How to Ski Powder | 5 Tips on Perfecting Your Powder Turn

In this how-to ski powder tutorial, we give some advice on how you can improve your powder skiing technique. We start the video by looking at the importance of a good turn shape. Then we talk about optimising the fore and aft, the blend of inclination and angulation. Lastly, we talk about the importance of steering with the feet and how to stabilise your pole plant. We got some links to useful websites about safety down below. For 2022 we hope to make rad Freeride camps in collaboration with excellent guides and instructors. stompittutorials.com/camps/
The dangers of Tree Wells:
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00:00 Skiing powder
00:34 Intro
00:57 #1 Turn shape
02:21 Join a Camp
02:34 #2 Managing Fore / Aft
04:39 #3 Managing Angulation / Inclination
05:56 #3.1 Try excessive Inclination, feel how that give poor balance
06:07 #3.2 Try excessive Angulation, feel how you give outside ski pressure
06:28 #3.3 Try feeling the perfect blend between Inclination-Angulation
07:07 #4 Steering with the feet
08:09 #4.1 Try steering with the feet on a gentle pitch of pow
08:23 #4.2 Never use your pole straps + Avoid tree wells
09:10 #4.3 Tree wells can be deadly
09:15 #5 Circular pole plant
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[@StompItTutorials]

Do an avalanche course: www.ista-education.com/en www.americanavalancheinstitute.com/ avalanche.org/avalanche-courses/ The dangers of Tree Wells: www.deepsnowsafety.org/ www.deepsnowsafety.org/index.php/sis-numbers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_well Join a Ski technique or Freestyle camps here: stompittutorials.com/camps/ Get an email when our Freeride Camps go online: mailchi.mp/stompittutorials.com/freeridecamp My ski gear: Europe 🇪🇺 SKI bit.ly/EU-Bent-Chetler120 BOOT bit.ly/EU-Hawx-ski-boot BINDING bit.ly/EU-STH-16-BINDING POLE bit.ly/EU-Backland-FR-pole HELMET bit.ly/EU-Amid-Helmet GOGGLES bit.ly/EU-Revent-Goggles North America 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 SKI bit.ly/North-America-Bent-Chetler-120-Set BOOT bit.ly/North-America-Hawx-Ultra-130 POLE bit.ly/North-America-Backland-Pole HELMET bit.ly/North-America-Four-Amid-Helmet GOGGLES bit.ly/North-America-Atomic-Revent

[@MillionaireMortgageSecrets]

That stack into the tree is priceless and one of the reasons I’ve spent hours watching these vids. So genuine, so helpful, always amusing. Thanks Jens.

[@Leon-os1uk]

The production quality on these videos is so good!

[@ericjanke3581]

Every time I fall or crash I go "Wow...that was exciting!" and it gets me right back in the game

[@GeneralEclectik]

You even finished your sentence 😂 glad you are okay! @8:45

[@TheLibbster]

Mate your videos are the best! I moved to Japan last year and had never skiied before, so I watched your beginner tutorial and by the 2nd day I was flying down the mountain with my skis parallel!!! I recently got back from another little ski trip where I was starting to practice some carving from another one of your tutorials, I am absolutely hooked! This video will be great for tackling that sweet japow at the top of the mountain! Thank you so much, keep up the good work!

[@StompItTutorials]

Awesome to hear that

[@janschenk85]

Same here, but did'nt move. Keep up the Content. Loved the "ciao for now" keeper!

[@petercreagh8797]

When I went to skis that were 111mm wide under foot I improved my powder skiing ability immensly.

[@TheCjbowman]

8:18 🤣🤣🤣 growing up skiing in Colorado, I feel ya!! That's exactly the feeling we get addicted to. Technique is completely dependent on conditions: whether it's champagne powder, hardpack, crust, sierra cement, dust on crust, groomed corduroy, or ice out East, you play with gravity to flow down the hill. 💕

[@jackc.4164]

East coast skiers: wow this is useless!

[@StompItTutorials]

I hope you get some pow one day🤙

[@renaudnormand3246]

Come to Gaspésie, many place to ski whit plenty if pow from december to april, A normal day at Mont Lyal in Gaspésie, Québec, Canada... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ6Qd5xmiLuNhMk

[@jaypooler9765]

But if your heading west it's a good lesson

[@rainerburgdorfer4017]

As a telemarker transitioning to alpine skis, this is very helpful.

[@martinhibbert1428]

The fore and aft movement is the best explanation I have heard on how to get the skis to come out of the snow at the end of a turn. Being a piste skier for years I learnt very quickly that I needed to steer with the feet when in powder, but I have struggled with getting a good up and down motion in powder, transferring the weight onto the heels towards the end of the turn makes so much sense. Can’t wait to have a chance try it out.

[@StompItTutorials]

Yes but do not be backseated. If your new to powder it can be easier to just focus on the pumping drill I talk about in my how to ski powder 10 tips video. I aimed this video to intermediate powder skiers.

[@jaydynamite4070]

Thank you so much for all these priceless tips!!! I'm skiing Fernie for the first time and I just thought I would be better in the pow. 😂 One step at a time. Thanks again! CHEERS

[@shissussh3774]

Perfect time for a new video! I'll be needing this in a couple of days

[@michiel2047]

The snow we've had this year... And we're all stuck at home. You're so lucky you can continue to ski this season.

[@StompItTutorials]

I am indeed feeling much more grateful for the skiing I do than before. This weird time has been good for some stuff.

[@lannyeq]

8:45 He's human. :) Keep it up! I love your videos!

[@comeraczy2483]

8:47 Finally some snowboarding lessons!

[@s1mo]

That's siiiiick! I've been waiting for this. I've learned so much thanks to your videos Keep up!

[@zhuoqianzhang4399]

this is my favorite ski video ever!!!

[@aricamdan]

Absolutely love all your videos bro, I hope I can be as good as you one day!

[@vladimirvucic4330]

Thanks bro! You are showing things on realistic way.

[@georgeiftime6615]

Thank you for all the tips☺️

[@doanything5659]

Nice drone footage, Great video, keep it up, I don’t ski powder very often but when I do I’ll now how.

[@johnkim1043]

keeping it so real on these videos. that is why i trust your advice the most!! 👍

[@cameronwhitehead23]

Nice Jens. I am resigned to skiing vicariously through your videos this season! Drone footage and Tarantino style sound track a nice tweak. Keep it up.

[@StompItTutorials]

Haha Tarantino maybe. I'm happy you like it!

[@natebrewster9708]

I've started watching quite a few instructional videos for skiing online and yours are the best I've come across. Love the editing with the lines to really emphasis key points, as well as the mic work while skiing. Top notch!

[@StompItTutorials]

Thank you very much🤙

[@wronaz]

The Bent Chetlers though 😍 Ive been gushing over these skis for months.

[@dakotagutierrez5988]

I recently started skiing and after my first couple days on the mountain this season I sat down and watched almost every video posted! Thank you for the awesome content!

[@StompItTutorials]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@src248]

Good timing, I'm heading up to Lake Louise in the morning; big storm is rolling through, should be epic!

[@StompItTutorials]

Have fun and be careful ⛷️

[@monoralph1375]

If I am blessed to have powder days, I always use a monoski. Yes, I'm old school. Stay in the fall line, stay balanced with turn, turn, turn allowing the ski to come around. Getting excited for the soon to be here ski season.

[@stasysfilmslimited]

“Oh it feels so good” sounded very naughty lol. And so pure, so real and honest when nothing else matters only real joy meeting the tree! Love new edits, style, variety! What + ski settings would you recommend when starting powder? Any tips to get easier into fall and get recovered? Its so hard to get up ang get into skiis in powder. Tips searching for lost ski deep in snow? Questions from newbie powder skier and snowboarder. :)

[@mathewallen555]

Love your stuff!! My wife and I live in Montana about 20 minutes from a great ski hill and I'm always telling her, "check out this new thing from Jens!" Your free stuff has greatly improved my technique - I can only imagine what a ski camp would do! Thanks for making such great content.

[@StompItTutorials]

Awesome 🤙

[@danielconnolly8565]

Yeah, great lesson. Out of control 2 minutes in. 👌🏼

[@Lonewolfotherworld]

Just skied some awesome powder in Utah. The tips came in super handy!

[@StompItTutorials]

Glad it helped!

[@elakawczynski1750]

sweet video

[@evanweir930]

Thank you for making such helpful videos! You should consider a video on how to build good jumps/kickers

[@StompItTutorials]

I thought of it for years but never got around to it.

[@x3Cay]

JUST JEALOUS ! Man i want to Ski

[@eetuvierinen4134]

Super helpful

[@StompItTutorials]

Glad you think so!

[@finncollson9821]

This makes me want to get back out there! I broke my foot on a huck to groomers last week and am all cooped up.

[@baernly]

i always get really hyped up for pow after watching your vids but then I remember that i have random rented all mountain skis

[@baernly]

hopefully ill have som freeride skis when i stop growing lol

[@froznfire9531]

@@baernly AM skis can get you pretty far, I had 70mm width slope skis when I was growing up and you can still go in the pow and have fun... Sure it´s not compareable to 120mm ones but if you learn it on slim ones than its gonna be easy on the big boys :)

[@dobbatron]

@@froznfire9531 my kid's the same and they're all he wants to ride....for now but he still does pretty well even in pow which must be pushing his skill so when he gives in and gets on some fatties he'll be loooooving it

[@h8marxists663]

It’s so great that you show your crashes. Love it.

[@Lukas-kd9oq]

Watching these amazing Videos bc i injured myself👍

[@hollyburnspsychic1523]

Can you shoot me some info on the different skis you had on in the video?? I see I think 3 different pairs.. wondering why you switched out and I would love a video on how to change skis midway down the hill as well, ;) ! I saw what looked like a mostly white pair, your atomics, and then a multi-colored pair. I am wondering as well, how you had the bindings mounted on them, (i.e. midmount or traditional mount, etc.) Thanks!

[@craign7995]

Great video on proper technique in powder! The only thing I wish you had done was more emphasis on the danger of tree wells, how the snow can collapse under the trees and how people have suffocated after falling into them. Stay away from tree wells!

[@rainerburgdorfer4017]

Not to mention "tree bombs", large accumulations of snow high on top of trees.

[@temei761]

Did you have a misty 5 tutorial around a year ago? I vividly remember you posting one and I cant find it

[@konstantinryadinskiy4271]

Can you make a ski review of the LINE SAKANA!

[@DoYouEvenRift]

Had to watch to brush up because Tahoe has received AN INSANE AMOUNT of snow this year

[@zwingel3175]

Where were you in the video was that laax too because im in sälen and we have extremely Bad conditions

[@user-hr4fb9zo5g]

Powder ❤️❤️❤️

[@vadimavkhimenia5806]

Can you make a video on how to ski steep powder with lots of trees? How do you make turns when there are a lot of trees coming?

[@chendavid2880]

Put a like just by reading the title hah love watching powder tutorials. Did LAAX get this amount of snow recently ?

[@StompItTutorials]

2 and 3 weeks ago.

[@samm8500]

Any advice for someone skiing on powder with light bindings and skis (AT setup)

[@retobaumann5604]

Very nice, thx. Would be very interesting to get some insights on how the feet feel in the boots. I often have the impression skiing uneven pow or crud my feet are heavily pushed around in the boots. If I jump and land in deeper snow I almost fear being launched out of my boots. Any thoughts?

[@joeyk.527]

Same

[@marm562]

Your boots sound too big?

[@PMR84]

Nice weather conditions.

[@luisseidl2671]

Thanks, thats exactly what i needed, i know how to turn but i have such a shitty technique.

[@StompItTutorials]

You'll get it with some practice

[@matthewphillips2151]

I have trouble keeping my skis together skiing in powder. My uphill ski catches in the snow and pulls away. I think. Key word I think I’m doing zigzag turns and need to not steer so sharp. Any thoughts are appreciated.

[@jacopoparavano]

I am thinking about buying bent chetler 120 with the shift binding, I am light (64kg) but I ski pretty hard, I would use them for touring, freeride and some tricks in pow, do you think the factory recommended mounting point is good for my use?

[@IRON_NIC]

I have the exact same setup as you, 184 version. I mounted them recommended and they are really playful, I like them but sometimes they feel a bit wobbly. Check out his video for different mounting options, he mounts them a bit rearwards. And BTW, they are AMAZING IN POWDER. Have fun Jacopo!

[@src248]

Blister said that that combination was pretty ideal, if you're looking for a very playful ride you'll probably love them at recommended. If you want a bit more of a directional ride I doubt mounting back 2 cm would ruin the ski (that's what I did on my Revolt 121s with basically the same mount point, works great for me)

[@emptysea1137]

where is this ? Back country BC? terrain didn't look that high. right?

[@josezandy2802]

I've missed two ski holidays due to covid

[@theo2460]

Hey! When did you record that video?

[@StompItTutorials]

Like 2 and 3 weeks ago

[@wuffos]

I'm on the east coast, USA. What is this "powder" you speak of ???

[@Ca_milo_G]

the storm

[@klubstompers]

8:44 How do you do it?

[@viks5]

Thanks a lot for the great content! I never knew how to powder ski and after watching this video and the how-to-jump video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGTMnnetbJuprbs) i felt right at home two turns in. Such a bliss! The "turn with your feet" and "start with banana turns" examples helped me a lot! Been skiing alpine since I was 5, but never offpist.

[@lauragatehouse7935]

Which resort is this? Thanks

[@inakisilva4722]

Laax

[@RyGuyTheAVGuy]

I ski on the east coast and any time I go off the trail a bit into powder I feel absolutely useless not sure what I'm doing wrong.

[@touchingthecloth]

HAHAHAHA 8:47!!

[@jdude9922]

Idk how tree wells are where you live but living in my part of Colorado I had a mini panic attack when you fell into that tree

[@StompItTutorials]

Around here it's a rare problem. But I heard someone died a couple years back in Laax. It still happens.

[@user-mj6sl9qv8j]

Be'for'e and 'Aft'er your feet 🙂

[@Geitir]

I just subscribed I really like your videos but this one has music in the background the whole time which is a little annoying

[@inkisar0776]

please add turkish subtitles

[@emiliokiami2741]

POWDAH

[@simongloutnez589]

''Today we are gonna do one of my favorite thing ever... skiing in the powder!'' Says 95% of the ski nuts out there !

[@madhijack]

Добавьте пожалуйста русские субтитры.

[@jaski8143]

Tip #1 : Wide AF skis

[@AspenBill]

Bruh. When you hit the tree 😵

[@luemun]

So why shouldn't you use your pole straps? Didn't quite catch that

[@StompItTutorials]

A, they can work like anchors dragging you down in case of an avalanche. B, Incase of falling into a tree well you can get tangled up making it harder to get out or get your skis off.

[@luemun]

@@StompItTutorials thanks!

[@villesoinine9634]

I did a 360 on a selfmade jump and my skis went under and i fell on my side

[@danieljama2957]

Just started raining here :(

[@angelieamero2434]

999 likes rn

[@touchingthecloth]

'aft' in English comes from the old English - 'Aeftan' meaning -'the furthest back' .....

[@garthly]

Fore and aft are not so difficult if one thinks of before and after…

[@TimTheMusicMan]

good videos but I still cannot match the accent to skiing on big mountains...

[@DMC619]

Not long now🎿

[@jespica]

Har ni lektioner fortfarande? Pratar du lite svenska inviduellt om det är svenskar med? Är väldigt sugen!

[@valeriomosca8205]

È meglio se torni a scuola!

[@hugowulf5176]

When you're swedish

[@Sam-zq5kv]

hope this isn't weird but wondering if you'd wanna get married then I can come to switzerland and we can ski together? let me know

[@StompItTutorials]

Haha thanks, Sam thats a first. I got a nice lady already :P Join one of our camps thats an easier way to go for a ski.

[@Sam-zq5kv]

@@StompItTutorials aw well if you have a friend who can get an american girl into Europe let me know and I’ll def come through! not sure they’ll ever let us back in. she’s a lucky lady!

[@jamesnasmith984]

This is so European. No engineering 101 mechanics. Here js a humanoid body-language description of the sport that exudes the joie de vivre that ought to be the purpose of recreation. Or maybe it is Zen. At least a merger of the cerebellum and the soul.

[@sultanalnaqbi1975]

dandruff vibes

[@jacksugden6948]

How to overthink while you’re skiing powder

[@dobbatron]

If all you've ever skied is groomers powder is a while different animal. spending a little time learning some basics helps you improve more quickly and waste less time struggling and falling over over time.