Skiing Sugarloaf February 2023

[@musicman102357]

Great video , no silly music just the sound of your skis hitting the snow . I grew up skiing in the '60s and 70s , that is called vadelin. If you could vadel back then you were the boss. When we learned how to ski it was snow plow, christy , stem christy, parallel ,hop turns, and the final thing was vadelin.

[@HarryBindreiter]

Crunchy eastern skiing.

[@richardpare3538]

Your short quick turns are called "wedeln" (spelling?) - short, quick tail-push, hip-thrust turns that help you control your speed a bit while still going fast. Yup - an "old-fashioned" styling of turning that every modern skier really needs to learn, and done right, are really satisfying and fun.

[@xzavier8184]

Wow that is exactly what I was going for, I just looked it up and you are correct. Very fun!

[@richardpare3538]

@@xzavier8184 Pronounce it "Vadelin" - a term that us old farts learned 50-60 years ago, but is almost unknown today!

[@jamespenski5893]

Great looking conditions!

[@richardpare3538]

Sometime you need to bring along a plumb bob so that you can show just how steep these slopes are - I have yet to see a video that shows that! Some of the best skiing in the country! I just wish that my legs were about 50 years younger! :) Will be there again for a week at the end of March.

[@richardpare3538]

Can't do moguled trails like Misery Whip any more - old and out of shape legs. Trails like it used to be a lot of fun, but boy can it punish you if your edges aren't really sharp and your legs are getting tired! :)

[@richardpare3538]

I noticed that you changed skis on the later runs. What is the difference between the 2 pairs?

[@xzavier8184]

first is a gs ski, longer and more grippy for groomers. Second is a park ski, much shorter, less stiff and less edgy which makes it easier to maneuver in bumps. The first pair would be very difficult to turn quickly in bumps

[@richardpare3538]

@@xzavier8184 Go look at the Head World Cup e-SL RD slalom racing ski. An absolutely incredible ski that can do both for you at a level well past any recreational skis - just don't use them in deep powder! The only mod you want from how they come from Head is to angle the sides of the edges 2 or 3 degrees, depending on how much blue boilerplate you like playing on. Get them short - maybe chin height - 'cause the grip is that good. The only drawback with them is that they are a bit heavy, but I really don't notice it when I compare them to my Rossi Experience 88's ( 178's for the Rossis, vs 158 for the Heads). Head has a "recreational" version of the ski, but I have no idea what the difference is, nor if it would be preferable to the full race version - the race version does everything I would ever want a ski to do for me (national racer, but that was 50 years ago! :) )