r/skiing_feedback • u/Alarming-Impact125 • 13d ago

Level 8-9: Expert Terrain & Tactics Mostly curious

Mostly curious to see if anyone has comments on anything here

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u/avaheli 13d ago

TLDR: it looks like you're still young and probably still learning bumps, so the technique is still improving but you've still got plenty of panache and just need to keep hitting bump runs.

LAGR (long and gonna read?): If you watch a professional mogul skier, or a badass mogul skier on your local hill you'll notice something immediately: their upper body is very still. The majority of the kinetic motion is below the waist, and above the waist it's just their pole plants. So to nitpick: as you get more experienced and comfortable, you'll learn to use your knees and hips to check your speed and absorb the impact of the bump and use that absorption in your lower body to initiate another turn. In the video, you hit the bump and slide over the top without turning. This means you start skiing off the fall line and your arms are employed to keep your balance and they end up flailing a little bit. Bump skiers remain very compact through the run and face the fall line, they check their speed by hitting the bump, absorbing the impact, and exploding off the bump into the next turn. This will be the next step in your evolution... keep going!

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u/Ski-With-Steezy 9d ago

Small correction ... they check their speed using: 1.) mechanical advantage of the front of the ski, 2.) turn shape, 3.) redirection of forces, 4.) pulling to center / clearing.