pay you to learn so you feel your "empowerment" reaches others. It is awesome kaylin but not everyone goes for it in sport during their life

[@AaranDanielMusic]

is that english?

[@neil2385]

no, french

[@AaranDanielMusic]

Don Carbon thought “so”

[@mihaglumpak1045]

Sounds like snowboarding to me:)

[@sir_bumpalot]

No question, she is a very good skier. But watching people carving with extra wide skies made me always wonder what exactly is the difference between the movement compared to a narrow ski. I found this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5-5lId_fbWei9E Choose wisely! For me it is, as narrow as possible, as wide as needed.

[@JB91710]

Now here's a Reality Check. 1. If you aren't an Expert Carver with your feet glued together, NEVER try what you just saw. Wide stance carving is for people who are so good at balancing on the outside turning ski that they can manage the load on that inside ski so it doesn't dig in from overload. If that happens, your inside knee will explode and you will NEVER ski again. 2. The way to effectively think about carving is like this. You are standing between two barstool. You want to rest your Right cheek on the edge of the right barstool. You take your weight Off your Right foot, lift your Right cheek and slide it onto the Right barstool. The farther over you slide it, the harder the carve. By Lifting your cheek, you are forcing your upper body to stay vertical which is mandatory. Try it on the arm of a heavy chair or couch and notice the angle of your leg. You've Got to get off that inside ski!

[@Cutlerypotato]

Lol still waiting for you to post a video of yourself skiing 🐔🐔🐔🎿🎿🎿

[@anthonysears871]

really. dont think so. must be from vial resorts.

[@KaloqnBankov]

Are these 95+ underfoot wow

[@myhamoronegin968]

какая болтливая

[@justyolivieri5807]

Very poor technique!!! You still have to "master it".

[@BoolaBear]

That "very poor technique" took her to the Olympics. I guess you must have won many Olympic medals if you have the authority to make such a critique.

[@justyolivieri5807]

@@BoolaBear She doesn't have any Olympics medal that I know of. However I'm not the one doing the tutorial. If you want me to elaborate so you are able to understand a little of what I don't like: Skis she is using, even if it is the least important. Mexican shuffle due to her "up and in" cross over. Pole planting with reaching, poor load distribution..... and calls it "mastering"". She is undoubtedly a really good skier, even if I think that her technique is not so good and the wrong thing to communicate. I thought that I was entitled to MY opinion, with out having to probe my qualification, but I have trained athletes that made it to the Olympics. Neither won medals do!!!

[@adriangeorgescu8198]

@@justyolivieri5807 what/where is this mistake called a mexican shuffle you say she is making?

[@JB91710]

@@justyolivieri5807 You nailed it. She's having fun but that was a dangerous demonstration of Carving. Read my comment.

[@Cutlerypotato]

@@JB91710 🎿🐔🤣

[@pete_boy71]

no wonder her turns look like shit,with those skis it`s just not possible to do a decent carving turn,though she might be a fairly good skier...the video is just ridiculous...lol...

[@user-uz3jx2kp9z]

icelantic . 船の絵が書いてあります。 待てば海路の日和あり 　✌️peace🇯🇵