Seriously - cool drills. I’ve been stuck at skidding steeper groomers with poor early edge set and (surprisingly) not enough pressure on the outside ski according to Carv. And finish the turn.
Funny how the J turn is being used to teach skiers of all levels. Didn’t occur to me to get on with it on black groomers.
Not a fan of this. It promotes banking and getting too far inside.
Absolutely. You go this way your main goal becomes touching the snow which in turn results in banking which in turn results in some spectacular washouts and yard sales. Ask me how I know…
Make the zipper on your parka as vertical as possible to get more hip angulation.
That is what I thought initially when I watched the video. Tom Gellie seems to challenge orthodoxy in a number of different ways which can be good if the proper context is provided (pay his subscription and get the full picture!) but for us cheapskates watching the free YouTube content it may just sound contradictory.Not a fan of this. It promotes banking and getting too far inside. Make the zipper on your parka as vertical as possible to get more hip angulation. Watch FIS racing, most of the time if they fall, it's because they got too far inside.
I'm not a fan of the whole toppling thing either, but you have to admit, the results were pretty good in this case.Not a fan of this. It promotes banking and getting too far inside. Make the zipper on your parka as vertical as possible to get more hip angulation. Watch FIS racing, most of the time if they fall, it's because they got too far inside.