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Sorry guys, but your carving skills are not that good. I'm glad you are having fun, but you shouldn't represent yourself as an authority on skiing unless you can show us all a great carved turn, in various radii and terrain, and from this it looks like all you've got is long radius back seat groomer park-n-ride. You're only getting maybe 10 percent of the ski's potential performance. The good news is that you can develop a good carved turn that works everywhere, and it's not that hard, physically. You'll have to abandon some of you're outdated ideas, tho, and that can be the tough part.
Your totally missing the point, these videos are meant to demonstrate beginning basic carving technigue and the turns are long and round so there easy to see. It must be done on soft groomers so you can see the tracks and its easier to decamber the ski, again for demonstration. Once you learn this, I agree it is easy to make shorter radius turns just by switching edges faster and adding a little skidding especially on the steeps. Back seat/10 percent/outdated ideas...I dont think so ,this technique is used by world cup racers and if you think your going have any change of making good clean carved turns on icy torain you must learn this first.
Really? I think it is time for a new definition of carving. Yes, 20 years ago when skis were straight, just getting the things on edge was a real skill. With modern shaped skis, everyone can ride sidecut. Now, skilled carving requires being able to continously increase edge angles to generate tight, decreasing radii, with speed control on increasingly steep terrain.
Like the other poster said, I'm left scratching my head when I see this being represented as "carving". Nobody who has seen a recent ski movie or who has watched a World Cup race in the last decade would aspire to this.
This is unfortunately so typical of ski "instruction." Here you are representing yourself as an expert, yet you have no idea what good skiing even looks like, let alone what it takes to get there.
Good for you for putting free information about skiing out there at your expense. That's nobel, the way it should be. Ski instruction should be free.
I just wish you'd have videos of where it's challenging. So my great lines in Aspen where it's tough.
This idea of making a big deal out of skiing on groomed runs, from what I can see, it's bad for the sport. Instead, to inspire skiers, I think videos connecting whatever it is you're talking about via bump runs, steeps and powder is much more convincing.
The groomers have been taken over by high speed skiers with equipment that's either wrong for them, or way over their heads. Groomers are the most dangerous place on the mountain.
Now the only problem with my idea is if it really works, my beloved terrain will have more skiers on it. So maybe I should rethink this? :-)
Then, the whole idea of ski instruction is just not appealing. You have these ski instructors, 97% of them are just snobby. The other 3%, if that, that really understand the sport, 99% of all skiers will never find them.
So what's left?
Fundamentals. Then practice, practice, practice. Not on groomed runs, off-piste. Then you have to have good luck; you have to stay really fit, avoid injury.
I see your stuff has made it's way to the Harb site. Of course they're complaining about you. Those guys are so miserable -- they'd complain about the sky being too blue. How ironic that Harald started just where you are. But now that he's made a couple of dimes, he wants to close the door behind him - how dare anyone else have a video with ideas about skiing!
Yes, a skier needs to understand the movements necessary to ski the whole mountain well. Those movements need to be carefully explained and laid out in an easy to understand format. Harald has done a great job of that, for sure. In the beginning, he did a great job of laying out a message of how to get from groomers to off-piste, providing you do the work. But now, his site is so full of negative people with negative messages, it's just a turn off. They come off as being what skiing needs to get rid of, the snobs. One thing Harald has done, is that he shows his skiing in tough conditions. So for a student of the sport, who wants to get there, it's easy to see the path. But then you just to ignore the messenger, so to speak.
I see your stuff is also talked about on epicski.com? Unfortunately, that site is not good for much else than hooking up, or pimping someone in a ski town for a free place to stay.
I call it "Center of Republican skiers". Because, just like the Republicans, nobody there knows what they're talking about. Or, just like the Republicans, they have these vague ideas that barely make any sense in text -- that make no sense in practical terms, on the mountain where things happen in an instant. I wouldn't pay any attention to them, either. I'm sure there's posts there from "experts", but who are really locked up in a mental institution.
So it's great that you've taken the time to put your stuff out there. But for me, I just would rather see you in tough conditions, walking the walk. I'm sure you rip, let's see some ripping!
Anyone hating on this video is clueless... just ignore them. This is for beginners to understand the fundamentals. That's how you learn, You don't learn by watching advanced terrain and techniques. This also isn't supposed to be a d measuring video, it's supposed to help people. And I think this site does a great job of doing just that. Very common sense and great understanding of physics and biomechanics.
Sorry guys, but your carving skills are not that good. I'm glad you are having fun, but you shouldn't represent yourself as an authority on skiing unless you can show us all a great carved turn, in various radii and terrain, and from this it looks like all you've got is long radius back seat groomer park-n-ride. You're only getting maybe 10 percent of the ski's potential performance. The good news is that you can develop a good carved turn that works everywhere, and it's not that hard, physically. You'll have to abandon some of you're outdated ideas, tho, and that can be the tough part.
ReplyDeleteYour totally missing the point, these videos are meant to demonstrate beginning basic carving technigue and the turns are long and round so there easy to see. It must be done on soft groomers so you can see the tracks and its easier to decamber the ski, again for demonstration. Once you learn this, I agree it is easy to make shorter radius turns just by switching edges faster and adding a little skidding especially on the steeps. Back seat/10 percent/outdated ideas...I dont think so ,this technique is used by world cup racers and if you think your going have any change of making good clean carved turns on icy torain you must learn this first.
DeleteReally? I think it is time for a new definition of carving. Yes, 20 years ago when skis were straight, just getting the things on edge was a real skill. With modern shaped skis, everyone can ride sidecut. Now, skilled carving requires being able to continously increase edge angles to generate tight, decreasing radii, with speed control on increasingly steep terrain.
ReplyDeleteLike the other poster said, I'm left scratching my head when I see this being represented as "carving". Nobody who has seen a recent ski movie or who has watched a World Cup race in the last decade would aspire to this.
This is unfortunately so typical of ski "instruction." Here you are representing yourself as an expert, yet you have no idea what good skiing even looks like, let alone what it takes to get there.
Howdy Ray,
ReplyDeleteGood for you for putting free information about skiing out there at your expense. That's nobel, the way it should be. Ski instruction should be free.
I just wish you'd have videos of where it's challenging. So my great lines in Aspen where it's tough.
This idea of making a big deal out of skiing on groomed runs, from what I can see, it's bad for the sport. Instead, to inspire skiers, I think videos connecting whatever it is you're talking about via bump runs, steeps and powder is much more convincing.
The groomers have been taken over by high speed skiers with equipment that's either wrong for them, or way over their heads. Groomers are the most dangerous place on the mountain.
Now the only problem with my idea is if it really works, my beloved terrain will have more skiers on it. So maybe I should rethink this? :-)
Then, the whole idea of ski instruction is just not appealing. You have these ski instructors, 97% of them are just snobby. The other 3%, if that, that really understand the sport, 99% of all skiers will never find them.
So what's left?
Fundamentals. Then practice, practice, practice. Not on groomed runs, off-piste. Then you have to have good luck; you have to stay really fit, avoid injury.
I see your stuff has made it's way to the Harb site. Of course they're complaining about you. Those guys are so miserable -- they'd complain about the sky being too blue. How ironic that Harald started just where you are. But now that he's made a couple of dimes, he wants to close the door behind him - how dare anyone else have a video with ideas about skiing!
Yes, a skier needs to understand the movements necessary to ski the whole mountain well. Those movements need to be carefully explained and laid out in an easy to understand format. Harald has done a great job of that, for sure. In the beginning, he did a great job of laying out a message of how to get from groomers to off-piste, providing you do the work. But now, his site is so full of negative people with negative messages, it's just a turn off. They come off as being what skiing needs to get rid of, the snobs. One thing Harald has done, is that he shows his skiing in tough conditions. So for a student of the sport, who wants to get there, it's easy to see the path. But then you just to ignore the messenger, so to speak.
I see your stuff is also talked about on epicski.com? Unfortunately, that site is not good for much else than hooking up, or pimping someone in a ski town for a free place to stay.
I call it "Center of Republican skiers". Because, just like the Republicans, nobody there knows what they're talking about. Or, just like the Republicans, they have these vague ideas that barely make any sense in text -- that make no sense in practical terms, on the mountain where things happen in an instant. I wouldn't pay any attention to them, either. I'm sure there's posts there from "experts", but who are really locked up in a mental institution.
So it's great that you've taken the time to put your stuff out there. But for me, I just would rather see you in tough conditions, walking the walk. I'm sure you rip, let's see some ripping!
Anyone hating on this video is clueless... just ignore them.
ReplyDeleteThis is for beginners to understand the fundamentals. That's how you learn, You don't learn by watching advanced terrain and techniques. This also isn't supposed to be a d measuring video, it's supposed to help people. And I think this site does a great job of doing just that. Very common sense and great understanding of physics and biomechanics.