The tips you shared will definitely help me feel more confident on deep snow. Thanks for breaking it down so clearly, Carv! 💯
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Happy to help!
@Danilyn_LivaoАй бұрын
@@CarvSki Thank you so much. I really appreciate it! 😊
@KneeLMahАй бұрын
This is just the tip of the iceberg that is Brenna Kelleher. Imagine this video in person. Brenna has single-handedly changed the way I ski and how I view skiing. Carv, you couldn’t have found a better human coach than Brenna. Life changing!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Brenna is a great coach!
@dirk2518Ай бұрын
Powder skiing is like jumping a trampoline. You FIRST dive in the snow (trampoline) to engage a rebound. The more you dive in, the stronger the rebound. The most difficult in powder is your forward balance certainly in slopes with changing gradients. The steeper the slope the more you shift your weight forward. Also keep your elbows away from your body and use your arms as a pivot to keep your turns and body really smooth. Keep your ski’s together so they follow one and the same track.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Great tips
@lorensaunders6034Ай бұрын
One of the best Carv videos yet! Beautiful skiing and area wow!!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Thank you!
@CaliJirkaАй бұрын
Im blown away by this video! Most complete and coherent instructions!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Thanks
@KKSkiAndRideАй бұрын
Excellent instruction. Brenna communicates well with simple logical skier tips. Every time I ski with her I get smoother. Plus, she's just a nice person :)
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
She’s a great coach!
@Cameron-ue7luКүн бұрын
Woah, I get it! The flex in the ski is your friend. That explains why top notch skis make life so much more fun. Thanks!
@CarvSkiКүн бұрын
It is indeed!
@davidbeazer9799Ай бұрын
5:31 The use of the ski here to make the turn exponentially fun is fantastic! I’ve also skied with Brenna at Big Sky at Academy and she is great!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
That she is!
@gimmeagig29 күн бұрын
Wow what a beautifully shot instruction video! I love it.Thank you!
@sindy021210 күн бұрын
love this Video ❤ great tips & so enjoyable watching it ! Thx for the great work! 👍👍👍
@CarvSki10 күн бұрын
Thanks
@costasalexiou49452 күн бұрын
Πολύ καλή ανάλυση της τεχνικής , συγχαρητήρια για αυτό το βίντεο 💯👋👋👋
@Ski.2.SurviveАй бұрын
Amazing video! Thanks, will give the hopping a good try. Hope to get those skis bouncing!
@Jonathan-pg2oqАй бұрын
You guys look effortless!!! It's so beautiful to watch you ski, I hope that one day I will be as good as you on the mountain. Hopefully your tips will help me :)
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
You can do it!
@ejamierАй бұрын
Grande Pedro!, dando cátreda!!🎿
@bionicsjwАй бұрын
In the late 70s I was training freestyle while in college at CU Boulder. Our area was Lake Eldora which had night skiing. During a couple of bigger snowstorms we got off the lighted runs and skied the unlighted runs. There was enough light to see trees but not enough see bumps and other small terrain features. Although it wasn't the smartest thing, it was the ultimate powder experience. Just feeling your way down while floating. It was awesome, but I'm older and wiser now and wouldn't do it again.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Sounds amazing!
@patohara175Ай бұрын
Such a good video, the explanation and slow-mo were both super useful!! And las leñas looks amazing!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Thanks - it’s an amazing place!
@earthwindsАй бұрын
We teach the "bounce" technique in BC powder, and we have coined the term "upweightion" for the up-weighting transition. Nice video.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Great name for it
@awakening804 күн бұрын
Much apreciated.
@jahkneeboiАй бұрын
thank you so much for sharing this video. it is very helpful. can’t wait to try this soon!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ScottMcCready-c2d28 күн бұрын
I have that bouncing motion and it is addictive, but I never really understood how I was able to do it. No doubt powder skis make this technique more effective, but even with Stockli slalom skis I have found you can be quite successful if you can bounce and find a good rhythm.
@CarvSki11 күн бұрын
You can bounce with all skis, powder skis just make it easier
@jeffreydevine2810Ай бұрын
Absolutely excellent video. Well done thank you for your help! Keep up the wonderfully intuitive videos
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
You're very welcome
@johnparchman7534 күн бұрын
OMG!! I Loved the video and the correlation to the Carv data. Since POW POW is the french chef kiss of snow skiing but rare, are there drills to be worked on piste to improve your POW POW power?
@chaseallen7620 күн бұрын
Excellent and helpful video!
@CarvSki19 күн бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@48crabappleАй бұрын
Bien Pedro!!!!
@Jakob_Nybo26 күн бұрын
Thanks for a great video with clear and easy learning and drill - I like ;-)
@CarvSki26 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@SJK-uc6lfАй бұрын
0:16 Channeling the Warren Miller vibe.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
🙌
@Landwy1Ай бұрын
Call me old...but I remember skiing on old Head DH and Dynamic mV2 skis that were metal and fully cambered (not rockered) skis of 210 cm length or longer, and I could make short radius powder turns without any problem. I think what has happened to ski width with modern skis has really defeated the pleasure of skiing powder. Brenna mentioned the up and down sensation is what makes powder skiing so pleasurable. With a ski having a sidecut greater than say 100 mm makes the ski float too much. There is nothing wrong skiing powder or breakable crust with the whole ski staying below the snow surface. The advantage of a wider ski is that it is just less exhausting. Making short turns in the fall line is slower and you get tired quickly. What has been done at ski areas as of late is to increase the skier density with high speed and load capacity lifts. With the wider skis the speed of the skier has increased and therefore, the virgin powder is all gone by 10 am. If people skied the fall line and didn't traverse, the powder would last much longer. Most of us can't afford snowcat or heli sliing, so the average joe rarely gets to ski powder. I've skied about every terrain and snow condition imaginable, and I now ski at mostly at small to medium sized ski areas. I can always find powder at these Mom and Pop hills and don't want giving my money to a multinational like Vail. Besides, I want to stay away young males with testosterone poisoning doing stupid things.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Powder skis really have made powder more accessible
@hsmsails5 күн бұрын
As a guy who skid in the past with skinny super long GS skis, like you, and I'm a surfer/windsurfer, I never liked the sensation of being "under water", but when I started snowboarding mid 90ies and got to the pow, I finally got the surf feeling. In 2018 I switched to Rossi's Soul 7 and oh man, there was the feeling with skis! I think you're wrong, surfing shall be done on the upper part of the fresh.
@Prof_FilmsАй бұрын
Really well done!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Thanks!
@pierreneron9903Ай бұрын
Good job!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Thanks!
@scottponiewaz1316Ай бұрын
This is awesome! ⛷️
@robertnapples190128 күн бұрын
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT SKIING POWEDER IS BEING FIRST❤
@Jordan-ck9qvАй бұрын
This is a great video
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
🙌
@joyous-b8j9 күн бұрын
I have been"bouncing" since I moved to Vail in 1983 !!!
@piyalfernando27858 күн бұрын
Thank you, great video and tips. I have a question, do you keep equal weight on both skis as you turn or like on the piste, the weight on the downhill ski?
@CarvSki8 күн бұрын
Weight still on the outside ski - but less so than on piste
@monoralph1375Ай бұрын
Stay in the fall line. Exaggerate the up/down motion and turn turn turn.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Great advice
@IStMlАй бұрын
no way Carv now works off-piste Can't wait for decent weather to try Carv 2 when I see further than 5 meters
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
It does indeed!
@madjidaghili219623 күн бұрын
Perfect
@TheBarts279 күн бұрын
Something that looks easy is often very hard. Like off-piste skiing in the video for instance :-)
@NikosPer9 күн бұрын
secret is to just do it, no fear, just point your tips down , gain some speed and start bouncing. Worst case you fall to a big pillow of puffs.
@TheBarts278 күн бұрын
@@NikosPer That's true but sometimes it is hard to get up and find your ski's. ;-)
@edap2685Күн бұрын
Keep feet togehteher precisely and especialy in turns. Bouncing is not posible when each ski (leg, foot, whatever) goes in different direction. It makes turns easier. It can be seen in the video, but not mentioned. As well, I wanted to say, is really good tutorial to "introduce" momentum of freeride turns. Like in carving... There are more small details what means a lot...
@CarvSkiКүн бұрын
Keeping feet closer definitely helps
@thekuanger28 күн бұрын
Having an avalanche airbag in your backpack is also important safety equipment to have if you're downhill skiing in the backcountry. That wasn't mentioned in this video.
@TARiiiQmusicАй бұрын
Is my 96 mm park/all mountain gomma cut it for true pow? Im goin to revelstoke in a couple months!!
@ashahrestani29 күн бұрын
If you have proper technique you can ski powder with any ski. It all depends on how much you want to be 'in' the snow vs 'on' the snow. The wider underfoot, the more you will float on top.
@fbrickerlp16 күн бұрын
Should be fine for everything short of an overnight 2foot dumping of snow. But it also depends on your weight. Of course if youre looking to buy New skis of course they arent ;)
@TARiiiQmusic16 күн бұрын
@fbrickerlp I gave em a go. Definitely works just couldn't get away with slower speed or just cruising and stopping without as much like effort as when I had my fatter skis LOL But I wanted narrow ones because I don't get pow that often and I like the maneuverability
@walterkeane338029 күн бұрын
I'm a 103. I fell hard in the deep snow. Hey my shoulder a bit. I wish I saw this video because it was a sloppy mess on the groomers. Maybe a video about how to deal when the slope seems past you're skill level.
@KahluaBombАй бұрын
The most difficult part for me at least, is lacking the confidence of being able to actually come to a stop when I want to. I can't get a good hockey stop so I end up traversing or pointing back up the hill to slow it down. I can get a few good turns in, but once the speed picks up (which I have no problem with on groomers) my brain shuts down and says "you can't stop, this is a bad idea" and it ends up being a bad idea.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
We hope Brenna's bouncing drill can help you with this
@andreniessen3867Ай бұрын
I went heli-skiing last March in BC and had the same problem, leaned back constantly, and came in way too hot when the group was stopping to re-group lol.
@danieljakowski77994 күн бұрын
Be on steep delta AT bindings and high forward lean boots, and you are screwed. Body posture predefined by gear setting is vastly overlooked for powder skiing.
@lucysluckyday17 күн бұрын
Ah that explains a lot. So, the powder style and the mogul style look very similar, except I guess the cambered ski is better for moguls to get the bounce in the turns (higher spring action off the snow) whereas rocker is better for powder to get the bounce in the turns (higher float action into the snow)?
@CarvSki11 күн бұрын
Yes - the release and absorption is very important in both moguls and powder
@MarcoFDАй бұрын
as we say in austria, there are no friends on powder day ;P.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
🤣
@AC-sr3pbАй бұрын
That is universal
@kentkentos37686 күн бұрын
Except for the ones that dig you out right..
@Jeffrey_WongАй бұрын
As an east coast native... I'm just jealous of all the powder in this video
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
It was a fun shoot
@seniorripperАй бұрын
What does "Early Forward Movement" mean, and how is it achieved?
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Early forward movement is one of the metrics that we measure in the Carv app. If you’re a Carv user you can see a description in the app with visual examples of how to improve it - if you aren’t you can head to our website for more information on our metrics
@seniorripperАй бұрын
@@CarvSki Thanks; can't find it on the website.
@AAFlight21 күн бұрын
Are the sticks necessary? Do they make it easier? I currently do not use sticks, should I get some to make deep snow turns easier?
@CarvSki21 күн бұрын
Poles are very helpful in powder
@AAFlight21 күн бұрын
@CarvSki alrighty thanks. They help balance?
@CarvSki21 күн бұрын
Balance and timing
@AAFlight21 күн бұрын
@@CarvSki ah ok
@nicklauritzen7804Ай бұрын
Is it possible to have carv powder ski assistance even with the first carv device?
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Yes - it uses the same software!
@RVDS1996Ай бұрын
Sick video, sick skiing. Ps: clean the lens 😉
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@Chris-bg8mkАй бұрын
If my ski just constantly submarines, could it be I have the wrong ski and not a powder ski? Volkl mantra M5. It’s 90+ under foot. But still not a dedicated power ski.
@src248Ай бұрын
Mantras aren't great in pow but it's possible to make them work. Narrow your stance, keep the tips facing downhill, and get some speed
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
You can definitely ski powder in a Mantra, but a wider ski might make learning easier
@dirk2518Ай бұрын
My tip is to treat powder snow as a trampoline. You first have to dive in the snow(trampoline) before you can rebound. People lack confidence to dive in the snow. So the mantra’s are fine (most suited for heavier strong skiërs). So you need a stronger push diving in the snow. They are more stable at higher speeds.
@Conkee171121 күн бұрын
what about skiing through chopped up powder. Same technique?
@CarvSki19 күн бұрын
100%
@rachelbenator42287 күн бұрын
I prefer to ski a lot slower than what the video shows. How can I add this to your technique?
@CarvSki7 күн бұрын
You don’t need to ski fast - but a little bit of speed helps your skis float - if you’re coming to a complete stop between turns you’ll find it very difficult to keep a rhythm - remember powder helps to slow you down
@mogglieАй бұрын
Just go fast. Powder is slower than hard snow. So make sure to get some lift. Don’t lean back. And some rocker skis are a good idea.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Speed can help for sure
@MiniperaАй бұрын
What happens when you have narrow skies like 72-76mm? It feels like my skis are going so deep in snow and then I fall, the only way I can stay up is by leaning backward which is the first "no to do" haha
@TAH1712Ай бұрын
I ski at 72 mm underfoot and have a ball skiing new off piste snow - the most essential skills when skiing such narrow skis is to have a slightly narrower stance but not locked feet , keep centered over both skis and 'think' you have only one single ski that can't be split into two - you really have to keep both legs acting as a single unit and NOT allow them to split apart. As your moving through the snow rather than over it, a little more speed is needed and stronger 'twin legged' unified action may be necessary until you have a good speed. 'Strongly think' about skiing on a single 144mm single ski . You have to actively keep both legs acting as one and not let them have independence at low speeds in deep snow or they'll split apart. I can do 20 ~ 30 cm's under fresh snow like this, but once moisture gets into the snow, it gets much harder because more momentum is needed to disperse the snow. Then skiing over the snow, not through it is much easier on wider skis.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Narrow skis make it harder for sure
@MiniperaАй бұрын
@@TAH1712 thanks for the long reply! can't wait to test again
@YM-ay24SАй бұрын
2 more weeks till I spend 2 weeks in Niseko with my new Carv!
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
We're jealous
@gnork973Ай бұрын
I have stiff slalom ski, 69mm wide at the middle, and a strongly bent chamber design How would I best use this ski in powder? This bouncing doesnt really work with them. They just dip in… theyre bent downwards and powder doesnt normally provide enough force to bend them up But im sure theres a way to ski with slalom skis in powder efficiently
@petervarnberg9671Ай бұрын
Use a lower stance, push your skis out to the side at the same time as you steer them in a smoths circle, works on every ski
@gnork973Ай бұрын
@@petervarnberg9671 out to the side? you mean i initiate a turn while pressing the outside ski further outside? provided i had a low enough stance to push it further out? kinda like roller skating? theres a carving exercise like that - so im not quite sure what you mean
@user-qn9ku2fl2bКүн бұрын
actually no, there's no way you can ski powder snow "normally" with slalom skis, theres just not enough surface. Just traverse in a backseat position and to turn bring your weight slighly forward and heels up like for a hop turn
@michizer0Ай бұрын
I would buy carv but only without that subscription.
@austinpratt1923Ай бұрын
I don't think you mentioned keeping skis closer together in powder....but all else right on. I find it helpful to use arms for balance as needed.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Great tip!
@petervarnberg9671Ай бұрын
Could the reason for you to juse your arms for balance be, to narrow stance?
@pilotengineeringАй бұрын
The main reason why people lean back - too big flex index of their boots and as a result not enough ankle mobility for body stabilisation.
@servicepriveАй бұрын
Next. Tell people about terrain, sort of snow and the equipment you have under your feet on that day
@nadakiddАй бұрын
8-10" of pow is one thing. 2-3' is another with regard to keeping tips up enough..
@Timfaassen24 күн бұрын
What skis are you both wearing? Blizzard, but which ones?
@brennakelleher16 күн бұрын
94 BP deeper days Sheeva 10
@LeLaidbackLauncher13 күн бұрын
How to ski powder on the east coast: Step 1: Have powder to ski Step 2: AHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂 Step 3: Cry
@CarvSki11 күн бұрын
🥲
@heisenberg5361Ай бұрын
I can’t believe how no video talks about the importance of setting up properly your equipment. Your bindings should be mounted at -8/-10
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
The further back you mount your bindings - the more forward you need to balance in order to distribute your weight across the whole ski
@michizer0Ай бұрын
Not sure if that massive jumping is really good style
@petervarnberg9671Ай бұрын
Dude you are so right, look when the ski for real at the end of the video, no jumping/bounching what so ever
@michaelblythe9739Ай бұрын
@CarvSki - I'm curious if we should treat the bouncing as a drill then the movements are just more subtle in your skiing?
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
We find the best skiers in the world are actively moving their feet up and down while skiing powder
@johnnyskied9 күн бұрын
Pick a direction, go really fast until something gets in your way, then turn. 😂
@szuber42Ай бұрын
I always sink a ski and go flying
@CarvSki11 күн бұрын
Practice makes perfect
@T.K5555Ай бұрын
I'm afraid to lean forward, to jump to the slope is more scary 🫣🥹😭
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Bouncing will help you feel more comfortable being balanced
@CharlesLaoАй бұрын
I am not sure why i am watching this, i am a snowboarder and never ski.
@CharlesLaoАй бұрын
OK this is low key helpful for me as well
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Glad we could help
@Matt-vo1geАй бұрын
Free your heel kids.
@africanjew1596Ай бұрын
If you say to never lean back in powder at all then I disagree completely. Seems like you’re not being honest with yourself
@marci006ch12 күн бұрын
the problems arise when you don't have a consistent powder, but every kind of snow and you have one ski over a patch of crust, the other in deep snow and you have to manage high speed without doing a frontflip every time you try to brake
@CarvSki11 күн бұрын
Keeping more centred allows you to react to all types of conditions
@BenzkneesАй бұрын
Unfortunately off piste is usually nothing like that. It's mostly highly variable, chopped up, mogully stuff with buried rocks just beneath the surface. And no amount of standardised tips are going to help you with such.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
We can’t always get first tracks true
@lukecico5155Ай бұрын
Sure. Kill our dreams. Dream killer.
@GoggleboxingАй бұрын
That's why you hire a guide or talk (a lot) to the locals, patrol and lifties for the more accessible areas. If you're off in the rocks you're doing it wrong. Similarly if you're ploughing through everyone else's crud you're not putting in the effort to earn your tracks. That said being able to ski the crud securely is part of the skill set. Where there is higher risk you need greater skill and knowledge to mitigate it.
@lukecico5155Ай бұрын
Hi @benzknees. My initial bad attempt at a joke aside… I think you’re right. On piste is a paid to have a curated experience. Your description of off piste is kind of what we would expect. It’s nature. That type of skiing takes skill and adaptability. Here on the east coast / New England weather, even on piste, is rocky, icy, messy stuff. But it’s all good. What you describe actually sounds good to me!
@RendarionАй бұрын
Don't buy this. They lost my package in the mail and now I'm not getting either the carv 2 or my money back. They are ignoring all my mails and chats.
@CarvSkiАй бұрын
Sorry that there has been some issues with your order. If you could let us know the email address you used to order, or your full name, then we can chase that up for you and get you a refund or the Carv 2 units as soon as possible
@flipper369127 күн бұрын
Skiing on a cloud? How do you know how that feels? I prefer not to try.
@Drogirana8 күн бұрын
why wmen is teaching me how to ski?
@misterfunnybonesАй бұрын
Practical advice. I recommend fat skis or a snowboard if you're riding pow regularly & want to be able to survive all day. Most people become exhausted quickly in deep snow especially wet, heavy "powder." ⛷️🏂👍 (Also, use pow straps or tethers in deep snow)