Why you should balance on your outside ski

Balance on your outside ski is one of the most basic skiing skills. In this video I give you two reasons for outside ski pressure to help you understand why it is so important.
1. Your outside ski is the better option
2. Your turning movements will become more effective
When you have practiced and gained confidence with outside ski balance, you will be rewarded with more control and power in your skiing.
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[@InspirationalSkiing]

Did I forget any reasons to balance on your outside ski? Please let me know in the comments if you know of any other great reasons. /Janus

[@commontater8630]

It's surprising to me that you make no mention of weight transfer to the outside ski, because that is crucial to making the ski arc so that it will carve.

[@InspirationalSkiing]

@@commontater8630 Thanks for sharing this important reason for outside ski balance. You need to have some weight on your ski while tipped on edge to make it bent and carve an arc in the snow. Have a nice day! /Janus

[@shooter7a]

The most important reason is that skis are designed to work with all the skier load on one ski - at least for high end carving and performance skis. At low edge angles (15-20 degrees) the arc a ski will carve is the same no matter how much load you put on it. If you stand on one ski at 15 degrees, or you stand on two skis both at 15 degrees, they will carve the same mild arc. But at high edge angles, the arc a ski will carve is based on edge angle AND load. If you incline the ski a lot (45 deg +), and put all your weight/loan on ONE ski, the arc carved will be much tighter than if you are at the same angle but standing on BOTH skis 50/50. This is primarily a function of ski shape. At high edge angles you rotate the waist of the ski off the snow, creating space for the ski to freely flex. The higher the edge angle, the more free the ski is to flex into a tighter arc. Race skis are designed to carve their tightest arc at loads that are at the limit of human capability...in the range of 600-700# on ONE SKI. So, if you want to carve the tightest arc, you MUST stand on ONE ski. End of story. One more thing....CARVE those one ski turns...don't skid them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYeYdXyId8itfNU

[@angiebrems8356]

Fantastisch uitgelegd, echt waar !!!!

[@proxima-nova]

This is one of the most helpful videos I've found! I really appreciate that you explain just the right amount of science / physics of things. Many other videos I've found simply don't make sense to me 😂 this also explains why I'm great with left turns and suck at right turns... My right foot is dominant, so it's stronger and I have pressure naturally on that ski when turning left. Whenever I turn right, it's an absolute mess and I fall every time because I'm leaning almost entirely on my right foot instead of my left outside ski! Thank you so much for explaining this. Definitely hoping to use this and your other ski tips on my next ski trip!

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thank you for your comment, Sploot! I am truly happy you liked the video and our approach of making it simple and intuitive to understand why you should balance on your outside ski. I think you are right in your analysis of your own skiing and you have some good thoughts about it. I hope you will improve your right turns based on your newfound understanding. Feel free to let me know how it goes. Have a nice day! /Janus

[@lisezeuthen9978]

Balance oh balance. 🤪That is the question! Thank you for the tips👍🏻

[@InspirationalSkiing]

You are welcome, Lise Zeuthen! Yes, balance on skis is a tricky thing with great rewards when you improve. Have a nice day! /Janus

[@caneryildiz8196]

Finally found the right channel. Thanks.Beautiful exercise even at home!i have big problem to turn right, so left outside leg! I hope to be succed with this exercise 🙏Thanks again.

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Glad to hear, you like the channel Caner Yildiz! I hope increased awareness on outside ski balance helps with you with turning right. To increase your outside ski pressure while skiing, you can try to slightly lift the tail of your inside ski. That should bring all of your weight to your outside ski. I hope this helps. Have a nice day! /Janus

[@jimbeson2001]

Thanks!

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thanks for the Superthanks, Jim Beson! This gesture of Superthanks is so cool. It is really encouraging for us us to see that you enjoyed our content, it means a lot to us. Have a nice day! /Janus

[@saminhamidi7974]

great video :) thank you!

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thanks for your comment, samin hamidi! I am happy you enjoyed it. Have a nice day! /Janus

[@Khalsa-bt7jx]

This video came out at the perfect time. Im going skiing tomorrow. I'll try the outside ski technique.

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thanks for your comment, Khalsa 1699! I hope you will have fun and benefit from good outside ski balance and enjoy your day on skis! /Janus

[@Khalsa-bt7jx]

Just finished skiing this technique was awesome. I love carving. I didn’t wana get off the mountain today. Would love to know how to carv on ice.

[@InspirationalSkiing]

@@Khalsa-bt7jx Thats amazing, Khalsa 1699! Thanks for following up. Makes me happy that it helped you. Yes, skiing and carving on ice is a good idea for a video, I have put that on the request list. Please let me know if you have any other requests. /Janus

[@ryanbalsley4224]

Great great video! Will help me alot as a I progress!

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thats awesome, ryanbalsley4224! I hope you will enjoy the upcoming Northern winter and have great progress! /Janus

[@JGH2015Sara]

Could you please explain more?Thank you so much!

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Hi @JGH2015Sara. Thanks for reaching out, please look at my answer to your other comment. /Janus

[@JGH2015Sara]

Thanks again!!🎉🎉🎉

[@InspirationalSkiing]

You are welcome @@JGH2015Sara 🙂

[@williamspostoronnim9845]

Милейший показ, четкое объяснение, Good English, понятный без перевода!

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Спасибо, Уильямс Посторонним! Желаю вам насладиться снегом и хорошего дня! /Янус

[@gogglebro9421]

I’d come up with the same way as you (jumping laterally) to determine/demonstrate the difference between moving from side to side using the outside leg vs. the inside leg. One thing that puzzles me is why not all ski instructors teach skiing on the outside ski. I have no proof, but my impression has been that they think students lack the ability to balance on one ski at a time? As for myself, I teach it early on to students because the ability to ski on the outside ski is a fundamental in my opinion. //Marshall

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Hi Marshall, and thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic! Awesome that you have come up with the same way to demonstrate the outside ski vs. inside ski difference. I agree that outside balance is a fundamental skill. You may be right that some instructors believe their students lack the ability to balance on their outside ski. Even though they feel insecure about a 100% outside ski balance, the students would often benefit from improving their outside ski balance ability, so they can balance more on their outside ski. I like to use an exercise where the students tap the snow with tail of the inside ski. That way they only balance momentarily almost completely on their outside ski. With the tip of their inside ski being in the snow still, it offers a tiny bit of support and help the skier stay in the middle of their skis. I also teach this early on the skier journey when the skier is learning parallel skiing since it frees the inside ski from the plough position. I have seen many parallel skiing break through moments with this exercise. /Janus

[@huntengry]

👍👍👍

[@InspirationalSkiing]

😀🙏

[@clee1177]

Thank you for the video. I was wondering if packtalk outdoor would work with bicycle helmets with open ears. Not sure how you would install speakers. Any suggestions?

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thanks for your question, @clee1177. In the Packtalk Outdoor box you will also find an adapter which allow you toi use a different set of headphones, as long as they have a mini jack cable to go into the adapter (and a microphone if you want to be able to communicate back) you can use those with your bicycle helmet. So, if you for example have an in ear head set with a mini jack cable, this should be possible. If you want to use the Packtalk speakers, I suggest you use a headband, buff or a beanie under your bicycle helmet. This should allow you to place the speakers underneath in the right place. I hope this helps. /Janus

[@Mark260165]

Another well filmed and extremely well explained video in a way we can all understand, could you let us know if its 60/40, 70/30 , 80/20 or even 90/10 % in favour of the outside ski on say a smooth pisted blue run??? I'm skiing Trysil for the first time for a week in March, hope to see you on the slopes and get more tips or a lesson, at least you will be easy to see with your lovely coloured clothes. again, thank you.

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thanks for you comment and question, Mark Hayley! The exact weight distribution will vary depending on speed, conditions, skier level, equipment etc. The ideal distribution also changes throughout the turn and maybe even from turn to turn, which makes it even more difficult to put a fixed number on. The main point is that many people will gain more control with more weight on their outside ski than they are currently doing. You CAN, however, actually measure the weight distribution with Carv soles (that I am using to improve my own skiing) and the best skiers have around 90-10% at the peak in the turn in their high end carving. The Carv soles measure pressure, edge angle, for-aft balance and much more. Based on these scores the connected app come up with tips and exercises to improve the areas in your skiing, that you will benefit from the most. Together with Carv I have created an exclusive training pack for the Carv users available inside the Carv app. I have also made an article about Carv where I describe how they work and how they can improve your skiing. www.inspirationalskiing.com/blog/carv-digital-ski-coach-groundbreaking-technology-for-ski-improvement It is so great that you are going to Trysil (as you also mentioned in another comment). I love that place but unfortunately I have no plans on going there this winter. But I will definitely come back there many times. /Janus

[@jonasbeck7303]

Another very important reason to put pressure on the outside ski, is simply because the ski where you put the most pressure on, is the ski that eventually will become your downhill ski. If you would just put pressure on your inside ski, you wouldn't be able to make a turn (or at least a very bad one).

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thanks for your comment, Jonas Beck! I agree that outside ski pressure is important on the top of the turn before the fall line and that it helps the turn coming around early on. /Janus

[@admirkurtanovic686]

👏👌🙏

[@InspirationalSkiing]

🙏🙏🙏

[@garyhaigh6074]

Great videos. Many thanks. 1. Does the inside ski follow the outside ski by twisting the inside ski foot or do you put a little bit of weight on it to enable the edge of the inside ski to aid in the turn? 2. Where are your videos filmed? Looks like a great location. Many thanks.

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Thanks for your kind words and some excellent questions, Gary Haigh. 1. The inside ski does play a role in aiding the outside ski. When you measure weight distribution with CARV the best skiers are balanced around 90/10 on the outside ski when doing high performance carving turns (it does of course change constantly throughout the turn: increasing and decreasing). When used correctly the inside ski aides both a bit with creating directional change, but also as a "sensor" that gives feedback on how much you are leaned into the turn and if you need to adjust. I wouldn't deliberately twist the inside ski and create ski divergence (skis pointing in different directions with the inside ski leading the turn). Instead I focus more on making the inside ski light and on creating equal edge angles. It is more of a knee tipping than a foot twisting. I find that this approach enables you to have both the skis aid with turning while keeping the skis parallel and having proper outside ski balance. 2. The location is primarily Trysil/Norway, one of my absolute favourite ski resorts. I lived there for 5 months one winter and have visited almost every year for close to 30 years now. I hope this helps. Have a nice day! /Janus

[@davidtkocz8356]

You would be very good at Scottish ceilidh dances.

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Haha, I would love to try that, davidkocz8356! /Janus

[@JGH2015Sara]

What does mean: Outside ski Inside ski ? Thanks! I hope I can learn to ski in this channel! Finally I found a perfect instructor!!🎉 Outside ski: is downhill? After watching this video and listening!!

[@InspirationalSkiing]

Hi @JGH2015Sara! Thank you for your question and I am happy you will use this channel to learn skiing. I am happy to help. Your inside ski is the one closest to the center of the turn. Your outside ski is the one farthest from the center of the turn. A little more detail: When you do a ski turn your turns draw half a circle or an arc. The new turn begins when you balance on one set of edges on your skis to another set of edges on your skis. There is an inside or an outside of the half circle you draw. If you imagine the half circle you draw during a turn continue all the way round in a circle, there will be a center point of that circle. The ski closest to the center point is your inside ski. The ski farthest away from the middle point is your outside ski. Your uphill and downhill skis are not the same as outside and inside skis, which can be confusing. I have made an article about the difference that you can read here: www.inspirationalskiing.com/blog/the-downhill-ski-and-the-outside-ski-is-it-the-same In conclusion: you want to balanxce primarily on your outside ski. I hope this helps. /Janus

[@JGH2015Sara]

Wow!! Thank you so so much!! Merry Christmas!🎄

[@InspirationalSkiing]

You are welcome @@JGH2015Sara. Merry Christmas. /Janus