How To Ski Moguls: Tips & Drills for Intermediate and Advanced Skiers

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  • Опубликовано: 4 янв 2025

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  • @darrensmith9143
    @darrensmith9143 Месяц назад +46

    One of the best videos on proper mogul technique I've seen. Excellent!

  • @judithwright1505
    @judithwright1505 20 дней назад +21

    I am a 78year old who has skied for about 70 of those but I have always had mogul phobia. I’ve had lots of lessons and watched lots of videos. Today I had success in gnarly ugly moguls doing just one at turn at a time. Thank you so much!!

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  18 дней назад +5

      That’s fantastic! I bet it felt great.

    • @snowlife00
      @snowlife00 5 дней назад

      This makes me obscenely happy 😃!!

  • @McQzv
    @McQzv Месяц назад +7

    So well done! Getting lower is the number 1 cue that instantly transformed my off piste skiing. No other tip has ever provided a more immediate impact.

  • @good2epic
    @good2epic 8 дней назад +1

    This is no doubt the best mogul instruction I've ever seen. Excited to try it and teach it to my daughter next week!

  • @jamesevans5992
    @jamesevans5992 Месяц назад +3

    What a fantastic video. For years ive been explaining to people that to ski moguls (and ski better in general) you must Exagerate the extension and retraction but I love your starting point of being fully compact and then extending down the hill as you move off, one turn at a time....Genius!

  • @idaraz
    @idaraz Месяц назад +6

    FUN !! thanks...going to take it to the hill today . 50th year on snow and still loving learning at my favorite thing in life to do.

  • @susanmaclennan6483
    @susanmaclennan6483 Месяц назад +6

    Great video! love love love the slow mo, which is so helpful for me to see to understand.
    I have skied my whole life, and now at 68 I am looking to improve, to make skiing easier, therefore less tiring. I am fairly fit for my age, but it's not like being 20,30,40,or 50!!

  • @31acruz
    @31acruz 13 дней назад +1

    Wow, this girl is a really good teacher! nice going Demelza Clay, awesome instruction for us !!!

    • @snowlife00
      @snowlife00 5 дней назад

      Stoked you got something out of it!!

  • @wisecoonie
    @wisecoonie Месяц назад +3

    Great video. Tackles the typical mogul skiing challenges and gives super useful tips for effective drills. Thanks a lot.

  • @Minipera
    @Minipera Месяц назад +5

    This video demonstration is really excellent, clear, well guided, thanks!

  • @motovideos999
    @motovideos999 Месяц назад +4

    Best explanation I've ever seen. Awesome!

  • @sukisszoze
    @sukisszoze Месяц назад +4

    Best advice on learning moguls I have seen! Will try this on coming season, thanks!!🙏

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад +1

      That’s awesome to hear, good luck 🍀

    • @snowlife00
      @snowlife00 Месяц назад

      You’re welcome! Let me know how it goes for you.

  • @adayyho
    @adayyho Месяц назад +2

    Appreciate your tips in skiing slowly there. I got it and will try when skiing next week many thanks

  • @sammartinez4244
    @sammartinez4244 16 дней назад +1

    Tom you know that to ski especially moguls you have to have strong legs and be flexiable. Exercise is the key, then tips and practice. I'm 75 and I have to do squats and leg lifts to be strong and in control for any skiing. Thanks for the great video's a big fan from the beginning.

  • @jawise86
    @jawise86 19 дней назад +1

    Theeee best video u have ever seen! I HATE moguls … just have never been able to be taught! This makes so much sense! I do exactly the opposite (as demonstrated lol)… so so so good!

  • @guyvaes9503
    @guyvaes9503 Месяц назад +1

    Fantastic video in all aspects. You 2 are a dream team! Only now I realise I was stretching my legs way too fast. Demelza, apart from the fact that you move with the grace of a doe running through the forest, your explanation is crystal clear. Thumbs up

  • @t1mmytiger
    @t1mmytiger 3 дня назад

    Exceptional instruction. Thank you.

  • @tedbrown96
    @tedbrown96 Месяц назад

    This is a variation of the pump track drill you posted last season. Completely contrary and counterintuitive to my previous bump skiing. Bam it works.

  • @Skibum2023
    @Skibum2023 Месяц назад +2

    Such a wonderful video Thanks for all the tips and drills. Your skiing in bumps is simply amazing! So graceful and elegant and you both make it look so easy.

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад

      Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!

    • @snowlife00
      @snowlife00 Месяц назад

      Glad you liked it, thanks for the lovely feedback.

  • @ewallt
    @ewallt Месяц назад

    I’ve watched a ton on mogul videos, and this was probably the best. Two simple points, and both super helpful. Make sure you’re really low and gradually flex. I always flexed really quickly. Never thought of slowing down.

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  18 дней назад +1

      Awesome, thank you!

    • @ewallt
      @ewallt 14 дней назад

      @ I should have said gradually extend, but you probably got that. Love your content. My instructor went to a clinic of yours in Australia.

  • @carterfan80
    @carterfan80 26 дней назад +1

    I took this advice out to the slope this weekend. It definitely helped. And you're right, you're never as low as you think you are. My thighs were screaming though!

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  18 дней назад +1

      Glad to hear you had some success! That's what the ski fitness is all about.

  • @lilabner9131
    @lilabner9131 Месяц назад

    I agree, best mogul instructions I've seen. I call it micro instruction. The only kind of instruction that works!!

  • @Geojack53
    @Geojack53 Месяц назад +2

    Well done, the visual and oral descriptions are clear and concise. I have one comment - with most all skiers there is tendency at the finish of the turn to square up the upper body with the lower body and the skis, which represents a common flaw in their overall skiing. I encourage the use of "blocking pole plant" at the finish of the turn to assist with the reset and creating a slight counter between the upper and lower body. The release of the torque created by the counter greatly assists with the next turn initiation. Extremely useful in moguls. It was easy to see in the demos. Spending a few minutes addressing what should occur at the end of the turn in addition to the flexed stance at the start, would make this video more complete. Just my .02

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад +2

      You know one thing I’ve learnt making videos for a while now, is to not add everything in. Like a good lesson in real life. Work in one or two things. Later on add new stuff

    • @Geojack53
      @Geojack53 Месяц назад

      @@Bigpictureskiing I agree 100% with this. Overload fixes very little if anything. I would like to just clarify my input. My students, when performing the flexed pivot slip on flat terrain were unable to get the skis across the fall line enough tp stop. Their momentum would keep them moving forward and down the hill. The pole plant and subsequent counter was instrumental in them learning how to finish a turn for speed control instead of pushing the skis sideways to slow down. This made the mogul performance much better. Adding one thing can make a big difference. BTW, I am a huge fan and enjoy all your content.

  • @richardcasey4439
    @richardcasey4439 Месяц назад

    This is great. Always have trouble with moguls. Will definitely try this technique on my next ski trips.

  • @ashleyhamiltonrice2094
    @ashleyhamiltonrice2094 15 дней назад

    Great presentation (and skiing) Demelza. See you on the mountain!

  • @Danilyn_Livao
    @Danilyn_Livao 29 дней назад

    This is the best guide on skiing moguls I’ve seen!🙌 Your tips are spot-on. Thanks for sharing valuable content! 🙂

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  28 дней назад

      Cheers

    • @Danilyn_Livao
      @Danilyn_Livao 26 дней назад

      ​@@Bigpictureskiing I'm always excited to see what you’ll create next! Keep up the good contents! 🙌

  • @blade1535
    @blade1535 Месяц назад

    Thanks Demelza and Tom,
    I’ll be focusing on this early next year. I don’t do well through moguls and this might help.
    I spend a lot of time thinking about extension and contraction but maybe you are correct about my limited range.

  • @plainnone2657
    @plainnone2657 Месяц назад

    this is excellent. have watched many many of these and this is exceptional

  • @eugenek4493
    @eugenek4493 Месяц назад

    Awesome content! Thank you!
    I was lucky to practice this in person with Demelza last winter and now, besides moguls, employ retraction-extension in a few situations where I can't make a rounded enough turn in steep terrain, such as straightlining a short chute or entering a bowl/chute from a cornice. Also useful when starting downhill in sticky cheesecake or chopped snow as rotation during retraction-extension is done with good pressure on the skis.
    Now I need to repeat this drill at the start of the new season as my neurons lost some muscular memory during the summer.
    Edit: I highly recommend in person camps with Tom and Demelza.

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks for joining the RUclips conversation Eugene. Was great to have you on the camp last winter. I’m pleased to hear this has prompted you to re visit these exercises. Cheers Tom

  • @hopsterbb2571
    @hopsterbb2571 Месяц назад

    Something that becomes very evident when watching you perform these skills is your chest is always pointed down the hill…love the video…bravo from Banff!

  • @DwaineRue
    @DwaineRue Месяц назад

    Very good instructions for the bumps!

  • @mikefleming8436
    @mikefleming8436 28 дней назад

    You can really on Tom, to teach you the right method; thanks Tom. Down before the turn, up during the turn, I think you explained to my daughter..
    Australian accents are so cute!

  • @douglasbroccone3144
    @douglasbroccone3144 12 дней назад

    Great lesson thanks

  • @roy87345
    @roy87345 Месяц назад +1

    So original…. Would certainly try ❤❤❤

  • @ttank7241
    @ttank7241 Месяц назад

    I have found that with skis that are so easy to carve turns, it is important to learn how to have a loose ski at the right time to control speed. When conditions are right I like to initiate the turn not at the apex of the mogul but instead hook a sharp (carved) turn into the side face of the mogul. This helps to control your speed. Additionally it give you a couple options...continue down your line (as in the video) or use that mogul as a jump to clear the trough, (landing on the backside of the mogul to the side) and continue on down the fall line. It adds creativity and the airtime gives you a brief moment to "rest" or time to regain your concentration if needed.

  • @tochung
    @tochung Месяц назад

    Very simple and useful drill. Thanks!

  • @hirokiide7750
    @hirokiide7750 29 дней назад +1

    Bravo Demelza!! I can't believe your vid showed up on my feed. Wow, You are awesome! Much love!!!

  • @krzysztofkr7878
    @krzysztofkr7878 Месяц назад

    exelent, brillant video... technique for skiing on slopes on sunday evening in Poland :)

  • @bogwin9621
    @bogwin9621 Месяц назад +5

    I see mogul skiing as turning on the steep backside of the mogul. By not waiting for the top of the next mogul you avoid any extension issues. I also ski the flattest of the trail. I take several turns on long bumps. I’m just saying by developing turns on the backside I can control the speed, avoid the deep bottoms, transition faster between turns, and look smoother. I’m not advocating a competitive technique. I’m advocating a smoother more efficient turn on the steepest parts of the slope with fewer rocks, softer snow, smoother transitions. Just stop waiting for your turn and start working your way up the back of the mogul. Soon you’ll see. Keep your balance forward belly straight downhill and turn with your knees controlling your ski tips. Ski full turns and use check turns to allow for tempo changes in the mogul field. I’m old and still enjoy moguls by limiting the amount of impact moguls can have. I still receive compliments on my skiing. I’m just cheating the wavelength. 😂

  • @peripheral1258
    @peripheral1258 Месяц назад

    Way to go Tom and Demelza and thanks for another good how-to.... I am old and stiff and will endeavour to persevere.
    ps: In exchange for this effusive compliment... How about a discussion of Deflectioni into Inclinatzioni. Pressure control and Whoopsie-Zippiness and that float between turns in 17-19meter Arcs.

  • @Runner_SMR
    @Runner_SMR Месяц назад

    Guys, thank you so much for the video! The best tips!

  • @carterfan80
    @carterfan80 Месяц назад

    Great advice

  • @pieterlouwerse6924
    @pieterlouwerse6924 20 дней назад

    Great video

  • @melmarkou
    @melmarkou 28 дней назад

    Amazing video!

  • @melcookehome
    @melcookehome 27 дней назад

    You two are terrific skiers and can do all of this stuff on any type of skis. What I notice is that Demelza is using a much wider and more flexible ski for the demonstration of the drills. I'd like to see and hear you speak to this please. Thanks, love your vids and the clear and thorough explanations you give.

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  18 дней назад

      She’s just on a wider ski that day because it was really really soft slushy snow. We choose skis depending on snow conditions. Nothing changes though. Same movements.

  • @joetato2227
    @joetato2227 Месяц назад

    Nothing more rewarding than when clients come back the next day and say "Can we ski more moguls that was fun!" After teaching pivot slips, spending 2 minute on garlands can often come in handy.

  • @sandygilmour5444
    @sandygilmour5444 Месяц назад

    Great video guys.

  • @billystevens2911
    @billystevens2911 Месяц назад

    Awesome!!!!
    This will really help my son and I when we head out west as we always try to get the most out of our one week of skiing@ 52 & 16yrs of age!
    Quick question when you talk about carving, have you ever done a side by side comparison breakdown how using a 95mm, 105mm or 115m can affect the learning curve on proper form when trying to carve?

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад

      I haven’t but all I can tell you is if you want to get better at carving don’t do it in any of those widths. Get a 70-80mm underfoot ski built for mostly carving. Then once you learn to do so you’ll enjoy carving on other skis but realize they just never carve as well as a “carving ski” 😊

  • @valerieli6733
    @valerieli6733 27 дней назад

    Great video I just tried the super slow mogul skiing today. However, since my ski tips are so uphill at the end of the extension I have trouble initiate the next turn easily… these are also big moguls… any tips?

  • @robc361
    @robc361 Месяц назад +1

    Great Video, I am 67 and only ski 1 -2 weeks pre year due to my location. I try to do moguls but struggle linking them. Here is a basic, novice question because I have see video's of multiple methods. Is the goal to ski completely around the mogul or use the upslope (top) mogul to slow you down? I imagine as you get better, you do both?

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад +1

      You ultimately want to learn to do both. But try going up them more for now. More challenging with balance but helps control your speed more than going in between them

    • @robc361
      @robc361 Месяц назад +1

      @@Bigpictureskiing Thanks, the smaller mogul runs should definitely allow me and my knees to improve with your technique. Its the double black 3' runs that take me a looong time to manuver.

  • @m.bird.
    @m.bird. Месяц назад

    Very valuable advice on how to flex joints and have chest and face over knees and knees over toes. Easier for me to learn watching women. Tom's center of mass is very different from mine.

  • @jerl.980
    @jerl.980 Месяц назад

    Do you plan to ski in Quebec this winter ?

  • @dennismalkowski4132
    @dennismalkowski4132 Месяц назад

    Great video, but there's one thing I wasn't too clear on. Should the upper body be tipped forward slightly when retracting or should it be more vertical? It appears that expert bump skiers tend to keep a straight back to allow more range of motion when flexing.

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад

      More vertical for sure as you get better. It’s something I’ve personally been working on as well. One thing in a proper mogul equipment setup. Ie more forward leaning boots, slightly softer flex perhaps too, and mogul specific skis is these elements make it easier and more natural to absorb without hinging far forward.
      For most recreational skiers , starting where Demelza starts is great and easier to achieve control.
      This winter we are both working on keeping the torso from moving and making as much of the flexing come from the LEGS RISING UP, not the body coming down. Hope that helps answer your question

  • @leer.watson4673
    @leer.watson4673 Месяц назад

    Love the videos and always very helpful. I live on east coast in US and an intermediate skier at best. My friend moved to Denver and I’ll be visiting him a few times a year. I’m a guy, 5’ 10” and 215 pounds. I recently bought a pair of Atomic Blend 100’s with 180 length and had them shipped to his house. I’m starting to wonder if the 180’s are too much ski for me. I really want to progress every visit to him and work on my carving skills, etc. People say the wide skis aren’t good and put a limit on a learning curve. What are your thoughts on all this? Any feedback is appreciated. I’ll be keeping the skis at his place permanently. Thank you.

    • @darrensmith9143
      @darrensmith9143 Месяц назад +1

      Lots of people will disagree but 100 wide is for powder. Period. Most people see snow that requires this width infrequently. Narrower skis make piste skiing easier and more enjoyable.

    • @leer.watson4673
      @leer.watson4673 Месяц назад

      @@darrensmith9143Thanks for the quick reply. What would be your recommendation? I need to have the mindset that it won’t be a pow day when I head out there. If I get lucky, then great.

    • @darrensmith9143
      @darrensmith9143 Месяц назад

      @@leer.watson4673 Deb Armstrong (a former Olympian and current instructor) has an excellent video on her RUclips channel about ski width and the ubiquity of wide skis. Shouldn't be hard to find.

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад +3

      That length sounds fine but I’d recommend more around the 80 under foot mark. Demelza is in a 96 underfoot here but is was very very warm spring snow where you could punch through in some spots. Most of the season Demelza and I ski 66-76 underfoot skis

    • @snowlife00
      @snowlife00 Месяц назад +1

      What he said ☝🏽
      That day on SilverStar mountain we had an abnormal heat wave at +16 Celsius … hence the wide ski. Made it extremely fun soft moguls though!

  • @robb1216
    @robb1216 Месяц назад

    good video, Where is the ski area?

  • @adayyho
    @adayyho Месяц назад

    And Lower the body that really great to handle the speed, I believe

  • @ardenpowers7730
    @ardenpowers7730 Месяц назад

    Repeated flexion and extension is very tough for a lot of people that don't have a fitness level sufficient enough to achieve these skills.

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад

      Exactly. If you want to ski moguls well, good motivation to get your fitness level up.

  • @BradRickards
    @BradRickards Месяц назад

    To get your center of mass over your boots, COM is waist - up

  • @puregsr
    @puregsr Месяц назад

    How come this video is not on BPS yet 😅?

  • @fabriziop7397
    @fabriziop7397 Месяц назад

    it is easy it is easy😄😄😄

  • @chadridsdale9970
    @chadridsdale9970 Месяц назад

    Silver Star!

  • @scottoneill774
    @scottoneill774 4 часа назад

    I'm 65 with lower back issues. I'm an ok mogul skier but I'm always eager to impove. The way crouch when doing your ultra slow skiing makes me cringe just thinking how hard that will be on my lower back.

  • @Barock-mt8bc
    @Barock-mt8bc Месяц назад

    8:28 I am impressed, there is nobody in the rope, it´s a desert and it´s empty. May I ask where is this ? mmmh, any USA ski resort ?
    I´ve always skied in Europe and everything is always so overcrowded.
    If you take a legal rope instead of hors-piste in Europe,
    you are dead, cuz it´s the Highway.

  • @hamiam2243
    @hamiam2243 Месяц назад

    Have you ever noticed a difference between ski moguls and snowboarder moguls . I struggle more with moguls that snowboarders have been on. Seems like they’re more longer and drawn out harder to get a rhythm.💯😎🎥

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад +1

      Yes they are more drawn out than a typical skiers line in the moguls. Fat skis tend to make this sort of line too

  • @bigsquidmeyer
    @bigsquidmeyer Месяц назад

    It's the pole plant

  • @work4travel86
    @work4travel86 Месяц назад

    Why does your back bend so much at the waist when you ride the bumps?

    • @Bigpictureskiing
      @Bigpictureskiing  Месяц назад +3

      Partly Demelza’s body dimensions. So interesting Demelza is a little shorter in height than me but her legs are longer than mine!! So longer tibia and femur with a shorter upper body means she has to bend a little differently to stay centred. However we are doing some work on this PLUS making some ski boot adjustments to give her more forward lean so she can reduce the need to bend som much at the hips to stay centred. Good pickup and good to bring this up as the long legged people out there need to know about this and possibly look at their ski boot setup to help them move more efficiently.

  • @puregsr
    @puregsr Месяц назад +12

    90% of the casual skiers are not going to be fit enough to do this. 😅

    • @seand7603
      @seand7603 Месяц назад +4

      90% of casual skiers should stay in the lodge:)

    • @Teddyhenrywilson
      @Teddyhenrywilson 11 дней назад

      I had the same thought.

    • @Scikonaut
      @Scikonaut 7 дней назад

      And to stay balanced (no pun intended), what part of this do you think 90% of casual skiers CAN do? 😃

  • @TheTalibanich
    @TheTalibanich 3 дня назад

    Привет всем кто ездит на огонёк ;)

  • @beejmillar3550
    @beejmillar3550 Месяц назад

    really great tips but I noticed Demelza is not wearing a helmet for most of this exercise!?!?

  • @Scandinavianalpscoffeeroasters
    @Scandinavianalpscoffeeroasters Месяц назад

    Nice D

  • @simenq
    @simenq 26 дней назад

    No helmet

  • @wetlands2557
    @wetlands2557 4 дня назад

    ruclips.net/video/vmPKZ2xFTGQ/видео.html

  • @sergeyf1705
    @sergeyf1705 10 дней назад

    I didn't get anything from this video except staying low. Nothing about the lines to go - go on top of the bumps or around, nothing about how to use poles. Just not a good video for me...

  • @djizzah
    @djizzah 25 дней назад

    Sorry not listening to Australian people trying teach skiing, surfing maybe

    • @scottellis4905
      @scottellis4905 6 дней назад

      Australians currently 7th (men) and 3rd (women) in FIS Mogul World cup....

  • @PD-gt7on
    @PD-gt7on Месяц назад

    Who the heck wants to do DRILLS?! This is why I snowboard.

  • @matteoallegretti1663
    @matteoallegretti1663 Месяц назад

    Really Great!⛷

  • @GrampyScott
    @GrampyScott 13 дней назад

    Great video

  • @valerieli6733
    @valerieli6733 27 дней назад

    Great video I just tried the super slow mogul skiing today. However, since my ski tips are so uphill at the end of the extension I have trouble initiate the next turn easily… these are also big moguls… any tips?