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  1. Jim Grossman

    Carving Withdrawal Syndrome...?

    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...
  2. M

    Binding for Flat Nordica Spitfire 80

    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?
  3. LiquidFeet

    Non-carving adults learning to carve arc-to-arc

    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...
  4. JESinstr

    Feeling the "Push"

    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...
  5. A

    Do I understand carving differently from most others?

    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...
  6. Mendieta

    Drill Phil McNichol and Bode Miller on carving

    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...
  7. Tytlynz64

    Dirty Heel Pusher - what does it mean?

    I have seen posters use this term. What does it mean? And How do you know if you are one? Is it terminal?
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