Anybody here suffering from a severe case of CWS - Carving Withdrawal Syndrome..?
Especially a case that Backcountry AT equipment just can't address...
After too many days of social isolation, looking up at our beautiful mountain with good snow conditions and several forays on really good...
backcountry at equipment
backcountry elastic straps
groomers
missing lift served skiing
skicarving
social distancing
uncertain times
using four booster straps
If going with the flat ski version of the Spitfire 80, what binding would you guys put on there? I know the SkiEssentials guys mentioned a Pivot 18, but what would be some other options that might work well?
Instructors, how do you teach your non-carving adult clients to carve? Assuming different things work with different people, what are some of the progressions or concepts or drills or break-downs that have worked well for you?
Skiers, what helped you "get it" when you first learned to make a...
arc-to-arc carved turns
carving drills
clean carves
feel the edge engaging
inside-the-boot-ankle-tipping
little toe edge
problematic foot rotation
pull in the inside leg
rolling ankles to carve
rr tracks
sean warman's foot movements
skicarving
subtle foot movements
Just recently in the Fore/Aft Balance and Physics thread, I posted to @karlo regarding the physics of carving.
@LiquidFeet responded:
"JES, you often talk about skiing as something that can best be understood if the skier thinks about how straight line travel (generated by gravity and...
being pushed toward the center of the circle
centrifugal force
centripetal force
controlled centripetal state
do you turn the skis or do the skis turn you?
fore/aft balance and physics
high edge angles
inward force
physics of carvingskicarvingski-snow interaction
straight line and circular travel
This year I've been working on figuring out how to carve, ie watching videos and reading descriptions, and then trying all assortment of methods out on the slope. Recently things started fitting together nicely, and I seem to be leaving two lines in the snow while enjoying the exhilaration of...
balance management exercise
center of mass over your base of stability
exhilaration of shooting out of turns
inertia of the body going across the slope
leaving two lines in the snow
skicarvingskiing terminology
why it differs so much from orthodox curriculum
I just came across this (older) video, which I saw before, and I absolutely love. This is Bode Miller (you might have heard about him, aka as the most successful US male racer in history) and Phil McNichol, ex USST Men's Head Coach. (These guys clearly know what they are talking about :D)
I...
better turns
bode miller
functional skiing
how to turn and carve
knees rolled into hill
lateral movement
most successful us male racer in history
phil mcnichol
rolling knees
skicarvingskiing video
stay forward over skis
usst men's head coach
youtube ski video
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