How to Ski Bumps - The Mogul Tutorial

[@kahalaman1]

I've taught skiing for 40 years, and this is one of the best bump tutorials I've ever seen!

[@rickblair5509]

I have been a ski instructor and race coach for 30 years. This is an excellent video. The ridge skiing drill is spot on, I do this with all of my kiddos I coach. The side slipping drills for edge control / speed control are the most critical component, you won't advance further if you cannot control your speed. For those criticizing the video, honestly, you are not going to learn to ski with videos alone but there are excellent tips and drills in here, better than any I have seen in other videos. From the perspective of a learner, I think they could watch this video and at least gain an understanding of what they need to do to be successful even if they have difficulty with execution.

[@michaelsupple6081]

Really good beginner tutorial...not too technical...just right. It was very easy to get a clear mental picture of what you were doing. The videography was perfect. Thank you.

[@jessicatan8794]

Best instructions for skiing moguls! ❤

[@austinado16]

Outstanding instructions and demonstration! Thank you!

[@AlfrSjalfr]

This is the most useful video I have seen on moguls for when you find yourself in a moguls field you did not expect. Good "exit" strategies for the skier who does not want to ski like Michael Kinsbury, but still want to control their skis on that type of terrain. Thanks a lot.

[@patrickyang5193]

Best ever! Add two more points: Look ahead and mentally ready (confident you can do it).

[@ipudisciple]

I'm sure you know this, but look ahead in the sense of down the slope, not in the direction you're currently headed.

[@larrynjr]

After a longish layoff from skiing, i've spent the past 3 years relearning how to ski bumps (i'm still working on it) While many of the available video's (like this one) do a good job of the basic mechanics. there are several other things that are essential to skiing the bumps, especially if your home mountain doesn't have perfectly spaced bumps. 1st is the correct ski, this will vary per users, I've tried the bumps in skinny skis (70mm) , med(80mm) Xmed(94mm) and super fat(for me 114mm) The 114's were good on a fresh powder day but I'm thinking would be much more work on harder packed snow. The 94's (my "regular) Nordica Enforcer's) are "ok" but perhaps a bit long at 186cm. the 80's that I've just skied 2 days on were Stockli Montero AX's. so far they are the best FOR ME of all the skis I've used for skiing bumps. Lastly I skied a pair of Stockli Laser SX's at 70mm underfoot. I was able to force them through the bumps but it wasn't fun. So if possible, rent / demo as many ski brands and widths as you can to help with your mogul progression. 2nd is boots, with my Enforcer's I've been using a pair of Skarpa Freedom 120's Not knowing any better I thought they were fine. I recently went in to have those adjusted for new bone spurs and the boot fitter thought the Skarpa's might not be stiff enough to properly drive the enforcers and got me into a pair of Rossignol Hi-Speed Pro 130's. MAN, are they tight! But talk about control of my skis, stiff boots make a HUGE difference for precise control in the bumps. 3rd and lastly, and almost MOST important, have strong quads and lots of endurance. Another part of my problems in the bumps is my weight, at 6' I'm hovering in the 235lb range and that's a lot of weight to be jumping around with. Yesterday was day 22 on the slopes for me and especially because I was focused on the steeps / moguls, I was done within 4 hours but had 2 great runs, the longer run I made it 2/3 of the way down before I managed to backseat myself, the other I made it all the way down (first time this season) linking mogul turns all the way. As always take all unsolicited advice with a grain of whatever white stuff you want and enjoy the snow!

[@backdoorprod]

Let me just say that this is one of the best, easiest to understand and short and to the point videos I have seen on skiing moguls. I have been challenging myself this year to get better at moguls. I'm on the heavy side (Closer to 200lbs) and it takes a lot more energy for me to slow down than my 125lb son. So managing speed on steep moguls is what has been most challenging. Love what you have here. I think one thing maybe missed is to look downhill at your line and not at your feet which I often find gets me into trouble as well. Thanks for posting this! Super helpful. Well done.

[@ipudisciple]

Keep your skis usefully in contact with the snow the whole time for maximal braking. In bumps, this means a huge amount of compression and extension as you go over each bump. If it feels ridiculous, you're doing it right.

[@MrDogonjon]

Good progression. #2= pole, pivot, shave. I include the pole plant to encourage a smooth pivot of both skis simultaneously. #3= check christy with blocking pole plant for speed reduction. Great description of falling leaf awesome exercise well skied demo. I put more focus into the shaping of the turns taking a longer line around the outside of the troughs. don't forget to ollie the beginning of the turn to keep ski snow contact entering troughs. You can also delay weight transfer (white pass turn/ charleston) just for fun ( I know it looks dumb and wrong).

[@bobdavis2689]

Ollie?

[@prized_possessions9055]

Best online tutor by far

[@sigalfamily4771]

What's the best type of ski for moguls, assuming they're somewhat rare in Europe and you will be skiing mostly on-piste? Are 82-86 mm waist all-mountain skis better than SL or GS skis? I know that pro mogul skiers use short, narrow, with little sidecut.

[@bobdavis2689]

Yes. And rockered will skid around back side of moguls easier. Shorter helps with quick turning. In my experience, conservative edge tune doesn't hurt, namely a 1/1 tune rather than something more radical for ice like 2/1 or 3/1. Zipperlining is for young athletes. Skidding is for the rest of us.

[@claremcbride416]

Watch your hips don’t loo sit / keep weight, where possible over middle of foot, where you’ll land if jumping on the flat. Love practicing bumps Slowly 🤪 Great vid 👍

[@ipudisciple]

If I haven't got poles, I still sometimes pretend to "pole plant". It triggers the muscle memory and helps with the commitment, timing, balance, and getting the weight over the bump. It helps more than you would think.

[@damiancitobarbanis7575]

For me the best advise ever was to forget about the downhill leg and out as much weight as possible on the uphill leg as soon as possible after the turn, even during the turn if possible (so just the contrary everybody says). This advise will make you automatic parallel without any other trick or technique or complication or anything

[@damiancitobarbanis7575]

Put, not out

[@Dantanalicious]

No, bad advice!

[@vladrybicka150]

Thanks!

[@Avoriazskischool]

Wow, big thanks to you! much appreciated

[@JanosKoranyi]

This is a very good video. But be careful. You should be a very advanced skier to do the same movements. Just look at the degree of knee flexion, close to 90 degrees on the way up on the bumps. If you flex your knees so much, your trunk will end up over the ski-tales. The highest load on your skis will be on the ski.tales. You must be able to handle this and pressing your feet upwards in the boots is a very good tool for this. It is not at all easy for an intermediate skier to have and keep a so closed stance. The high degree of separation must be supported by a big ski-lead. On the way up on the bum, the inside ski must lead, on the way down, the outside ski must lead.

[@asantucci]

Lead changes aren't emphasized as much with modern day ski geometry. But I agree that this video is relevant to people who are not on the beginner end of the spectrum, as executing the techniques properly requires a high degree of ski-coordination and ability.

[@bobdavis2689]

To clarify what I think Janos was saying, it is helpful to bend your toes up inside the boots so you feel the top of the boot above your toes, if you want to get yourself out of the backseat and into the front seat, where you should be. Bending your knees is a big deal. You particularly want to absorb the oncoming bump with your legs, keeping your head relatively still. And then extend those legs as you go down the backside into the "gully."

[@yfchina143]

On 2:18 3rd point said stay lower on the rust? I couldn’t understand this point? Could someone explain please?

[@neutralscreenname]

Not sure exactly what term he used, but I think he meant skiing more in the valleys between the bumps, kind of turning on the sides of the bumps. Contrasted with the earlier method of getting on top of a bump to turn.

[@osulxa]

This method still doesn’t quite get there for me. This seems like just short turns. He doesn’t get into how to read bumps and most importantly leaves out how much of a role the hips play making bump turns. Also, no instruction on how to handle slick backside drop all bumps have.

[@grahamcarter4484]

feet don't turn , legs do the turning feet are attached to the legs

[@ipudisciple]

Yes, but it feels like your feet are turning. Go figure.

[@asantucci]

This is funny. Ankles have full articulation in multiple axes. They can absolutely turn on their own. But what you are saying can be rephrased as "upper-lower body separation" to be more congruent with modern day ski instruction.

[@bobdavis2689]

One way you can practice upper/lower body separation is when you are riding the chairlift, ideally by yourself, dangle your feet below the footrest and rotate both skis as far as you can in each direction. (careful not to snag a skilift tower) It has been helpful for me to remind my body this lesson.

[@rickden8362]

Typical generic bump tutorial, a bunch of disjointed suggestions, not connected in reality. Good instruction will put these together in a step-by-step procedure, like assembling a complex machine. Ex: "Plant the left pole there on the bump, as you step onto the outside of right ski, then the outside of the left ski, edge the left ski as you reach with the right pole just over the top of next bump..,'' This is how to learn to ski the bumps.

[@timcarswell9559]

Don’t you mean the inside of the ski rather than the outside?

[@rickden8362]

@@timcarswell9559 No! Quick movements onto the outside of the ski are just as important as the to the inside edge. Critical stepping to the outside of the ski along with precise timing and pole placing are all about your weight properly positioned for the current turn but the next turn also. It's all an intricate ballet of precise steps and procedures and should be taught as such, the same as teaching someone to fly a plane, not the ad hoc style of this video which is so common. I did like the drill of skiing the ridge, that looked useful and fun. Hope that helps. Cheers.

[@BronchoBob]

@@rickden8362you should make a video…I am confused….

[@rickden8362]

@@BronchoBob Making videos is way beyond me, but do you ever get to Alta to ski?

[@somedude2734]

I think this is perfect