Do you have camps for kids 11 - 16 years? I have two highly enthusiastic young skiers in the family who can improve their skiing with your help. They are at 115 - 120 SKI IQ and use Carv all the time skiing.
Also keep in mind that slopes are different, so you need to adjust according to the slope. Steep slopes will require sharp turns for reducing speed, wide slopes allow wide carvings, etc... So enjoy the skiing and adjust to your slope.
Part of the issue that intermediate skiers also have with carving is the top end speed you need to achieve and maintain with those wide turns on a steep slope. I think that gets overlooked a lot. When advanced skiers are carving the speed that it takes to do those wide turns is much greater than what a lot of intermediate skiers feel comfortable with.
That’s a good point. I’m a former racer, and have a hard time teaching intermediate skiers how to ski, because to carve a turn properly on a steep trail really means some big speed. And that’s the only way I know how to ski
The trick is to ski a slower line on faster runs, that's what he meant by C turns. At higher speed aerodynamic drag becomes significant, but on even a moderately steep slope maintaining control requires either braking, or reducing the effective steepness by traverses or fuller tighter rapid turns which require physical preparation and advanced skills to pull off. When I've skied any piste I'd call steep had moguls which are hard to carve through, that includes every slope I raced slalom or GS on. Why would you try teaching carving on a steep slope? It'll set up learners to fail. Using a slope where they want to ski faster maintaining speed rather than scrubbing it off encourages clean lines.
Yeah I just made my first couple of carve turns last year, and what is overlooked in a lot of video howto's is speed! In the beginning I didn't feel comfortable with getting the speed it takes me to turn patiently with my low edge angle - mega scary and immediately started skidding to control speed. Later found out that there's a fine (sweet spot) correlation between the slope steepness, edge angle and turn radius. Meaning: you can't lean into the turn on a flat slope without proper speed. For me last year it was all about getting fast on a flat slope and practice and it turned into nice carving turns. As soon as I hit the red slopes I couldn't carve. Maybe this year :)
@@KevinStefferDk you doing it right, which 99% of people don''t, why i'm replying ... keep on the flat slope and master it .... when on reds, ski the top as you normally would and then when it starts to flatten out or when you feel comfortable practice the carving, do this each run til comfortable with the speed and progress, then try to start carving sooner up the run, til comfortable, then up ... til the top. Remember, the steeper it gets, the technique will have to change, just sublte changes, but , so .... be aware of that .... then go on to the next harder run .... work from the bottom to the top, will take time but is way to do it, starting from top is just asking for failure .... same with moguls, pick the last 10 moguls and when comfortable start from the next bunch, everyone starts at the top where usually steepest and ... never works ... you doing it the right way, keep it up. If can't do it on the flats, no way will be able to do on the steeper. Keep on the flats and push for speed, work on edge control and pressure, analyze and "feel" what is happening and why, get comfortable with the speed til you're bored silly with the flat speed, you can only do this on flats cuz on steep you not gonna have time to think and analyze, becuz when it steep, all you have time for is reacting to what's coming up terrain and steepness wise .... you can really motor on flats if you doing it right ... it all a matter of progression a bit at a time .... some people to look at JF Beaulieu, Rielly McGlashan, Paul Lorenz, Tom Gellie, Duncan-Smith, (type ski after their names) these are all pros but they all have videos geared to intermediate, advanced, expert, take what you can from them, you'll notice lot of times, they are "practicing" on the "flats" ... there's a reason for that ... best of luck
just found your channel and I must say as someone whos grown up with a ski instructor parent you're doing an awesome job keep teachin the next generation of shredders and huckers!!!
Harder snow also helps greatly once you get to a certain level of ability. Soft and especially non-uniformly soft snow allows your edges to "let go", and limits how much you can increase edge angle to tighten the carved radius. This is especially true on short+narrow specialist skis like FIS SLs or some of the shorter-radius carvers on the market. wrt the sensation of falling to the inside, my breakthrough (many years ago) was internalizing that my core and my feet must follow separate paths, and that the rest of my body's job is to keep them in the right relation. When you think of it that way "Falling to the inside" is really just a matter of lowering the core while allowing the skis to carve out from under it. The "lowering" part is really important, because a lot of people "fall to the inside" while staying too upright, and that leaves them incapable of loading up and driving the outside ski. I have to visualize my core moving _down_ close to the snow surface as my skis move out from under it. Also once you've gotten the "lowering" part down then you can build upon it by working on staying low through a quick turn transition. And of course when you're on a really steep slope and _must_ skid, the trick is to do it entirely up above the turn and steer the ski back out into the carve before the apex. That's how the racers roll.
@@StompItTutorials Yup, I saw that and it motivated me to make that comment. It looked like you were loading up the edges about as much you possibly could with the surface layer that loose.
@@youngcansuela8327 I was trying to describe how I had to "feel" upper/body separation (like 30 years ago) to develop it. That sort of thing is always a bit ideosyncratic - different people perceive it differently. Also it's one thing to say "separation" and another to internalize how to use it. There are plenty of "separated" things that I can do with my upper and lower bodies that aren't conducive to good skiing. I think that's actually a problem in how a lot of people teach/explain this.
Thanks for all these tips! I'm an intermediate skiier trying to start carving and will definitely be trying these out when I go to France at the end of Feb. Really well shot and edited video, the drone shots in particular were the most helpful I've seen in illustrating the J and C turns. Keep up the good work!
Another great video thank you. I think the problem for me is confidence. I understand the technique but it's when the slope is too steep and I'm looking down and my speed picks up that I'm kind of panicking a bit and going back to bad habits of skidding the back of the skis out
First time I ever skiied, I was 4 years old. I’m 24 now. My skiing career started off consistent, every weekend during the winter my family would go to our vacation home in the mountains for ski trips. Grandparents got old, kids started growing up and the house was sold cause no one used it. From ages 13-20 I hardly ever went. Maybe 3 times in between. 20-24 I started going more often and consistent. So I’m no pro but I’m definitely not a novice. I feel more safe and confident skiing in between trees on a steep slope than I do carving down a mountain. When I was little I skiied with all my older cousins who pushed me to keep up with them so I feel like I’m lacking a lot of key technique that I shoulda learned as a kid. Thank you to this video I can see my weak points and I know where to strengthen for the next time I go out on the mountains.
Great video, I'm an intermediate trying to learn how to carve. The points in this video is exactly what I'm working on, I tend to do Z shape turns not C shape and twist my upper body. Thanks for the tips.
I credit this video with giving me the knowledge to finally learn how to carve! I am so excited about this breakthrough. Thank you for this helpful video - the explanations and demonstrations are so clear!
Brilliant vid, if only I had seen it 5 years ago 🙂 explaining literally everything I had to find out the hard way to become a bit of a carver with my (too big) ass almost touching snow. Also wort mentioning, if you know how to properly ride the edges while carving, icy spots / steep slopes become relatively easy to conquer as a bonus.
I switched to skiing this year after snowboarding for over 25 years, been super fun and picked it up super fast. Need to work on the carving more to be more smooth. That and skating, can’t seem to figure that out yet. Want to teach my daughter to ski when she gets a little older.
I’m more of a beginner but have realized that my greatest flaw right now is my fear of leaning my knees to the side at all, causing me to skid (reason 4) Will try to use these tips!
Long time snowboarder here just started skiing, there is something very special to carve on skis vs snowboard. Skis are just so much more effective and balanced when it comes to carving. The edge feeling of carving is very similar between skiing and snowboarding. You want to feel the edge doing the job and it's a combination of edge angle, speed, and turn shape. You are working with the edge, not forcing it.
Nice place to ski. It’s much easier to do it like a pro when you have a terrain like this. I live and ski on the East Coast, and it’s almost impossible to find places like this. Ice, narrow trails, poor grooming, you name it. Had some nice trips to Europe years ago, but not recently.
I don't think intermediate skiiers know why they want to carve. I sure don't. Almost all intermediate skiiers want to slow the heck down when the turn. In fact, that is the only reason they turn for the most part. But they don't understand that carving is pretty much only useful to turn while maintaining speed. Something that they definitely do not want to do. Want to carve? Get comfortable going fast.
"get comfortable going fast" is something that happens when you control the edge and pressure throughout the arc of the turn. From the top of the turn before the crossover, tightening the track as you approach the widest point. Expert skiers get off the outside ski early and use the inside ski (which is about to become the new turning ski) to pick up control high up in the arc. Most intermediate skiers don't get on their edges until the widest point in the turn, and then grind out the finish. They get edge-locked and have to turn uphill to slow down enough to get off the outside ski.
It's a great video with high production values, but the setting is unrealistic for a number of us who ski on narrow and extremely crowded trails. I'd like to see you do this instruction on a 30 foot wide trail surrounded by dozens of bad skiers, snowboarders and chaotic surface conditions. It's easy to improve and do these drills when you have massive open areas and perfect conditions.
Great Tips !! Properly executing cross over with high edge angle will help to achive a clean carve. Also, a poorly tuned ski is a contributing factor in regards to firmer snow conditions.
Just got back from Three Valleys, France! Using your Stomp IT tips, man what a blast especially on the newly laid powder. I am a snowboarder and switched to skiing, and without your tips, I would not have progressed so far so quickly! Thankyou! So here' the deal. My major issue was trying to keep my skis close together because of course the closer they get, the more control you have. For some strange reason, I just couldn't get my skis close enough without my balance suffering. Any tips gratefully received!
A lot depends on the snow. On steep and very hard, ice-like surface it's very difficult to carve properly. Conditions in this video seem perfect, which makes carving much easier. And let's be honest - we often ski in difficult conditions, so this video is a bit misleading. I would love to see a video in not-so-perfect conditions.
One point that wasn’t mentioned is forward pressure and how to create it. Not much is required on soft snow like in the video but on hard boiler plate or salted race courses lack of forward pressure can be the difference of getting the edge to bite or sliding / chattering sideways. That could be a video in itself.
Awesome lesson, cheers for posting! Looks like a great mountain as well! One question I had was when is appropriate to add in pole plants in the turns? Watching your tutorial makes me think I use them too much!
It's a good habit to use a pole plant every time you turn. Unless you are making pole plants without turning around them, you aren't using too many pole plants.
@@Sqwivig I generally use a pole plant for any turn, but in this video the advice given was to do away with the upper body movement of pole plants while working on curved turns. He made it look super smooth, so I was wondering if he recommends incorporating them again once your carved turns have improved
Hi your videos are fun and vert informative and clear to understand. Quick question, are you wearing a Mammut Stoney HS jacket? If so I'm guesssing it is pretty warm as it looks like you are skiing in an area that would experience variable ski temperatures and conditions. Thanks!
To my knowledge and experience, the turning radius of your Skis is determined by design, you can even fibd it written on them. That is the radius that results from putting them all the way on the edge. You cannot make it smaller by more edge angle. You can only steer by ending the turn at the right time. So...
😂😂 would love to see this guy doing this tutorial at ANY east coast mountain. Including during a ‘good’ snow year. Silent skiing? No such thing, ice ice baby
Really great video, touching the carving points really freakin' well, especially the pressure on foot note you mentioned! You are a great athlete to be honest! On another point I want to change my equipment in a few weeks, cause I have old ones (7-10 years). I'm a huge fan of Volkl(my first crush)/Atomic/Head, so do you have any suggestions? I ski really good, since I was 7yrs old, but I have no knowledge in terms of equipment, too ignorant I believe. Your help is appreciated, thank you!
I don't know if my technique is just off, or I am just incredible bad shape. My legs are fried after the first day. I feel like I might be breaking too much in the turns. Is that a thing?
Another great tutorial , and you crack me up 😂😂 .. very funny .. i strapped a go pro to my ankle and really saw how much i need to do more of the drills you show ! 😮
The problem can also be the skis themselves. Once I upgraded to better skis but still nothing crazy, it was much much eassier to carve because they are heavier and stiffer and better in any way than the beginer skis I had before, even tho they were new but just a cheaper model
I have the problem where my outside kinda gets stuck when I have a high edge angle when it’s a little bit of softer snow on top. Can’t tell if it’s the ski or ski boot that is getting stuck. Anyone got any tips?
Hi, thanks for a nice video! I have a different problem though. Sometimes, when I have a bit of speed and try to do narrower turns with high edge angles, at the exit of the turn the outside ski starts breaking off of the groove, resulting in a really unpleasant feeling when it breaks out, grabs the snow again, and breaks, and grabs, etc. I understand that the edge angle is too high to skid and the downhill force is too strong to keep the ski in track, but I keep doing it and still not sure how to fix it. Any suggestions? :)
Dear Stomp It, I love your videos, but your list of reasons unfortunately do not apply for me. The reason I am not carving on skis is...that i cannot afford the sport anymore....it became to expensive.....😞 But anyway all the best for the rest to the seasons for all active drivers.. All the best Tom
11 месяцев назад
Excellent video! When you're doing your gentle, shallow turns, do you still drive the inside knee slightly forward? (I couldn't quite tell in the video). Focusing on the inside knee was one of the key things that unlocked clean carving turns. I'm not always achieving it, but when I do, I go silent and supersonic.
Sure it's important to tilt the inside ski inward a wee so the skis got the exact same edge angle. When you say drive the knee forward I get worried you may end up twisting the hip out of the turn which is not good. Don't do that. How ever the inside knee will be forward as you need to bring it up.
11 месяцев назад
@@StompItTutorials thank you for the feedback! I will have the hip out of the turn in mind next time I go skiing.
When I “fall over”, sometimes I feel a sensation that I’m literally falling to the ground. (Happened once) What am I doing wrong? Bad posture? Not enough speed? Thanks!:)
I started skiing 2 winters ago and I got to the point where I could do blue and even some reds without falling pretty quickly. I thought that I was doing it but then I took a couple of lessons and the guy told me that I am more so sliding down than carving and I realised that it was exactly what I was doing. But the thing about that is that if I try to do more carving I quickly end up going too fast for what I can handle right now. I guess I just need to stick to really slow blue runs and focus on carving even though I will be going really slow? Also what about ski length, It always seems to me that the people who look the most in control out there and are the most nimble got smaller skis than me. At my length (181 cm) I was told that I should have at least 175 cm skis but I often feel like I would do better if they were a bit shorter.
Look where you want to go - before, during, and after the turn. Point your chest/shouders where you want to go - your feet will follow. Don't worry too much about the length of your skis, if you can keep them under control they're fine. Being able to stop is necessary though, so practice turning uphill slightly to burn off speed if you feel you're going too fast.
Can someone explain me what the sticks are for? I watched this video and the only use for the sticks was to lean on them to demonstrate the technique while standing. Sticks had their role in the pre-carve era, but to me they don't seem to have a role with carving skis. Except, maybe, when doing tutorial videos or you want to secure yourself a better place in the long queue for the lift.
Sticks have the same role today as they did in the era before carving. (in carving era is better to use shorter poles) Pole plants are good for determining the rhythm, especially for its timing. They also help to stabilize top half of body if u use them correctly. The work of the sticks in this video is not very suitable for demonstrating how to use them correctly. Look for videos with high-quality skiers who, even if their videos do not really address a specific problem, they do it correctly. Paul Lorenz, Jf Beaulieu, Reilly McGlashan... are the best guys on YT to follow.
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Do you have camps for kids 11 - 16 years? I have two highly enthusiastic young skiers in the family who can improve their skiing with your help. They are at 115 - 120 SKI IQ and use Carv all the time skiing.
I am a good skier but I still watch all the StompIt videos just to make sure I'm not making some lazy mistakes lol. Keep up the good work guys!
Thank you. When editing these videos I see my own lazy mistakes and try to fix it next time I ski.
Same😂
Also keep in mind that slopes are different, so you need to adjust according to the slope. Steep slopes will require sharp turns for reducing speed, wide slopes allow wide carvings, etc... So enjoy the skiing and adjust to your slope.
Same
Part of the issue that intermediate skiers also have with carving is the top end speed you need to achieve and maintain with those wide turns on a steep slope. I think that gets overlooked a lot. When advanced skiers are carving the speed that it takes to do those wide turns is much greater than what a lot of intermediate skiers feel comfortable with.
That’s a good point. I’m a former racer, and have a hard time teaching intermediate skiers how to ski, because to carve a turn properly on a steep trail really means some big speed. And that’s the only way I know how to ski
The trick is to ski a slower line on faster runs, that's what he meant by C turns. At higher speed aerodynamic drag becomes significant, but on even a moderately steep slope maintaining control requires either braking, or reducing the effective steepness by traverses or fuller tighter rapid turns which require physical preparation and advanced skills to pull off.
When I've skied any piste I'd call steep had moguls which are hard to carve through, that includes every slope I raced slalom or GS on.
Why would you try teaching carving on a steep slope? It'll set up learners to fail. Using a slope where they want to ski faster maintaining speed rather than scrubbing it off encourages clean lines.
Yeah I just made my first couple of carve turns last year, and what is overlooked in a lot of video howto's is speed! In the beginning I didn't feel comfortable with getting the speed it takes me to turn patiently with my low edge angle - mega scary and immediately started skidding to control speed. Later found out that there's a fine (sweet spot) correlation between the slope steepness, edge angle and turn radius.
Meaning: you can't lean into the turn on a flat slope without proper speed.
For me last year it was all about getting fast on a flat slope and practice and it turned into nice carving turns. As soon as I hit the red slopes I couldn't carve. Maybe this year :)
Absolutely, I hate the speed so much😅
@@KevinStefferDk you doing it right, which 99% of people don''t, why i'm replying ... keep on the flat slope and master it .... when on reds, ski the top as you normally would and then when it starts to flatten out or when you feel comfortable practice the carving, do this each run til comfortable with the speed and progress, then try to start carving sooner up the run, til comfortable, then up ... til the top. Remember, the steeper it gets, the technique will have to change, just sublte changes, but , so .... be aware of that .... then go on to the next harder run .... work from the bottom to the top, will take time but is way to do it, starting from top is just asking for failure .... same with moguls, pick the last 10 moguls and when comfortable start from the next bunch, everyone starts at the top where usually steepest and ... never works ... you doing it the right way, keep it up. If can't do it on the flats, no way will be able to do on the steeper. Keep on the flats and push for speed, work on edge control and pressure, analyze and "feel" what is happening and why, get comfortable with the speed til you're bored silly with the flat speed, you can only do this on flats cuz on steep you not gonna have time to think and analyze, becuz when it steep, all you have time for is reacting to what's coming up terrain and steepness wise .... you can really motor on flats if you doing it right ... it all a matter of progression a bit at a time .... some people to look at JF Beaulieu, Rielly McGlashan, Paul Lorenz, Tom Gellie, Duncan-Smith, (type ski after their names) these are all pros but they all have videos geared to intermediate, advanced, expert, take what you can from them, you'll notice lot of times, they are "practicing" on the "flats" ... there's a reason for that ... best of luck
just found your channel and I must say as someone whos grown up with a ski instructor parent you're doing an awesome job keep teachin the next generation of shredders and huckers!!!
Fantastic to hear that! :)
I enjoy the scenery at 2:30. Writing down some tips to try tomorrow, night skiing. Thanks!
Harder snow also helps greatly once you get to a certain level of ability. Soft and especially non-uniformly soft snow allows your edges to "let go", and limits how much you can increase edge angle to tighten the carved radius. This is especially true on short+narrow specialist skis like FIS SLs or some of the shorter-radius carvers on the market.
wrt the sensation of falling to the inside, my breakthrough (many years ago) was internalizing that my core and my feet must follow separate paths, and that the rest of my body's job is to keep them in the right relation. When you think of it that way "Falling to the inside" is really just a matter of lowering the core while allowing the skis to carve out from under it. The "lowering" part is really important, because a lot of people "fall to the inside" while staying too upright, and that leaves them incapable of loading up and driving the outside ski. I have to visualize my core moving _down_ close to the snow surface as my skis move out from under it. Also once you've gotten the "lowering" part down then you can build upon it by working on staying low through a quick turn transition.
And of course when you're on a really steep slope and _must_ skid, the trick is to do it entirely up above the turn and steer the ski back out into the carve before the apex. That's how the racers roll.
True I had some of that in shooting this video for short sections.
@@StompItTutorials Yup, I saw that and it motivated me to make that comment. It looked like you were loading up the edges about as much you possibly could with the surface layer that loose.
2nd paragraph is a really long and weird way to say “hip angulation and upper/lower body separation is what you want, not tipping”.
@@youngcansuela8327 I was trying to describe how I had to "feel" upper/body separation (like 30 years ago) to develop it. That sort of thing is always a bit ideosyncratic - different people perceive it differently.
Also it's one thing to say "separation" and another to internalize how to use it. There are plenty of "separated" things that I can do with my upper and lower bodies that aren't conducive to good skiing. I think that's actually a problem in how a lot of people teach/explain this.
Used all your stuff at Breck this week. My friends were amazed at my improvement over the last couple years. Keep' m coming! Thanks
Amazing. Thank you very much!
thank you! ive been skidding all my turns and this is the next step i wanted to learn.
Learning to carve feels amazing. I love the g forces in a turn 😍
If only my fitness could let me do it all day.
Thanks for all these tips! I'm an intermediate skiier trying to start carving and will definitely be trying these out when I go to France at the end of Feb. Really well shot and edited video, the drone shots in particular were the most helpful I've seen in illustrating the J and C turns. Keep up the good work!
Thanks!
Another great video thank you. I think the problem for me is confidence. I understand the technique but it's when the slope is too steep and I'm looking down and my speed picks up that I'm kind of panicking a bit and going back to bad habits of skidding the back of the skis out
What is the answer to this? more turns?
@@julestube2425 go more towards the mountain so you slow down
I have the same question. Especially when you see the good skiers who stay under control but aren't doing particularly big turns
Yah same here
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I'm a snowboarder but watching this. Man, its so cool to watch carve on two skies satisfying to watch.
First time I ever skiied, I was 4 years old. I’m 24 now. My skiing career started off consistent, every weekend during the winter my family would go to our vacation home in the mountains for ski trips. Grandparents got old, kids started growing up and the house was sold cause no one used it. From ages 13-20 I hardly ever went. Maybe 3 times in between. 20-24 I started going more often and consistent. So I’m no pro but I’m definitely not a novice. I feel more safe and confident skiing in between trees on a steep slope than I do carving down a mountain. When I was little I skiied with all my older cousins who pushed me to keep up with them so I feel like I’m lacking a lot of key technique that I shoulda learned as a kid. Thank you to this video I can see my weak points and I know where to strengthen for the next time I go out on the mountains.
It feels like a crime to sell off a mountain vacation home :D
@@xyincognito my grandma regrets selling it to this day!
Great video, I'm an intermediate trying to learn how to carve. The points in this video is exactly what I'm working on, I tend to do Z shape turns not C shape and twist my upper body. Thanks for the tips.
Glad it was helpful! Once you learn to carve the the Z-shape will be gone as along as you carve.
I credit this video with giving me the knowledge to finally learn how to carve! I am so excited about this breakthrough. Thank you for this helpful video - the explanations and demonstrations are so clear!
I find that softening the inside ski really helps smooth out my turns and transitions from turn to turn.
Brilliant vid, if only I had seen it 5 years ago 🙂 explaining literally everything I had to find out the hard way to become a bit of a carver with my (too big) ass almost touching snow. Also wort mentioning, if you know how to properly ride the edges while carving, icy spots / steep slopes become relatively easy to conquer as a bonus.
All great points. Caveat on TOO STIFF boots and skis.
Also, or too soft boots and skis
Too, then anything about skiing.
greetings from papaplatte. you talked with one of his friends while riding the lift and he was streaming
I switched to skiing this year after snowboarding for over 25 years, been super fun and picked it up super fast. Need to work on the carving more to be more smooth. That and skating, can’t seem to figure that out yet. Want to teach my daughter to ski when she gets a little older.
I’m more of a beginner but have realized that my greatest flaw right now is my fear of leaning my knees to the side at all, causing me to skid (reason 4) Will try to use these tips!
Long time snowboarder here just started skiing, there is something very special to carve on skis vs snowboard. Skis are just so much more effective and balanced when it comes to carving. The edge feeling of carving is very similar between skiing and snowboarding. You want to feel the edge doing the job and it's a combination of edge angle, speed, and turn shape. You are working with the edge, not forcing it.
Sensational video, easily the best I've seen for my liking. It gives me hope getting out of my "intermediate" rut!
Really good instruction. Thanks. I started carving in Italy at Alto Sangro near Monte Casino- near empty slopes outside weekends, but short ski season
sounds like i'm overpowering the turns and skidding, looks like I'll be practicing this weekend!
So true, when i learned to carve was really when i started loving to ski. Tak!
Awesome! Varsågod. :)
Number 1 reason why you’re not carving, is because you’re reading this comment rather than actually riding skis.
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Nice place to ski. It’s much easier to do it like a pro when you have a terrain like this. I live and ski on the East Coast, and it’s almost impossible to find places like this. Ice, narrow trails, poor grooming, you name it. Had some nice trips to Europe years ago, but not recently.
And if you try this on those conditions, you go too fast and your pass gets clipped
Beautiful tutorial and send a cinematography. Better than ski lessons.
Wow, thanks. We worked pretty hard on it so that is appriciated.
The secret is: trust the skis. Put weight on the edge and wait. They WILL turn due to their design.
It's a good starting point!
I don't think intermediate skiiers know why they want to carve. I sure don't. Almost all intermediate skiiers want to slow the heck down when the turn. In fact, that is the only reason they turn for the most part. But they don't understand that carving is pretty much only useful to turn while maintaining speed. Something that they definitely do not want to do. Want to carve? Get comfortable going fast.
"get comfortable going fast" is something that happens when you control the edge and pressure throughout the arc of the turn. From the top of the turn before the crossover, tightening the track as you approach the widest point.
Expert skiers get off the outside ski early and use the inside ski (which is about to become the new turning ski) to pick up control high up in the arc.
Most intermediate skiers don't get on their edges until the widest point in the turn, and then grind out the finish. They get edge-locked and have to turn uphill to slow down enough to get off the outside ski.
Amazing videos!!! Thanks so much. Where is this filmed please?
i think all his vids are at laxx
Gonna have to try the left hand wipe some time.
Wash your hands after.
It's a great video with high production values, but the setting is unrealistic for a number of us who ski on narrow and extremely crowded trails. I'd like to see you do this instruction on a 30 foot wide trail surrounded by dozens of bad skiers, snowboarders and chaotic surface conditions. It's easy to improve and do these drills when you have massive open areas and perfect conditions.
Great video, beautiful to watch and great information.
Another amazing video!
I'm going out now to try these techniques!
Thank you
Great Tips !!
Properly executing cross over with high edge angle will help to achive a clean carve. Also, a poorly tuned ski is a contributing factor in regards to firmer snow conditions.
Very useful. I shall be looking at implementing some of these next week. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Have fun.
Just got back from Three Valleys, France! Using your Stomp IT tips, man what a blast especially on the newly laid powder. I am a snowboarder and switched to skiing, and without your tips, I would not have progressed so far so quickly! Thankyou! So here' the deal. My major issue was trying to keep my skis close together because of course the closer they get, the more control you have. For some strange reason, I just couldn't get my skis close enough without my balance suffering. Any tips gratefully received!
Great video thanks, some amazing drills/thoughts.
One of your best videos yet!
Posture reset is a nice tool to have in the toolbox 👍
It sure is!
This are great tips!! Thanks!
One of your best videos
Ohlala thank you!
Where in Laax was this filmed? Looks beautiful!
A lot depends on the snow. On steep and very hard, ice-like surface it's very difficult to carve properly. Conditions in this video seem perfect, which makes carving much easier. And let's be honest - we often ski in difficult conditions, so this video is a bit misleading. I would love to see a video in not-so-perfect conditions.
You are brilliant!
@@karolinaparmas short and wonderful to read comment! Have a lovely winter ❄️
Wonderful, this is exactly the point I am at in terms of skill level. Thanks! Will try these drills.
Have fun!
i can carve left well but I struggle more when carving right. Any tips?
you improved your skiing so much ! Impressive :)
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What is Papaplatte stream?
@@StompItTutorialsGerman streamer
@@StompItTutorialsidk what this comment is about but he is on a skiing trip rn
One point that wasn’t mentioned is forward pressure and how to create it.
Not much is required on soft snow like in the video but on hard boiler plate or salted race courses lack of forward pressure can be the difference of getting the edge to bite or sliding / chattering sideways.
That could be a video in itself.
What fantastic insight and instruction, thankyou 😊
This is a great video.
it also helps to use your poles to 'focus' the turn while raising and lowering your butt .. up/plant/turn ...
Awesome lesson, cheers for posting! Looks like a great mountain as well! One question I had was when is appropriate to add in pole plants in the turns? Watching your tutorial makes me think I use them too much!
It's a good habit to use a pole plant every time you turn. Unless you are making pole plants without turning around them, you aren't using too many pole plants.
@@Sqwivig I generally use a pole plant for any turn, but in this video the advice given was to do away with the upper body movement of pole plants while working on curved turns. He made it look super smooth, so I was wondering if he recommends incorporating them again once your carved turns have improved
@@scottrobertson9788 Yes I think you have the right idea
Hi your videos are fun and vert informative and clear to understand. Quick question, are you wearing a Mammut Stoney HS jacket? If so I'm guesssing it is pretty warm as it looks like you are skiing in an area that would experience variable ski temperatures and conditions. Thanks!
To my knowledge and experience, the turning radius of your Skis is determined by design, you can even fibd it written on them. That is the radius that results from putting them all the way on the edge. You cannot make it smaller by more edge angle. You can only steer by ending the turn at the right time. So...
great vid! what's the name of this ski site?
Thank you! Super helpful tutorial !
Really great video !!
Glad you liked it!
5/5 for me 😥🤣, hopefully sort it out or at least make some progress in Feb 24. Thank you for your awesome and funny instruction.
You got this!
Nice video .
Step by step and be patient
Thank you 👊🏻
Are there some skis that are uncarvable? Like too wide underfoot, too long skis, radius... What about tech (pin) bindings for touring?
Love the side remarks about how the example skills is not perfect. 😅
Thank you for video it’s vey useful..
Thank you! 😊
Great video, as always
😂😂 would love to see this guy doing this tutorial at ANY east coast mountain. Including during a ‘good’ snow year. Silent skiing? No such thing, ice ice baby
Carving icy is also relativly silent compared to skidding it.
Insane quality❤
Thank you. I'm pleased with how it turned out 🤙🏻
Really great video, touching the carving points really freakin' well, especially the pressure on foot note you mentioned! You are a great athlete to be honest! On another point I want to change my equipment in a few weeks, cause I have old ones (7-10 years). I'm a huge fan of Volkl(my first crush)/Atomic/Head, so do you have any suggestions? I ski really good, since I was 7yrs old, but I have no knowledge in terms of equipment, too ignorant I believe. Your help is appreciated, thank you!
Tell me something about your boots, do you have to readjust them thru a day on skis. Like do they get looser? Thanks for a reply
Such good content
Awesome video
Will try this tomorrow
Have fun tomorow!
I don't know if my technique is just off, or I am just incredible bad shape. My legs are fried after the first day. I feel like I might be breaking too much in the turns. Is that a thing?
Merci ❤ vous 😊😊😊😊
Another great tutorial , and you crack me up 😂😂 .. very funny .. i strapped a go pro to my ankle and really saw how much i need to do more of the drills you show ! 😮
Thank you!
enjoying your videos. what ski resort/piste is that?
Laax, some Piste of Muotta Chairlift
Love from Romania ❤
Another observation is: those who skid are afraid going fast, while you carving, are going fast.
That's me! 😂
The problem can also be the skis themselves. Once I upgraded to better skis but still nothing crazy, it was much much eassier to carve because they are heavier and stiffer and better in any way than the beginer skis I had before, even tho they were new but just a cheaper model
I have the problem where my outside kinda gets stuck when I have a high edge angle when it’s a little bit of softer snow on top. Can’t tell if it’s the ski or ski boot that is getting stuck. Anyone got any tips?
Hi, thanks for a nice video! I have a different problem though. Sometimes, when I have a bit of speed and try to do narrower turns with high edge angles, at the exit of the turn the outside ski starts breaking off of the groove, resulting in a really unpleasant feeling when it breaks out, grabs the snow again, and breaks, and grabs, etc.
I understand that the edge angle is too high to skid and the downhill force is too strong to keep the ski in track, but I keep doing it and still not sure how to fix it.
Any suggestions? :)
What percentage pressure on inside foot vs outside? Cause I feel like when I’m getting my skis to actually carve I’m like 90% outside. Is this wrong?
No. High is good.
also depends where you’re skiing. east coast will tear you up
Theoretically this seems so easy but in practice skis have a mind on their own.
Haha. I enjoyed that. I feel this way first day of the season. Ski more and you two will merge into one shredding organism!
Top content, thank you!
Much appreciated! Have a lovely day!
спасибо отличные советы
Terrific video
Dear Stomp It,
I love your videos, but your list of reasons unfortunately do not apply for me. The reason I am not carving on skis is...that i cannot afford the sport anymore....it became to expensive.....😞
But anyway all the best for the rest to the seasons for all active drivers..
All the best
Tom
Excellent video! When you're doing your gentle, shallow turns, do you still drive the inside knee slightly forward? (I couldn't quite tell in the video). Focusing on the inside knee was one of the key things that unlocked clean carving turns. I'm not always achieving it, but when I do, I go silent and supersonic.
Sure it's important to tilt the inside ski inward a wee so the skis got the exact same edge angle. When you say drive the knee forward I get worried you may end up twisting the hip out of the turn which is not good. Don't do that. How ever the inside knee will be forward as you need to bring it up.
@@StompItTutorials thank you for the feedback! I will have the hip out of the turn in mind next time I go skiing.
When I “fall over”, sometimes I feel a sensation that I’m literally falling to the ground. (Happened once) What am I doing wrong? Bad posture? Not enough speed? Thanks!:)
more speed
yes, more speed is right. Carving will build speed fast , so start on easy greens and slowly work up@@isaacwesterback4499
Great lessons mate 👏👏👏
Un tuto de Michel Blanc en skis.
Que demander de plus ?
love you buddy
I started skiing 2 winters ago and I got to the point where I could do blue and even some reds without falling pretty quickly. I thought that I was doing it but then I took a couple of lessons and the guy told me that I am more so sliding down than carving and I realised that it was exactly what I was doing. But the thing about that is that if I try to do more carving I quickly end up going too fast for what I can handle right now. I guess I just need to stick to really slow blue runs and focus on carving even though I will be going really slow?
Also what about ski length, It always seems to me that the people who look the most in control out there and are the most nimble got smaller skis than me. At my length (181 cm) I was told that I should have at least 175 cm skis but I often feel like I would do better if they were a bit shorter.
Look where you want to go - before, during, and after the turn. Point your chest/shouders where you want to go - your feet will follow.
Don't worry too much about the length of your skis, if you can keep them under control they're fine. Being able to stop is necessary though, so practice turning uphill slightly to burn off speed if you feel you're going too fast.
Do I still need to push my hip outside to increse the angle right ?)
Hip to the inside of the turn.
Can someone explain me what the sticks are for? I watched this video and the only use for the sticks was to lean on them to demonstrate the technique while standing. Sticks had their role in the pre-carve era, but to me they don't seem to have a role with carving skis. Except, maybe, when doing tutorial videos or you want to secure yourself a better place in the long queue for the lift.
Sticks have the same role today as they did in the era before carving. (in carving era is better to use shorter poles) Pole plants are good for determining the rhythm, especially for its timing. They also help to stabilize top half of body if u use them correctly. The work of the sticks in this video is not very suitable for demonstrating how to use them correctly. Look for videos with high-quality skiers who, even if their videos do not really address a specific problem, they do it correctly.
Paul Lorenz, Jf Beaulieu, Reilly McGlashan... are the best guys on YT to follow.
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You don’t need them. But they’re nice to have, especially when you need them like on a flat.
When carving they basically help you sense the track.
@@daniel_960_ You definitely NEED them!!!
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