I will use these with my students and my junior instructors to improve their skiing. Great example of how to use these drills and carry their purpose and “feeling” into actual skiing. Thanks Morgan… and CARV. CARV will be the first sticker I have ever put on my helmet!
This was by far the best instructional video I have come across and I've been scrolling through videos for a while now. I learned all of these exercises today, but not in this amount of detail. Thanks so much for sharing you experience and invaluable lessons.
You are the clearest ski instructor on RU-vid! Your explanations are so understandable and easy to follow. I can’t wait to try your suggestions this Friday! Now following you on Carv and on your own channel. 👍👍👍👍
got 28 years of skiing experience, but watching to be able to teach friends. it´s hard to explain when its so natural for me. your teaching methods are very clear and well explained!
Love this video for its clarity in examples and tricks. My compliments to the person who shot this video and Morgan who was so right to mention that the Card IQ could drop when exercising for the first few times. One step back and then two steps forward is what training is all about.
As a former snowboard instructor turned skier, it has been tough to get 100% comfortable to the stiff boots and removing the ankle joint completely from ripping. Interested in trying these out for sure!
It can be discouraging to see that ski-IQ drop in carv when trying new things, thanks for pointing out it’s like one step back for three steps forward! ⛷✨ and, nice music, too!
It's always important to remember that the 'drill' or 'tactic' isn't the same as the skiing. They are used to generate new feelings or moves for the learner and often lack the same flow that the final skiing will have. It's not surprising that the CARV system can see and register the difference between a drill/tactic and regular skiing after the new moves are added.
Former CSIA level 2 here. I love the inside tap exercise, it's superb for getting progressing intermediates to get the feeling of pressuring the outside ski when turning. It's worked on everyone from kids to teenagers and even my wife. Great content to share the knowledge!
Must say that I watched this before heading to our last ski trip last weekend (Mount Kato Minnesota) and saved me for making so many mistakes, I practiced and practiced and my skills got better and I was more confident going down the hill, I could control my speed and it felt better in my joints. Thank you so much, a true grateful subscriber from now on 🙂🙌🎿
The most important part of the hop exercise that he didn't mention is that it involves an edge change. So, for example if you're finishing a left turn, you'll be on your left edges. To begin a right turn, while on your left edges, you hop and land on your right edges.
I assumed this was the case but did wonder if that’s what he was intending. It did not appear like they jumped into the turn though. If so it was subtle in appearance
Can’t wait to try these drills. I know the “soft” hop one will help me. I tend to be a bit rigid and need to work on joint flexibility to gain edge control.
Great, Great vid !! Fantasic improvement in such a short period of time !!! I can see that a little more time in the gym would help Rachel with her rotary control, fore and aft movement and stability, as well as edge angle. Thank you so much for sharing these fantastic drills !
I appreciate all you have accomplished as a long time instructor. Your explanations and your demos were spot on. However you did mix inside/outside ski with uphill/downhill ski. I believe inside/outside ski is more easily understood by students. I did notice that Rachel was making an ever so slight wedge to start her tuens even with her awesome improvements. FYI: I am a fully certified Ski Instructor from Mammoth Mountain California. Well done!
One year ago started skiing, but learnt to do it the wrong way as I was always having pressure on the inside ski(one instructor told me) as well as my posture isn’t the best. Will definitely try these ones the next time I’m on a mountain.
Thank you so much! You are an amazing instructor. This video is extremely enjoyable to watch and the information is broken down into very digestible segments. Fantastic video dude!
some of the tips taught here are exaclty what my instructor told me a few weeks ago. intially i felt awkward when lifting one ski, and i was certainly not able to lift my ski/leg like the instructor did. However, even though, i can say it did work!!! and help heaps!!
I really like the idea of the 3rd drill, which tricks the skier into using the outside ski more while making them think they are doing something on the inside ski. Sneaky and effective. It was focus on outside ski pressure that took me from sub 100 IQ to the 120s, with other refinements such as topple eventually taking me over 140.
wow, great tips, great detailed instructions. Rachel's progress is so noticeable. I will try tips with my kids and use them for myself as well. Thank you!
Very clear and precise. More useful I think as exercises than flex and extend the legs. I try to pull my feet back at the start of a new turn to stay centred. On steep red slopes I have a high Angle at the end of the turn, I often find it hard to get onto the new outside ski. Any tips?
this is great stuff. personally i always imagine myself jumping into a turn so hearing this from a pro teacher is nice to hear. after the imaginary hop i picture myself pushing out the outside ski force wise (like a ice skater would extend during a stroke) without actually moving the leg since the counter force of the snow and the fact your edges "lean"against this prevents the leg moving outwards in practice. very usefull these drills to teach this to others.
Nice lesson! I saw her run when she did an 89. 89 looked better than I expected it to look. This is good considering on a normal day, my iq tends to have a low of 90 and a high of 120 depending on conditions. I’m a New England skier where there is a lot of ice
A new turn starts when you cross the fall line. The uphill ski is the new turn's outside ski. Pressure the uphill edge of the uphill ski while leaning diagonally down the hill. Pinch at the waist. Angulation. Leaning uphill bad. (1.50) Leaning downhill good.
What a great leason, I could totally relate to it. Lifting just the inside ski also achieves the same thing to rely more on the outside ski. Posted it afrer watching 1st exercise...and Wow actually that turned out to be the 3rd exercise..amazing 😀
This is the best tutorial video I’ve ever watched. Best instructions and is a keeping video for next year as we’re into summer here. Thank you so much! 🙏🏻 ⛷️
@@SkiTipsFromMorgan you are the best ski instructor in video and in real life too I can see. I wish I have a chance to get a private lesson with you one day. Thank you so much for great tips 🙏🏻
got 28 years of skiing experience, but watching to be able to teach friends. it´s hard to explain when its so natural for me. your teaching methods are very clear and well explained!
Excellent video! I'm a novice skier who will use this as my syllabus the next time I go out. Question though: I know you need to put more pressure on the downslope ski when turning. Do you do this primarily by pushing down on the downslope ski, or reducing pressure on the upslope ski? Or is it a combination of both? Thanks in advance!
yes you do, but better to think about reducing pressure on the uphill ski. this transition needs to take place pretty early, much earlier than you think. ideally before your skis are across the hill. Carv's wearable sensor measures this movement and timing really precisely so can help with mastering this technique
Where do you find a run SO SMOOTH?? Every run I've ever done is massively chopped up, uneven, bumps, mini moguls, like its been pummelled by a thousand snow boarders!!
I'm 4 days into skiing and can get down pretty much anything, but my skiing looks like shit. Great video and lots to now try! One question... I'm a fairly big guy (6ft 2 and 15st) and have been using 160 skis. Are these too short, and if so how long should I go?
Dude I’m a new skier too and I’m 5’10” 175 on 180’s those are WAY too short for you with your height and weight, I rented 150’s the first week and then bought some 180’s before the next trip I went on. Have skiid 12 days out of my first month of skiing ever and I’m already thankful for the length at speed.
You demonstrated leaning uphill when you press the uphill edge of the uphill ski. What about leaning downhill when you're pressuring the uphill/ outside edge of the uphill ski. Angulation.
If I were to buy the device and the membership are drills like this available in the app? Are specific drills suggested based on data gathered from the device?
The short answer is yes.. there will be recommendations/tips based on your data. There are also training lessons that you can watch on the app as well. I can’t speak for everyone but I will also provide help on the CARV community page when asked or when direct message are sent to me on any of my social media pages
Great lessons! I am hanging up my snowboard and back to skis in Three Valleys, France Jan 2024. Been a long time and I think my ski IQ is going to be super low. Let's hope I don't go full retard. Did learn about the magic of the edge on a snowboard though with some pretty catastrophic wipe-outs! 🙏
Great tips...I will definitely try them at my next ski trip. Not leaning forward enough, not knowing what is happening with my inner leg and not be able to turn a nice curve...are all my long term issues.
I have yet to be able to use my Carv this season. I'll hopefully be heading out this week. What mode did you use for this? Is this just in the ski mode? I really don't know yet how to utilize Carve the best way.
Hello Teri, We were just in free ski mode… my recommendation is for the fist day or so to stay in free ski mode to get a bit of a baseline. Then have a look at what metric you would like to work on. Personally I always start with balance as that is the foundation to all other skills. A key thing to remember is that while working on a particular skill your “scores” will go down. Then go back to free ski and apply the newly acquired skill in the real world environment (as you should work on the skills on easier terrain). Happy skiing
Try the new Ted Ligety training as well. its designed to go from lower intermediate skill. level right up to pro - in a fun 40 level progression. So, it could be a powerful tool for you as well.
As my first year skiing I went really fast to consistent 135 runs with peaks of 140 and lows of 120, but I still dont feel in control with regards to speed, specially when it gets steep (black runs), so I might be a 140 skier but I feel less in control than people with lower Ski IQ :(, specially when terrain goes rough.
Hi Carlos, First off… congratulations on your skiing success so far! The slower we go it is more difficult because we have to rely more on precise movements as we do not have the momentum to assist us. Continue to challenge yourself at those slower speeds
Hey Carlos, thanks for this feedback. Our coaching product manager would love to hop on a call with you to discus your experience - giving more accurate coaching in the context of the conditions are a big focus for us. Can you DM us your email if you're up for a quick call about Carv? thanks
So wait... I just had an instructor tell us that we wanted to have equal pressure on both legs/skis through the turn. This vid gives me the idea that isn't right. Confused.
You should have the majority of you weight/balance on the outside leg. The 50/50 is such a brief moment in time (and that is only when you switch from one turn to the next.
I can tell that this lady skier’s big issue is knee over flexion of the outside leg. This not only makes “A”frame leg, but more importantly fails in strong leg extension to resist to the outside pressure.
I'm actually decently able to keep a LOT of pressure on that outside ski. However, a combination of holding my weight + inertia on one leg, while having the knee bent, takes a lot of energy on that quad. I'm usually in control, but it only takes a few high speed runs before my legs are burned out (and I'm an endurance athlete in sports other than skiing). How can I be more efficient?
What are these weird IQ measures? Do they have sensors in the boots to actually measure pressure? If not then deciding it's a 63 vs a 71 seems rather arbitrary.
The body faces the direction of momentum.. that only happens when your skis are faced by straight down the hill. Or another way to think of it is face the direction you would slide if you fell… or on mathematical terms the tangent line
To me the “metric” are visual representations of what the proper skiing skills are. It allows the user to actually understand what they are feeling. I for one had a difficult time knowing what proper movements were unless I was verbally told “yes” or “no” in reality that is what CARV does for the user.
After the first time you use CARV it will populate a ski IQ score. If you are a beginner or an intermediate skier you would be close to this score as well
What a great video!! Thank you for the lesson. I will definitely be trying all of these exercises on the slopes today. Like Rachel, I'm trying to transition to early-advanced skiing. I'm struggling with the basics --- edge angle, weight shift, balance. Example of my skiing from yesterday: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zJaKu2si80I.html ... any feedback appreciated.
I believe if you by the Carv 'insole' it measures where your pressure is on your feet to determine exactly what you are doing wrong, or right and provides you a Ski IQ and tips to improve your skiing.
Thanks for asking. Ski:IQ is a score that Carv gives you at the end of each segment that you ski. By reading your pressure, rotation, acceleration, balance, edging and other factors each turn Carv is able to analysis you skiing to asses you based on 13 different metrics, built with ski instructors and coaches from all over the world. Based on those scores, we can then produce one number, your Ski:IQ, that takes all your scores into account. The number is between 0-200 with most skiers on the mountain scoring between 100-115. You Ski:IQ is effectively a measure of your overall technique for the run you just did. Hope that answers your question. Mark
Nice filming, I have to be a party popper, even if she improve her carvscore she is more gliding down and balancing on her skis, stiff as a pole, that's not skiing. Skiing is moving on skis, create angles and movement of joints, like dancing, nor get high scores... Just a warning to all followers
Hi Peter, Thanks for the comments… agreed what this is going to do is create a pattern that will allow functional movement to occur. Understanding what joints to move and how much to move them takes time to master. “Stiff as a board” is what most skiers do as they brace. Just remember there is no magic wand that all of a sudden make people do it perfectly when they do an exercise.
This isn't that hard. on bumpy powder day in crested butte I got to 125 going down flat iron to the woods below them. One thing to keep in mind is that the bumpy ground causes lower scores than on ice sheets or groomed trails. So, if you feel you are getting a lower score than you expect (and are a former racer, me) move to a groomed piste and try again. Why is this happening? well, it's a foot sensor and when you lift off the ground on the downhill ski because the hill bounced you, the system ends your consecutive carv completions. 😊 Now, given everything I've said, how did I get to 125 on those trails. 😊😊😊😊 get gud.
