Understanding Carving, video #2 of 3

[@ThomasElbanna-ue3sx]

Deb, thank you and Alan for sharing Taos instructor training on youtube. Not every instructor trainer wants to share their morning session. Comments, great video taping of Alans lower body movements while skiing, his fluid, coordinated movements of his ankle, knees and hips give him such control of his 2 legs throughout the arc. I especially liked how he varied his tempo without disturbing his foot movements. Great trainers are students of their sport, you are fortunate to have great staff training at Taos. Best regards, Thomas Whistler Blackcomb BTW, JF Beaulieu posted on youtube 10 years ago a comparable staff training video of a morning session at WB.watch it its also really good

[@TwoHelmetsDC]

Incredible generosity to release this series to the world! Thanks!

[@anatoli28]

@@TwoHelmetsDC ajjaj

[@newagain9964]

SECONDED! Or technically fourth-ded. 😌

[@tonyg3091]

I can watch Alain ski 24/7.

[@TomHolliday9]

Looking fwd to pt 3.. this one was a season's worth of information.. Thanks to both you and Alan for sharing this information. I did a variation of the "carving falling leaf" in a PSIA clinic years ago and never forgot the impact it made on my skiing.

[@jerl.980]

This is a gem on unleashing way better turns. Thanks for this.

[@pawelfronczyk1579]

5:41 My core is engaged but my quads are not, to me this is the most important info from this video. You can ski like that all day long.

[@MOWFWDU]

not a ski instructor and I am 72 this season. This is one of the reasons a friend said to me "you are an old man who skis like a young man"

[@ehthrough]

A carving falling leaf, what a cool idea! I can't wait to play with that drill!

[@paulgeoghegan7433]

Veth does say to pick your terrain carefully. I wouldn't try this with any other skiers uphill of me on the trail. No one expects you to traverse the trail backwards. In the real world, this is a recipe for a collision.

[@ehthrough]

@@paulgeoghegan7433 Thank you for the safety reminder! As with any drill, terrain selection and 360 awareness is essential.

[@TwoHelmetsDC]

right??

[@newagain9964]

⁠@@paulgeoghegan7433as long as as the uphill skill is of good distance (and skill) shouldn’t be bothered by a skier going down backwards zig.

[@stephen-he4iw]

9:38 for those who didn't see

[@roblipton9121]

really great info! My "go to" explanation when I'm coaching/teaching is "big toe little toe" Really keeps the inside ski dynamic, reminds your body, especially when you're starting to blow out a bit. I also emphasize the pedal motin you start to feel coming off the tongue of the boot without lifting your heel on either ski

[@redsock4843]

Learning How to Carve with The Highest Edge Angles | Hip to Snow, Stomp It Tutorials (3 days ago, Instructor is Tom Gellie)

[@todortodorov4642]

Amazing video

[@laowai2000]

Tom is amazing!

[@frankm2588]

"Without any tip lead." At 15:35. That is right, pulling the inside ski back and holding it back is really helpful.

[@mtbikerbob]

Deb these are very insightful videos, thank you for sharing. I am struggling a bit on when the inside leg becomes unweighted. In both videos Alain seems hyper focused on drills to keep the inside leg engaged and in sync with the outside leg but there have been points in each video where the opposite is being reinforced without clearly stating why. In the first video at the 17:50 point Alain is saying that for the falling leaf drill if the inside leg is not unweighted you are not ski modern, but doesn't explain. In this video near the end about the 13:50 point Alain is saying to lift the inside leg toe to control the arc but again not really clear what or why that is so.

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

Pressure is a huge element which Alain doesn’t cover too much. In other words, while these videos are comprehensive, they are not the end all be all to absolutely everything relating to Rotary and carving and blending of the skills. There’s always much to explore. I have a few videos on pressure and you can look towards those. Keep exploring, keep seeking, always learning. In skiing, it is lifelong.

[@PlaneImpactGolf]

Hi Deb thxs for the videos, I study skiing a lot. It’s great to understand the movements . At 4:13 Alain says COM moves inside . My question how to you get balance over the outside ski without counter balance? Alain says that 70s

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

I’m have a number of videos on the topic of carving. Check them out on my channel for more understanding. Here is one Carving skills: railroad tracks and skating drills, a clinic with JEDI Outdoors kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnKpaBmmbKFZqM

[@PlaneImpactGolf]

@ thxs Deb, btw I have decided after watching your videos and the TSV programs to attend the Ski Week in March snow allowing. Happy New Year

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

@ fantastic!!!!!

[@daniel221078]

So, finally watched the video. Carving is not that easy if you wanna do it properly, it took me almost 2 seasons from simple :2Oh damn, that thing turns once on the edge" to :"GOD DAMN IT THAT SH..... IS FUN as F...". And what I realized, my upper legs hurt after a long slope, could be my aggresive skiing style but 3h carving an my day is over :-) Thanks again and greetings from Stubai Glacier

[@williamfox1146]

Excellent lesson.

[@guyvaes9503]

Only now I realise that you can finetune the arc of the turn with the inside leg. Thx !

[@JavierSerraltaSanMartin]

Thanks.. so true.. Desactivating retracting the inside leg at the right time is the key.. com moving inward.. legs independent of upper body.. dynamic balance.. being skeletically aligned.. no twisting..great tips.. helps a lot.. cheers

[@JavierSerraltaSanMartin]

Dont you think if you have sore knees and back.. arthitis at 60 ...that it becomes more difficult to do it.. relying more in the inner leg.. skidding a bit to protect.. i do explosive conductive skiiding a bit to solve that problem..

[@hehexd4557]

More stagger more swagger 🔥

[@burnhamwarndt]

Deb, watching from Aspen and Aspen Mtn SS. Very good videos !! I enjoy Alain's fluid loosness in his skiing and presentation and his so French love of skiing.(I shoot video for AMtn SS and am curious what mic you used on Alain ? Very effective). Keep up the good work !!! Thank you !!

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

No, mic, just the GoPro

[@dianeboross6978]

This is really tough to change when you learned A-framing at knees and pinching at the waist for straight skis. Still, I will give this a try because, I believe, it works better in more extreme weather conditions.

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

You can do it 💪👍😉

[@dianeboross6978]

@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong Thank you for the vote of confidence, Deb. Truly appreciated.

[@swissfreedom7594]

Using Stöckli skies helps of course :)

[@darcyrt]

Another great video!!! Deb; a question: I am trying to understand the lifting of the small toe to help clear the inside leg in the turn. Its not clear to me how to do that?

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

Watch, rewatch, listen, watch, Alain gives many cues

[@darcyrt]

@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong Good advice. Thanks.

[@vettndr]

Thanks a lot for this content! I have a question, is the coach “pushing” when is trying to explain how to start railroad tracks with tipping the inside foot?

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

Alain looks clean to me, clean carve

[@vettndr]

@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong 7:36 here he is speaking about “pressing” and engaging the inside foot right? I don’t understand if I have to “push” at the very beginning of the turn when I’m trying to carve and also doing railroad tracks exercise. I really love how fast he is changing the direction when he is doing that

[@peripheral1258]

ps: I'd love a long interview where 'you guys' cover ski development from about 2000. You know the 'modern ski age' when skis could actually arc because they had 30-40mm+ side-cuts. Discuss from Elan SLX, Head World Cup Full Metal Jacket or Volkl P30/P40 and so on to them recent Fischer CT's -which are ACL-eaters if you fall inside... Rossi WC Sl's felt like my feet were nailed to a rail and if I fell over my life was over. Do you or Alain ever get out on WC level tuning ?? Not fun with no mercy...

[@daniel221078]

YES YES YES ❤

[@CB-qf8yx]

I heard him say you can't do the falling leaf with a narrow stance. Then later he called this technique "wide carving." Interesting

[@williamfox1146]

Too bad there is not more snow this winter at Taos.

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

It’s coming😉

[@otisregatoni617]

Go to Fernie, BC - great base.

[@peripheral1258]

Way to go Deb. Tom Gellie and his peers and them Swiss guys like Kili Weibel and Pat Batz or Valtorio Molfato of 'lagrandeneve'... are really good but Alain...Welll: Aren't them World Cuppers on a different planet? His point on 'they ride a snake with no idea' kinda sums up 'my fat skis carve'.

[@peripheral1258]

Watching this again and probably Again... this guy makes really good points that I haven't heard before From anyone. Last vid he was adamant about 'if your stance changes; I can do nothing with you'. ps: funny how some in this discussion have ubiquitous mid-fats on hard snow for a hard-snow lesson. Skinny Skis Rule!

[@davidbeazer9799]

@@peripheral1258One of my pet peeves. Instructors in a carving clinic on fat skis! I know it’s a money issue.

[@peripheral1258]

@@davidbeazer9799 Buy used and put a grind on 'em... old Dynastar FIS Sl's -$40 or Blizzard S-Power $26 or Atomic Redsters = $35 and they're in the ballpark of my 2022 Fish SC's. So many skis so little time

[@sanin73]

Let's call it Carving Leaf.

[@GMec78]

With the active toes and feet required to carve skis I wonder about boot fit. Too lose = active feet and toes but poor connection to boot and therefore ski. Too tight, might not get enough freedom of movement to get the ski to move as needed. For example I generally measure out and usually ski for all mountain skiing a 27.5 but in terms of a performance fit I can manage a 26.5 for a few hours without issue. Race logic would say go 26.5 but I feel more foot and toes activation in the 27.5. Certainly a balancing act.

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

Boot fit is critical

[@otisregatoni617]

Solid 63 year old skier

[@Shalmenskiski]

Get out of the back seat

[@DebArmstrongSkiStrong]

How will his ski performance change considering your comment? Is he not engaging the ski tip? What is the ski performance issue you see?

[@anatoli28]

🤦

[@hehexd4557]

Just turn your pinky and Un weight your downhill ski bro