Posts Tagged ‘carving backside moguls’

Dealing With Big Moguls

Sunday, 14 November 2010 16:28 Written by Admin 0 Comments

Bigger moguls are definitely a big challenge for any skier, what you will need to do when you get in them is to be patient, use as much range as possible, be forward and take a direct line. Also, backside pressure is important. You can get away with not doing it on smaller moguls, but you have to be super forward and drive the tips of your skis down the backside on all moguls, especially big ones. By being patient, I just mean don’t let your feet get out in front of you and cause you to be backseat as this is a fairly common problem. Wait for the bumps to come to you, don’t throw your feet at it defensively! You probably know how to use lots of range of motion, just really use as much as you can and try to get a good, early knee roll. I know you said that you get going to fast, but if you take more of a direct line there will be less “bucking” and less ruts so it will be easy to ski smoothly and stay in control; in this case, just use your carving and absorption to slow you down.

Back Side Pressure & Carving

Sunday, 07 November 2010 18:27 Written by Admin 4 Comments

This will teach you how to get backside pressure and carve the moguls.

Backside Pressure: Backside pressure is when the tips of your skis are driving down the backside of the mogul. For instance, if you have good backside pressure, someone standing down the hill from you won’t be able to see the bottoms of your skis. To get back side pressure, you must be skiing forward and on the balls of your feet. Then, after you absorb the mogul, you need to drive your hips and hands down the hill so that the tip of your ski is in constant contact with the snow. If you are a beginner, this may be extremely difficult, but keep practicing because once you can get good backside pressure, your bump skiing skills will increase dramatically.

Carving: Before you begin, remember that it’s important to have good back side pressure before attempting to carve. There are two main elements to carving the moguls, those are lead change and knee angulation; these two combined will get you on an edge and carving the moguls. It helps to watch the video for this part, but say you are carving to the left, you need to roll your knees over to the left and as far as lead change, your left knee would be slightly in front of your right and vice verca. You would be rolling your knees from side to side where they’re going to the right when you absorb a bump to the right and the same for thelef. It helps to try getting on an edge while skiing the flats, then taking it to the moguls. Good luck and keep practicing!

If you have any questions, please ask them below or in the forum.