In other sports forums I frequent have “Diaries” so you can log/catalog your progress. It is a cool way to keep track of my progress and get input from others who might be able to give tips or just exchange ideas
So this is mine.
Today was my first day on the slope, I won’t call it snow because I drove down to Miami to ride the magic carpet so to speak. Certainly not the real thing, but I thought why not, try out my new boots and get in a bit of practice in edging.
You do 10 minutes on, 10 off and so on for an hour. The girl, and I say girl as she was only 18, did not really have a good idea of what I was trying to accomplish so there was a bit of trial and error, mostly error. She wanted to put the controllable pitch very steep and that just did not work out well. Essentially with the steep pitch I would just slide down to the bottom. There has to be a balance between speed and degree of pitch. But, she had the pitch too steep so unless I had the wedge/pizza going I would go straight to the bottom. I am new to this whole concept, skiing that is but especially indoor carpet skiing. It is a bit weird to say the least. The video below was actually AFTER I lessened the pitch a fair amount. The speed was “17 mph”. I feel for what I want to practice I need it with less pitch and a bit more speed so I can ski with a bit more parallel to my skis. Ideally you would stay in the same position on the “hill” and just carve from side to side. Ok, learning experience and I will get it dialed in next time. But here is my first day on the “snow” for the season.
Goal was to pressure my shin on the boot and try to get the skis parallel (I explained the parallel bit above). I never felt like my calf was against the back of my boot, but often I felt it in the middle, so I would then push my shin against the front cuff. Hands are way too close to my body and not far enough in front which should help with the forward shin issue. I hate the wedging thing in these videos, but without it I would be at the bottom against the bar right away (see above).
Go Pro was acting up, so this is phone video
Part 1
Part 2
Edited to add: the boots felt great!
So this is mine.
Today was my first day on the slope, I won’t call it snow because I drove down to Miami to ride the magic carpet so to speak. Certainly not the real thing, but I thought why not, try out my new boots and get in a bit of practice in edging.
You do 10 minutes on, 10 off and so on for an hour. The girl, and I say girl as she was only 18, did not really have a good idea of what I was trying to accomplish so there was a bit of trial and error, mostly error. She wanted to put the controllable pitch very steep and that just did not work out well. Essentially with the steep pitch I would just slide down to the bottom. There has to be a balance between speed and degree of pitch. But, she had the pitch too steep so unless I had the wedge/pizza going I would go straight to the bottom. I am new to this whole concept, skiing that is but especially indoor carpet skiing. It is a bit weird to say the least. The video below was actually AFTER I lessened the pitch a fair amount. The speed was “17 mph”. I feel for what I want to practice I need it with less pitch and a bit more speed so I can ski with a bit more parallel to my skis. Ideally you would stay in the same position on the “hill” and just carve from side to side. Ok, learning experience and I will get it dialed in next time. But here is my first day on the “snow” for the season.
Goal was to pressure my shin on the boot and try to get the skis parallel (I explained the parallel bit above). I never felt like my calf was against the back of my boot, but often I felt it in the middle, so I would then push my shin against the front cuff. Hands are way too close to my body and not far enough in front which should help with the forward shin issue. I hate the wedging thing in these videos, but without it I would be at the bottom against the bar right away (see above).
Go Pro was acting up, so this is phone video
Part 1
Part 2
Edited to add: the boots felt great!
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