I've been teaching skiing for the past 30 years and everything on this video is correct. Thank you for showing some great techniques for skiing in powder. I have 110mm underfoot but prefer to be under 100mm so I can sink in the snow. Just to add keeping your legs and skis together in powder is similar to skiing in the bumps.
@@Drawee Nah he is right. The alps have a long history of people herding cattle up there and all that stuff. With a bunch of people living and skiing up there, skiing on perfectly groomed pistes is normal in europe. Powder isn't as popular
I started skiing at seven but left it for snowboarding at 11 or so, now at 21 I tried to pick it up again. I found out I have gotten way better and confident in skiing without ever touching them. This was especially the case in the powder, the fact that i could do powder runs on the most beginner rental ski's confirmed to me that the type of ski you are using never makes it impossible to ski powder. great to see that you agree.
For when you get out west. This is a very good lesson and essentially mirrors most of what I was shown in a small group lesson at Jackson Hole. Not letting the tails dig down and keeping the chest square to the fall line were the main ideas put forth. After that one lesson I was able to ski steep and deep far better.
Just found your channel and I’m obsessed! I love your videos! You seem to genuinely want people to be the best skiers they can be! No snobby attitude. You seem to believe anyone can do what they set their mind to on skis!
Hi, i’m a french viewer and i like you well because of ski ofc :) but also because i find you have an accent i can understand, you don’t speak too fast and its a good point 👍 thx for your ski tips i’ll recommend you to my friends
I have literally taught myself how to ski just from watching this channel the last 2 years. So glad I started! Now I get to try out some powder skiing in Colorado in December, and boom, this video comes up! I've learned the basics, how to jump, and hopefully now some good backcountry skiing tips. Thank you for making this page.
I like mogul slopes more, but what you've shown here - is absolutely correct, and you've talked about it so well on camera! The jump at the end where you rotate your skies one side and then another - that's astounding - I know how hard it is in reality and know that I can't do it in my current shape. A rare case when a person does and talks well! 🙂👍
i can't understand who can put a dislike to this... basic rules, simple explained, lessons for free. every of your vid is worth. also for advanced skiers to get rid of bad habits!
Very good video! Adult learner here: powder clicked for me when I committed to face down the fall line, still upper body (watch for over-rotation, as you said), relaxed posture, keeping shin pressure on the boots, knees together and for the finishing touch a confident, reaching pole plant. Can't over state the need for speed to gain flotation - in my experience this is what holds people back - they can't commit to the speed required for at least some flotation and so end up leaning back to force the skis around - which is exhausting. The pumping drill 1:40 can also be practiced on the sides of pistes if you don't have that glorious Laax pow!
@@henrygonzalez3842 it just means you push your shins into the front of your boot. So that your shins always have some light pressure onto the boot, that way you know you have good position and are not standing up to much.
Yes you have to "attack" the mountain :) Been skiing my whole life and I still get tired sometimes, at least with new gear, in which case it's tempting to lean back to ease tension on your thigh muscles. It's better to do a full stop until you're ready to "attack" again. Uneven snow can cause this, or when you don't trust the surface. I find this to mostly happen in "off piste" ski resorts where bushes are here and there, or if there's lots of tracks and mixed snow, and you get a bit "defensive", especially with new skis/boots/bindings. Better to venture a bit further off piste to find that good powder hill, then follow a road back to the lift or something (if at a resort) :)
Very nice video! I will be skiing out west in the USA for the first time in March so this video was very helpful! I usually ski in Vermont so I have never skied in serious powder
I'm skiing for almost 30 years now and this video is gold, not only for powder, but skiing in general. Always project shoulders down the valley, don't lean back and keep the skis tight (makes quick turning easier and gives more stability if done right)
Great set of instruction videos and a few of the powder skiing tips have helped me. It is worth mentioning that although you can ski powder on any ski, having the correct ski makes it much easier. I started skiing off piste on Fischer RC4 GS race skis, (both old school 210cm thin skis and 185cm carvers). Four years ago I bought some all mountain skis, (185cm Atomic Vantage Theory), and now find off piste far more enjoyable. The all mountain skis are more stable and are much smoother when skiing chop and crud......it isn't always soft fluffy powder out there.
I have been skiing off and on since I was 3, but I had a long gap and then got back into it the last few years. I was feeling really confident at Keystone last year, but the snow was really consistent (not very much.) This year at Crested Butte, with 5-6 inches of fresh powder over the groomed run, I am really struggling. This is the deepest powder I have ever seen! Yesterday I went out on a easy run, fell and slammed my head into the snow. I was so shaken and disappointed with myself, I quit for the day 😢. I am going out today and practicing everything I leaned in this video. I really hope after some practice, I have the confidence I need to get back on some harder runs and enjoy myself. Thanks!
Thanks for these tips! I have been working on off piste skiing for some time now and it just doesn’t seem to work for me although I am super confident on piste. I noticed that I am probably leaning wayyy to much backwards and that prevents me from being able to turn easily, to pump snow and to keep my skis together. I tried to focus on staying forward today and it was better although difficult. Unfortunately my skis are for slalom and 66mm in width which makes them so hard for off piste 🙈 it’s really scary to watch them sink so low in the snow you can’t see them!
I did some ski Instructor training courses when I worked at a hill one winter and was told when I started that I was a fine skier but my form was horrible. Skiing from the back seat and not engaging my technique in a way conductive to the students learning fundamentals that I was experienced enough to not need to constantly use.
I can’t wait!! Ski season was supposed to open this weekend but it’s been postponed. Watching Stomp It to keep the hype alive. Just bought some Rossignol EXP 86 Basalt skis. My first pair of skis. Can’t wait to try anything I’ve picked up from your videos.
I am shocked....these are the same top three mistakes I would have chosen also! Oh, and we are forecast to get a foot of snow tomorrow night in the Wasatch.....Yay!
Hi from Whistler Canada! Your videos are amazing and so helpful! Do You think You could show us how to do a butter (nose/tail) ? That would be awesome.
Kom hem från en skidresa idag, gjorde min första backflip på skidor tack vare din tutorial! Nästa resa ska jag försöka lära mig åka puder! Grym video btw
ive been skiing for over 10 years and I still struggle in deep pow. my ski's are only 85mm but since I weigh basically nothing I just need to learn technique really.
Thanks, I needed that reminder. I always pole plant and like to feel my shins against my boot tops to insure I'm forward over my skis. In rough snow (tracked up by several skiers in powder) I always keep my skis together "like Ingemar Stenmark" but now I'll do it in powder - when I'm lucky enough to find it!
My issue is I can never get used to pow skiing, as we get like 5 pow days here in the east coast, so I will get decent and be able to ski pow really well, then I'll forget everything when the next pow day comes in like 3 weeks
Nice video,.I think if anyone is skiing like this they have fundamental skiing issues. I ski on the east coast and ski lots of hard pack and bumps. We have a saying its not that you cant ski moguls its that you cant really ski. Bumps and powder bring out all your flaws. I learned to ski pow on skinny skies so the new skies are easy, I can ski powder better now than 30 years ago. Not so with bumps as the knees and back are getting old. I love pow.
Too much or too little forward lean in the boots can force you too far back too. For me with my stiff ankles, too much forward lean (16°) forced me to lean on the rear cuffs. Swapped a part in my boots and got comfortable 13° (comfortable for me) now. A friend has the opposite problem, too little forward lean (11°) forces him back. Lifters in the heel sorted his boots out perfectly.
I usually use the rule "head, shoulders, knees and toes" when coaching bowlers (I'm a certified bowling coach). I believe this would be just as relevant in skiing. If your knees are in front of your toes on flat ground and you lean too far back skiing, check your boot specs too ✌🏻 Same goes for the opposite
Leaning back and forward controls the speed, so its not a mistake. That goes to skis. You dont need special skis for powder...if you are a good powder skier. What You mentioned...4 the mistake is keeping skis to wide. When skis close together you avoid sinking one ski , and you make the sliding surface wider...good luck!
I lived for several seasons in Jackson Hole, and skied every day on 207 cm skis, on the Hobacks (when open) , and many, many times OB in Cody Bowl and Granite Canyon. Here is how to ski powder in a list. 1. Establish a rhythm 2) Do NOT go slow.......find a slope with some pitch 3) Stay over the middle of your skis. Don't sit back or drive forward. Stay centered with your feet underneath you and shoulders as square to the fall line as possible. 4) Keep going....don't stop. Keep that rhythm. 5) Don't ski powder in the trees with one of the maids from a local Teton Village lodge, who just split several joints with you. Not good. Ha
Nice video, I just have a small note which is, if one is not used to ski with the use of pole plants than it must probably should not be riding powder snow. Powder snow is highly prone to accidents and injuries (knee e.g.) and if someone does not have at least an intermediate to advanced level, by which case they would already know they should use the pole to force the correct body position and prepare the body position for the curve, then he really should not be skying on powder snow.
-balance in the middle of the ski, -lean on your boots slightly, -speed is your friend, just like on a boat you need to be "up on step" in order for the skis to work on powder -relax and let skis do their job -your skiis should both turn together in unison with the body weight distributed evenly on both skiis ...but what do I know I have only been skiing for 40 years..
old school rocks! we "grandpas" have used those 2,10m and still managed to shred it... now with the new material its such a pleasure! this kids have it sooo easy... ;)
Maaan! Great to see you again! You are brilliant at communicating the skill thing but the playful idiot that comes with it makes you so watchable. Shine on! 🌵🦅
One point that was left out is to use a ski that slides good in the powder. A draggy ski for s you to sit back, killing your legs. I does not matter how wide you ski is if the drags. A good bottom grind contour and the right wax is the answer
