Nice. I perceive MS extending as she goes over that roll. Vlhova not so much. Can you put the Vlhova over the MS clip?
One thing I'm certain of, it has almost nothing to do with Marcus Caston in steep wind buffed pow.
No need for camber.
What you need is to load the skis forcefully at the end of the turn, which might mean get them out of the fall line quite a bit.
Just like on a groomer, extend your outside leg a lot when you approach the fall line, then retract a lot and fast, and of course tip the skis and pull back (after the edge change)
Well, you're only judging one successful turn vs an unsuccessful one. We don't know if Marcus bit it later in the run.Except the power that ski-snow interaction can impart?? Marcus harnessed that to his advantage; PV less so.
Cool he answered.Marcus was good enough to reply to my Instagram message. He was on Blizzard Zero G 105's. That's good to know, that this can be done with a touring ski, cuz that's what I'll have with me.
Except the power that ski-snow interaction can impart?? Marcus harnessed that to his advantage; PV less so.
Marcus was good enough to reply to my Instagram message. He was on Blizzard Zero G 105's. That's good to know, that this can be done with a touring ski, cuz that's what I'll have with me.
upon the release pulls up his legs to get the skis in the air. So yeah, less of a jump turn as it seems to be energy from the release plus flexion.
he's loading up energy at the bottom of the turn, using the steepness of the slope, then releasing
It was said earlier that this can be practiced on a groomer. I don’t think I would be able to do that. I don’t think my legs can withstand the impact. I would need that powder to soften the blow
He has definitely gotten a pulse of energy to lift his skis up. What I perceive is that once they are going up, he flexes his legs to stay in the air a bit longer and takes that opportunity to turn in the air. When the skis contact snow, he is past the typical shaping phase, resulting in a huge amount of energy going into a finish, a finish that starts with the tips of the skis diving into the snow and ends with pressure on the tails that jets him out for the next aerial turn.
Would be interested to know what others see.
Of course, the most important question, @Mike-AT, is how did you post the video in such a way that it starts at 1:54?
It was said earlier that this can be practiced on a groomer. I don’t think I would be able to do that. I don’t think my legs can withstand the impact. I would need that powder to soften the blow
He could use that BoS to redirect his mass across the pitch however in this case he chooses to use his legs to vault over it
which results him going up instead of across
And he flexes his legs to bring his skis clear of the snow for a rinse and repeat.
it's getting rebound to float through the transition.
There are lots of energy stored in the ski. If he simply redirect his mass across and down the fall line, the ski will kick him like what happened to Vlhova.
It also good in his situation for his ski to clear the snow. Less likelihood of tripping (on the snow). The skis can turn much faster without any external resistant.
Be good to see a longer series of turns in one take. For whatever reason the clips only show a couple of turns at a time.
If he simply redirect his mass across and down the fall line, the ski will kick him like what happened to Vlhova.
However.... some skis feel "springy/lively/reboundy" compared to others. Why would that be the case based on le Master and Franko comments? So I wonder if those skis are just better at hooking up in the conditions
Ok I'm intrigued to try it out on the groomers, but seems I can't see the tree in the forest: How does one trigger the rebound? Is it the hard edge set at the end of the turn that has been discussed before?I take it that avoiding being 'kicked' is a matter of managing pressure and having the CoM so placed in order to be projected in the desired direction. Like bouncing on a trampoline - if feet are underneath the CoM then the trampoliner will go vertically up. If the feet are not underneath then our trampoliner will be projected elsewhere. (Can also kill the bounce by absorbing at just the right time.)
In the case of our skiers MC correctly balanced and managed the pressure for his desired outcome and PV didn't.
And, yes, his skis are clear of the snow (image #1 and last image) so he can place them appropriately for the next turn.
On the bit about skis and rebound...
Ron le Master reckons there are 3 sources of rebound:
1. The ski (but he says it doesn't actually store/release much)
2. The skier muscles being stretched and springing back on release
3. The pole vaulting effect
Ok I'm intrigued to try it out on the groomers, but seems I can't see the tree in the forest: How does one trigger the rebound? Is it the hard edge set at the end of the turn that has been discussed before?
Ok I'm intrigued to try it out on the groomers, but seems I can't see the tree in the forest: How does one trigger the rebound? Is it the hard edge set at the end of the turn that has been discussed before?