I'm skiing right now, gonna definitely try those carve reverts! Coincidentally I was already practicing sking backwards today but I haven't quite got the switch down. Could you do a tutorial just on skiing backwards? Best ways to turn and what to avoid/focus on?
I was doing that for my first time ever just before Christmas and I have to say that you just have to try it again and again. Just slowly progressing. Low speed, always looking backwards.... And you will eventually get the right balance!
Ok, hopefully this will be clear enough to help you, but feel free to ask more questions if I left something out. The easiest way to understand skiing backwards is to think of it as skiing forwards. What this means is that your lead changes (inside ski tip moving forwards relative to the outside ski) and using shin pressure to initiate the turn remain the same. To start skiing backwards, the easiest way is to do a nose butter. This looks similar to his reverts, but is usually done at a slower speed and you slide on your edges vs the carving you see there. to start, initiate a sliding turn, but lean into the front of your boots more than usual. Keep leaning forward until the tails of your skis lift off the snow. Immediately push your heels in the direction of the fall line and twist your torso in the opposite direction of the nose butter to keep looking down the slope. You are now skiing backwards! In order to carve, remember the above part. If you are leaning to the right, your right ski should be forward of your left, but now since you are skiing backwards, that will be uphill. Continue to lean in to the shin of your boot to initiate your turns, and when you feel like switching back, do a tail butter by leaning backwards until your tips come off the snow and roll them over in one direction to face the other way. Hope this helps!
I just started freestyle skiing this year. Because of these videos I can land 360's, land switch off rails, do some gnarly grabs and a few other tricks!! Skiing is the shit! Thanks for making these videos, this channel slaps hard.
I just got my new goggles today, and I wanted to see what they are gonna look like on the mountain. So I’m wearing my goggles while watching this video lol
Hey Jens! Ski is the thing that I love the most in my life, but you make me love it more if it’s possible!! Thank you so much for bringing us so much new and cool tricks and challenges. Keep it up man!!
Man, absolutely love your passion for making skiing even more fun. Your videos are clear, fun, rad AND informative all at the same time. Best skiing channel on YT
I have alot of trouble with losing grip with the edge of the ski while carving (when hitting some more packed/iciersnow). The edge on my skis are in good condition although the skis are a second hand old pair. Is my technique wrong? Does anyone have any tips?
I have the same issue and was just working on this today. What I've found helps is bending your outside knee in towards the inside leg as you transfer into a carve. Also apply pressure towards the front of your boot, and actually shift your outside foot laterally inside your boot as you initiate and progress through the turn so you don't cause a very sudden change in momentum which results in slippage; instead you want to gradually transfer weight (even if it is done quickly, the key is doing so with fairly even pressure). That being said, while I often ski 'expert' terrain by resort standards, I consider myself to be an amateur and am pretty new to proper carving so take that with a grain of salt.
Also in my case my edges are pretty shot so that probably doesn't help. One too many rocks and sketch terrain. Need to do a better job of avoiding barely buried rocks lol. But as is typically the case with these things, technique trumps equipment.
skiing is my favourite sport and next month im finally gonna ski for the first time this year, i was skiing for 14 years already but this year will be the first one that i'll be trying your tricks im so excited!!!
There is another cool carve, where you take the tail of one ski and put it on the other ski in front of the front binding, and switch skis at each carve down the hill. Drunk Daffy carve.
I find that as a previous racer I gravitate towards butters reverts and carve tricks. I’m a technically good skier so I don’t have to worry about form as much.
Love your tutorials guys! A little suggestion: for me the follow cam from behind or from the side is much more helpful when learning these tricks, makes it so much easier to just, well, follow your motion 😅 Filming from below looks way more impressive but its difficult to transfer. And special thanks for doing carving tricks, everyone else just focusses on park and freestyle 👍🏻
Hi, really amazing videos! Which type of skiis do you prefer using when playing around with some carving/free style on the ski slopes? A link to the type of ski would be really helpful. Maybe some viewers know as well
Quick question if anyone has an answer for me: I’m heading to Switzerland for a skiing holiday in April, does anyone know if the snow is likely to be alright around that time? Love these videos can’t wait!
Last season I skied in Laax (where Jens is filming his videos) until April 22nd. This year it should also be open until late April, but you never know how much snow there will still be.
At what point would you put your bindings on your ski when switching between slope and park skiing? Right in the center or maybe a little more in the back?
@@simon9258 I just picked up a pair wanted a powder skill to had some versatility so I'm thinking back a lil bit but I think reccomend is close to true center
Love your vids Jens the carve 360 carve is such a nice trick could you do a video on how to ski switch? I usually slide around after tricks where I land switch but would love to ride out the whole way
can you guys make a video on how to be more stylish while skiing(outside of the park)? I've looked on youtube and haven't found anything for outside of the park
When does the Contest ends? Because I'm skiing in I guess 3 weeks. I'm so exited to do all the stuff I Just saw. Watched a hole bunch of your trick videos, it looks Just so cool. I guess - but not hope - that the most tricks are way more complicated than they Look...
Man! That looks like some serious fun. I am going next week to Austria, Moeltaller Gletcher, I will definitely try some of these. My biggest goal is to master the 360 though. Wish I had more time. Any chance you will be nearby? ;)