You're probably right. That got me thinking how zipper line is overloaded.
There is the zipper line, a physical path through the bumps. There is also skiing with a zipper line technique, typically associated with skiing you see in a bump competition.
Josh isn't skiing with a zipper line technique. But, is it possible to ski the slow line fast within the zipper line? I'm not completely clear on that terminology, but one can certainly ski the zipper line slow or fast and with a variety of turn shapes.
I need to defend the dignity of the zipper line. At the highest level, the zipper line is the way bumps are intended to be skied.
well considering the highest level is a subjectively defined form of competition....once you are willing to look past it objectively there are faster way of skiing bumps, there are slower ways of skiing bumps, there are less impact full ways of skiing bumps, there are also many ways to ski awkward bumps, as well as way to ski bumps not in everyone else line. Intend to be skied is pretty strong statement. I never ski on what other people perceived intents are, my goals are to ski and teach people how to ski either efficiently, low impact, and with as much dynamics as possible at a given speed.
You're probably right. That got me thinking how zipper line is overloaded.
There is the zipper line, a physical path through the bumps. There is also skiing with a zipper line technique, typically associated with skiing you see in a bump competition.
Josh isn't skiing with a zipper line technique. But, is it possible to ski the slow line fast within the zipper line? I'm not completely clear on that terminology, but one can certainly ski the zipper line slow or fast and with a variety of turn shapes.
To me zipperline is skiing one turn per bump, no matter who slow or fast that it is, or how shaped or skidded that it is. By my definition even that super slow bump skiing is the zipper line, its just done in such a way that is the polar opposite of tactics and technique of someone like Blake or a WC bump competition. If someone defines zipperline skiing as comp bump skiing, then no, my skiing is not that. heck even my faster skiing is not that.
Tactics
my video = Slow line fast, even beyond that basic concept to the point where I am finishing a turn up hill and really emphasizing tipping down the hill
Trad Zipper line = Fast line fast, all the speed control is done by heel pushing and sliding sideways. Their right tail go right to not go left.
Technique
my video = edge to edge skiing(As carved as possible), using leg rotary with my pelvis and shoulder down the hill and consequence of both leg steering and what PMTSer call CA/CB, the pivot point is under my foot. Flexion and extension is still there but due to line choices it is not nearly a extreme nor does it have to be.
Traditional bump skiing = pelvis rotary, with a rotation around the tips of the skis. Shoulders face down the hill, but the pelvis does not. Its not super obvious as the way the skis point down the hill is more limited than how my ski point down the hill IE my turns are much more complete. Edge set to edge set with no shape between the edge sets and almost no edging prior to the fall line. I have no intent to ever actually teach this to anyone, or to strive to do it myself. I personally want to be skiing till I die and any impact is bad.
The reality is ski however you want. I do what I do because I feel objectively its the best way to things, if someone else wants to ski to their aesthetics or someone else's aesthetics that is their prerogative, just do not expect me to be kind just for the sake of being kind. I think your question of is there a slow line fast zipper line can be answered as this.
IF you think zipperline is one turn per bump then yes you can ski a slow line fast zipper line
If you think zipperline is a direct route being done quickly the hill, then NO there is no way to ski that in a way using slow fast. I would go so far to say that they are basically opposite intents.
