Mogul skis are still pretty much the same. ID One uses an almost identical shape to my ca. 2000 Salomon 1080 moguls.Has really good mogul skiing technique changed much with shaped skis? Clearly, carving technique is much different.
Mogul skis are still pretty much the same. ID One uses an almost identical shape to my ca. 2000 Salomon 1080 moguls.Has really good mogul skiing technique changed much with shaped skis? Clearly, carving technique is much different.
This. Skis with a lot of side cut have a very dictated turn shape which isn’t good for moguls. I’d say the same for fresh snow free ride skiingmogul skiing is best done on fairly straight skis.
So what is the advan of straight skis?mogul skiing is best done on fairly straight skis.
They do not lock in a certain turn shape and they are easy to release.So what is the advan of straight skis?
How do dedicated mogul skis work in crud, other off piste, and groomers? Are they pretty terrible anywhere outside of zippering bumps?Not sure 205 straight skis would be great in todays bumps made by short skis and boards.
But, look at the mogul skis. They’re about the narrowest class you can get.
It depends on the particular skis. Some of them are designed to ski the zipper line and nothing else others are a bit more versatile. I skied my old Salomons as my only ski for many years. My brother still skis on a pair as his DD at Squaw and leaves his tracer 88s for deep days.How do dedicated mogul skis work in crud, other off piste, and groomers? Are they pretty terrible anywhere outside of zippering bumps?
What is a "seeded kid bump field?"Well I dont think twice but a seeded kid bump field throws me off. Its because i am not as strong.
Trees are easy and less bumpy unless you are going too fast.
I totally agree with this but want to add that when I'm skiing bumps and trees well there is a gratifying overlay of intention and decision making that are mine and not the terrain's. Of course you can't ski right through a tree, and you almost certainly wouldn't choose to stuff your tips into one of those "Snake River Canyon" troughs that are ubiquitous here in the east. However, beyond that there is a universe of ways to ski through the bumps. (I lump bumps and trees together because in this part of the world any tree run worthy of the name almost always amounts to a bump run with trees in it. Added challenge!)Simple observation, wide open skiing is predictive skiing (you determine where you turn), bumps and trees are reactive, you turn based based on conditions (ie avoid the tree, don’t punch through the bump) makes your turns variable for reasons beyond your choosing.