About this time every summer I start looking at Deb Armstrong instruction videos in preparation for winter. I always manage to get an "ah ha" moment and take it into my first day on snow. As an adult learner, nothing comes easy but somehow I get better at skiing every summer! Thanks, Deb.
Moguls are a goal. I never had hamstring strength, and I think that hinders my ability to pull my legs back. And I haven’t had an instructor who felt comfortable teaching moguls correctly. This video is gold.
Debra is the one to learn from about skiing!! Not just because she did all the great things in these videos. I did a quick search and found out that she was a US Olympic Gold Medalist at Sarajevo in 1984.
Thanks, Your (and Bobby) mogul lessons are simply best on web. Pulling heel up to the bum is the key that most people don't get or teach. Pulling downhill ski back. Edging not carving are 3 keys
THANK YOU for explaining WHY you need to do a particular position!! So many teachers just tell you this is what to do, but not why you need to do it. So helpful.
The bit about the poles... close the wrists, drive through... very direct and helpful. I’m just a recreational skier but i think that will help me stay square and keep me from dropping shoulder occasionally, even on bigger turns... opening my wrist is probably what gets it started. I am really hearing the thing about how it pulls all of you back... i ski maybe 85-90 flex boots, with ample forward pressure
Hey Deb...thanks for putting this up! The scene where I ski now (moved home from Taos) is all groomer and racing-based...and people are so resistant to mogul skiing. It helps to show a world class alpine racer getting into the technical aspects of mogul skiing. I miss seeing you around and at town league and whatnot... -Jeremiah
Another fantastic video Deb, I think another problem(s) with people skiing moguls is one they have way too stiff skis for absorption and are skiing on skis that are too long for their skill set.
Absolutely! I have been skiing since the ‘50 and for a long time followed the conventional wisdom of “longer and stiffer”. My nemesis was moguls. It wasn’t until I ditched that “wisdom” and got a short pair of skis that I likened to “al dente noodles” that I was able to cope in the bumps. I have since gone even softer and haven’t looked back. This is from someone who skis the East...
I like the slow motion segment as you can see him smear the skis to help kill some speed. I like to practice the smear turn on groomed moderately steep early in the season especially when the bumps haven’t formed taking notice of my body position and hands as if I’m in the bumps.
Very good, concise tips. It would be nice if easy slopes had easy moguls, perhaps even artificial ones, for people to gently practice in this fascinating three-dimensional environment without getting overwhelmed.
bravo ! I've been skiing (although a week or two per year , and only in Europe ) for 40 years now . I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that you, your videos and instructions are the most professional and helpful ones i have ever seen ! i took many lessons in the french alps, private and group, and let me tell ya' - they pale compare to you . you are so much better ! for many years i have been skiing very fast with poor posture and technique. good people like you help me and my wife improve and become better . of course, there is a limit even to your skills - there is no way even you can cause me to stop being a back-seater and ski effortlessly :-) but still, i would like to know where you teach and maybe come this winter !
Most common balance/stance issue, under-flexed ankles and over-flexed knees. I often see many instructors who fall into this category. The only group who's consistently over-flexed in the ankles are park skiers but is often a product of an extremely soft boot.
Hmm...absorb more with the larger posterior chain muscles rather than with the quads... I've been told to get my hips forward but never heard it stated as in the video. I will try it and report back, thanks. Maybe that's why Hart recommends mounting the bindings a bit forward.
I used to be okay at skiing about 30 years ago. Race trained (although never particularly great at it.) I went up a mountain in France last year and tried to attack the bumps. Just the mild concussion then!
Great video, but painful to watch as it points out my poor technique. I do the barn-door arm swing 3:02. Gotta work on the box! And thanks for taking the time to set up the motion shots and do all of the editing. Very helpful.
Thank you very much for all of your videos, I think that the explanations are very clear as well as the body movements and "play" you have while explaining things to your students. One thing that I haven't figure out is that while explaining about the upper body, you both said it should be straight spine and that the legs should come up to absorb the bump. However when you put the videos that show the movement, you were both leaning forward and brought your shoulders over your feet. Maybe I misunderstood but I would appreciate it if you could clarify this one
A great lesson from the coach. Thanks. There are many ways to ski moguls. Another expert suggests to pull the free ski back. In this lesson the coach suggests to pull the down ski back. I'm a little confused.
As I stated in the video. There are many ways to approach moguls. In actuality there will be times to use all approaches. Of course I like my line for as long as I can get away with it and then I must adjust depending on the size and shape of the approaching bump.
Seems to me it is a combination of pulling back "the free ski" as you are making the turn and the soon-to-be-downhill ski is light, you get it back a little then and you keep it back as you land on it.
@@DebArmstrongSkiStrong might be my daughter's settings on her messenger account. Shes 11. Tell Bobby hi from JD from Killington if you see him. Great vids by the way.
When skiing bumps I never change into a softer boot to ski the bumps. If the boots are soft & do do not have enough support the skier will be in the back seat as they will be scared to get forward if there is not enough support to hold them. Skiing is not about being able to flex the boot forward & back. A stiff boot allows for lightening quick for/aft balance adjustments. If the boot is not properly aligned a softer boot will allow to bending of the boot for the correct amount of ankle flexing. Though it is best to use a stiffer boot that is aligned properly. There should be some for/aft travel of the leg with in the boot though best to use a boaster strap to control the travel. Some skiers use 2 boaster straps.
