How to Jump on Skis - Expert Ski Lessons #9.1
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Learning how to jump on skis is a great skill to have. It can help get you out of difficult situations, avoid obstacles, adjust your line and add a fun element to your skiing. In this lesson professional ski instructor Darren Turner takes you through the basics of jumping on skis. As with a lot of skiing jumping can cause injury so progress gradually and be safe.
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I’ve been slowly using your lessons over the last 4 years. I perfected the techniques before moving on. This year skied some blacks and actually hit some of these smaller jumps today at Keystone, CO. I’ve exceeded all my goals this year! Thank you so much for the confidence to do so!
I could listen to you say "pop" all day.
You are ski teaching god, thank you.
I spent 1 day last year in it's entirety in the Snow Park due to very poor snow conditions. You're completely right about starting off small, getting the hang of what it feels like to be in the air, and increase the jump size as your confidence increases. By the end of the day I was on the biggest jumps in the park, and at the start of the day none of us would have even considered attempting them, building up was key! Also worth noting falling over a few times comes as part of the package, always just laugh it off!
This lesson has taught me a lot about skiing/jumping. And you are correct, jumping on ski's is an essential skill.
We're wrapped you've found it so useful +Adam Pawlik. Jumping is often over looked as a general skiing skill and as you say it is super useful in so many circumstances. Keep charging!
+Ski School by Elate Media where is that ski place
+Super swag me - it's Serre Chevalier in France.
+Super swag me Briancone france it's one of the better ski resorts i've ever skied
Samo Dimitrije no the better is Tignes😍
First ski tutorial I could find without twin tips god bless
Oh cuuuuute. Yeah this is just an intro to jumping for everyday skiers. Would you be interested in a proper freestyle series?
YOU THE BEST ! KEEP GOING!
Thanks alessandro vec. Glad you're enjoying the ski lessons. There'll be more on the way this winter.
Best instructor ever
These are all basic for me and - there's nothing wrong with that. If you're basics are off everything gets worse from there. These are also nice if you're trying to teach someone how to ski so you know how to teach. Nice work.
That's bang on Bob Misuraca. Get the basics right and the rest of the progression will flow much easier in skiing. If you're teaching others our Apps also have split-screen analysis which is super helpful. Once you've seen yourself skiing it's much easier to understand what needs to change and also monitor progress. Thanks for the great feedback.
Thanks Darren for these videos, i have progressed from basic intermediate to advanced since downloading your video apps. Having them there while skiing on holiday was a great point of reference especially bumps and variable snow conditions. Keep up the good work.
What a great, and well-explained video! Helped a lot!
Thanks +andrew armstrong. Great to hear it helped your skiing.
1:59 lol dude in the background
Hahahahahaha!!!
I can't tell what he is doing lol someone please explain
Absolutely fantastic series: skiing make clear and easy. Thank you!
It's our pleasure. It makes all the hard work behind the scenes worthwhile when we get such great feedback. So thank you.
Yes ! First youtube video, that can help my father improve his skills ! Good Job !
Hope the dad training lessons go well TheJkrendsvig. Cheers
never ski before and finally plan to do it this winter break. Awesome videos!
Thanks Xiaoshi Zhang. Check out our beginner ski lessons to help get you ready for the slopes.
Brilliant! (I love that expression even though I'm from USA.) This is a perfect intro, but I'd love to see more. Spread eagle and daffy seem like naturals. This year I want to tackle a helicopter finally and yes, at my age! I'd also like to feel more comfortable dropping in from 10 ft (3 meters) to 20 feet (6 meters). Again, beautifully done - nice, clear skiing, clear and to the point instruction, excellent video work.
I love the way you begin to speak !!
1:19 Genuinely thought he was going to say snowboarders (no hate)
got a point tho
I would think your vision might be blocked more by a board
but I don't snowboard so idk.
Fantastic video series. Thank you.
Glad you are finding our how to ski lessons helpful +manintrees01. Cheers Nods
Thanks you got me so pumped in ur vids i skied a box and im only intermediate.
Very good! good commentary, great scenes and montaz, and of course very good tips from the teacher! well done
Cheers Rafail. Great to hear that you are finding out skiing lessons so useful. Hope you have a great season
Great video - really a simple technique which I have yet to learn
TKS for all lessons!
Finally jumps! Awesome! :D
Yep Tactical Scout its finally here and the Expert App for iPhone shouldn't be too far behind. Hope this helps you with the basics of jumping on skis.
I can’t tell you have much this video ha shelled me. I could have broken a few bones without this video
This is sooo helpful. Now i need an experts 9.2
Excellent. Would you like to see a whole Freestyle series?
@@skng dunno. do you like jazz music
@@jtwoolley Sorry, I meant a free-style skiing series on how to jump, tricks and more? (Experts 9.2...)
Is this the last one or will there be more? Would love to learn more advanced jumps. Awesome video as always. :)
Don't worry jedijens there'll be more ski tips and lessons coming soon. Stay tuned. Thanks for the great feedback.
Very good, informative video as always. Thanks!
Cheers tlane567 We really appreciate the great feedback. Happy skiing.
you're back!!!!! GREAT!!!!
Thanks Nando V... and we might be back in a big way. More soon!
Best video out there
BTW I watch all your videos to help refresh my muscle memory before each ski trip its great and very helpful. I even skied Revelstoke this year and Im only an intermediate and its only my 6th ski trip so its definitely helped :)
I like how on a previous video someone was lauding this excellent skier for not being a wimp and skiing without a helmet. But here we are, and he's now wearing a helmet. It's your choice. Skiing is a dangerous sport. Wear one if you want to or not. I love skiing but I always wear a helmet. I have a brother that got a concussion when skiing once and he was wearing a helmet and the helmet broke on impact. But I don't think anybody should be required to wear one. Do want you want. That's the libertarian way!
Great video once again, many thanks.
Cheers Stephen Ibbotson. We love making these skiing lessons, especially when we get feedback like this. Have a great winter. Hope snow is on the horizon.
I want more...so inspiring...!
He makes it look so easy
low key I'm so proud of myself for doing this on my first time skiing
I really would love to see you film the next episode in the snow park. Doing simple jumps is fun, but I'd like your tips to succeed on a 180 or 360. Or how to handle the different equipments.
Thanks!
No problem!
I can't practice jumping on skis while not moving cause I don't want to make my friends wait for me and I don't want to look like an idiot XD
Nothing wrong with practicing.
Practice when you're not moving when you're up the top of the ski lift or when you've just finished a run...
Just tell them you'll catch up?
Ville Vanhala I never practiced jumping in. I just went over the jumps at faster and faster speeds everytime I went
if you don't want to practice to improve you'll stay an idiot your whole life, jumping in your place is actually smarter, cause it's safer, once you're in control of your jump do it while moving, you'll save yourself many falls, it looks dumber when you fall
Then don't look like an idiot. Be one. LoL
Excelent video again!
Thanks Finns Mind
I want to be a snow park pro in the future so helped alot Thanks😀
Watching it: 🤔 I can do that.
Instructor: Stay composed
Me on the slope: accidentally jump 1/2 an inch OMFG I’m gonna diiiiieeeee! 😫😫😫
😂😂😂
Solidarity! I like to say I don't have a jumping problem, I have a landing problem. But in all honesty I've never applied these techniques.
I'm glad I watched this, I recently injured my tailbone going into a jump I'll prepared, now I know what to do.
Josh Monyok same I went 10 feet in the air it was really bad
haha_gaming09 j well done I did a backflip but the tip hit the ground, ski fell off and I rolled down the mountain and fractured my bone
Do you have an equivalent channel for snowboarding? This has been an awesome series to follow as I ski more. Something this thorough and simple would be great to pass along to some boarder friends who are starting out. Thanks,
Hi Bill Allen It is definitely something that is on the radar. We've got a bit more skiing related content to roll out first but stay tuned. Thanks for the great feedback.
Something I need to spend time learning as I learnt to my cost last week when I went over an artificial (snow machine) blown ridge at speed which wasn't there any other day I had come down the run, messed up the landing and knocked myself unconscious for 3 minutes. Had to be helicopter lifted off and spent 24 hours in hospital. Next time, I am going to learn how to do this properly, with instruction.
Wow. Hope you're ok mate?
@@skng Yeh, all good and thanks for asking. I could blame a lot of stuff on it but that would be cheating.
@@jscobie4 Ha haa. Maybe it's just 'white-cheating'? (just like white-lies but for copouts?)
One other thing I learnt recently was that you should pop as your feet hit the lip of the jump. It's common for people to pop as the tips of the skis hit the lip.
Wow, that was at least 200ft! Congrats!
Ha haaa. Yeah epic air time. This is of course just a basic understanding of jumping on skis. We'll save the 200ft'ers for another day.
Elate Media I know, I was just kidding with you. But , thanks for the solid advice.
Tried my first jumps today at 30 yo and I was hitting them every run after that!
Whoop! Would you like to see more free-style/park lessons?
Thank you very much now i know how to jump :)
Awesome. Keep at it and hopefully it'll will add a whole new dimension to your skiing. Remember, get your skills and tricks dialled on jumps that you feel comfortable on before progressing. Get it right from the beginning and it will help you more in the future. Also check out our app with split screen video analysis so you can see how your jumps are progressing. Cheers
Very good series and I have found some helpful things. On thing that seems to be missing though, and I hope this isn't nitpicking, is/are comments on the types of mistakes beginning and intermediate or even skiers who are looking to make the jump to advanced skiers make. Maybe the instructor has been a good skier for so long he forgot or maybe (and more likely) to go into some of these things would make the series too long! If that's the case, I get it.
For example, there wasn't much discussion of the reasons most beginning skiers fall such as crossing ski tips, etc. In the jump up to skiing crud many yard sales are had by "catching an edge" on one ski and the other not being adjusted quickly enough, or dipping the tips in powder, and many other common problems.
Just some comment on how best to keep your tips up and skis parallel over rough terrain would be helpful, its not obvious to anyone without a lot of lessons or who wasn't on a ski team, etc. The skis don't always just dig through variable snow when you're learning that terrain. Many minute adjustments have to be made instantaneously even if your turns, balance and weight transfers are spot on. Any tips there? Maybe there aren't any.
Or suggestions on how to keep everything lined up on jumps, especially if there's an angle or turn involved would be helpful. I had to learn all that by watching others and trial and error, and please I hope you take this as constructive criticism (as I really like and value this series) but I was hoping to find some pointers on these things that I missed in my self-education and there weren't any that I could see. It wasn't helpful hearing "be confident going into turns" or "trust your line" or whatever.
Again, thanks for the videos and I do look forward to future episodes.
Hi Michael Leone. Thanks for the message and we take any feedback as constructive. With our ski lesson series we've tried to create a full how to ski progression giving you tips and techniques to improve. What we haven't done much of so far is the 'what not to do' as we didn't want to create any confusion with the initial series. However our most recent film "The 7 deadly sins or Carving" does go into issues that we see so often on the mountain and how to solve them so that might be worth a look. We plan to do more of these in the future for different topics and situations that are common in skiing.
Carving/Parallel skiing Sins: th-cam.com/video/n19QmFC2qVc/w-d-xo.html
So hopefully as we grow we'll be able to bring you more of what you need. If there is anything specific you'd like to see just let us know.
Cheers,
Elate.
I have a question regarding the skis themsleves. At what tension should the skis come off if you wipe out? When getting new skis, the dude said that the highest setting might break your legs before popping off. Im can go down the double blacks with ease, but there is always a risk of falling. Do you know a good tension level that wont pop off on a hard turn but also wont break your legs? Thx
It's case specific. This will tell you what you need: www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/equipment/bindings/din-calculator.html
excellent thanks!
Hey Darren. I have been waiting for this freestyle stuff for so long on your channel. There is very little material on the internet about this and it is much more technical than it looks. Will you continue on this subject.. and possible show how to to a 360? Thanks a lot.
Thanks bro good for bigginers
omg i miss skiing so freaking mucy
+1
It looks like Serre Chevalier in France
Thank you
I've been skiing for years, i started on March 12, 2009 and I've been going to Rabbit Hill. I've went about 16 or more times and i really wanna do jumps, you give amazing tips! but do you have a tip how to build up the confidence to actually do it? because I'm a little scared that i will crash the landing or something like that.
What kind of camera do you use to shoot keep you in focus when you are skiing down from far away?
Also, are you using a wireless mic or do you overlap the audio later?
Any Tips for unexpected jumps/hops?
Keep your knees bent, land with your skis flat and then slow down/stop. If you try to stop as you land you’ll probably hit an edge and/or skis will pop off.
How come on those bigger ones I tend to land too far back? I try to counteract this by leaning forward but I have less control in the air. Any tips?
It all comes down to the 'pop'. Make sure you are popping straight up or what feels like a little bit forward. Thinking about punching your hands forward to wrap around your bent knees can help with this too. Experiment with subtle changes and see how it goes. It's hard to fully diagnose without seeing. But does this make sense? Cheers Noddy.
Hi there - Been a big fan of your video / instruction and it's because of your teachings that I've been able to take my skills to the next level. I'm currently an adv. beginner - inter. skier, but do not own my own skis (comfortable ski parallel blue slopes in Calirfornia). Equipment I normally use are rentals, 168-172mm with 68-75mm mids. Here is my issue. At times, when I catch a little air, I notice that it's hard to control my skis when airborne i.e. skis rotate laterally (left / right) in mid jump. What am I doing wrong, and how can I be capable of controlling my skis more? Thanks so much! - Eddie
This late, but it's really just preparing. An exercise I do is getting ankle weights and jumping while trying to keep my toes strait pointed out. Also when jumping, push down the back of your ankles and out the front of the skis up some degrees for a better firmer landing
+$$E$$ Depends on your height/weight. You might have too long of skis if you're only 5'5" for example. Also, try bending your knees a little more. Sometimes I see beginners hit jumps and lock their knees the entire time - which provides very little control and you're basically at the mercy of your trajectory.
+Jack Carlos Thanks for the reply. I'm just under 6'1. Based on this information, what would you recommend? Last thing I want are my skis to get tangled while I'm airborne
$$E$$ A good guideline is that when you stand your skis on the ground, the tips should be between your chin and forehead. This varies a little depending on your situation - if you ski on a lot of powder you'll want a longer ski to give you that float. But for the most part it's a good guideline and sounds like you have the right ski length.
For your jumps, I'd suggest slowing down. You might be going too fast into them, causing that discomfort in the air. Biggest thing is, don't panic! When you're in the air there really isn't that much movement that should be going on. After your pop it should just be waiting/preparing for your landing.
Try popping on flat ground without moving. You might be surprised how hard it is to go straight up and straight down. Once you master that, try that while going down the hill. Then move to jumps. Start with small jumps and focus on staying balanced/centered over your skis. Max out a jump before moving up in size! This means literally getting as high as you possibly can off that jump, while landing comfortably each time. Best of luck!
$$E$$ O and 1 more thing: Make sure not to have too wide of a stance when approaching the jump. Some people have too wide of a stance so their pop has no power. Also, you have more control of your release when you have a closer stance. Closer meaning 6" between skis.
cool tipp!
How do you handle jumps in downhill? I mean jumps in high speed that goes forward and not up?
Hey there. Well now, that all depends. So for speed jumps in downhill racing what we actually do is something called a 'pre-jump'. This is where we 'pop' long before the lip of the roller so that we are flying almost parallel to the ground. This minimises our height off the ground to reduce impact on landing and maintain speed/control. The hands forward, knees up approach works here too (reduced drag) and body forward. Is that roughly what you were wondering? cheers Noddy
Hey there! Quick question! How do you reposition yourself in midair so that you're aligned downhill (ie not leaning back relative to the slope)?
Hi Aimran479. If you're in a good, strong position over your skis you will naturally follow the shape of the hill. It all comes down to the take off and pop. If you're leaning back before you even get to the jump you'll end up in the 'back seat' on the landing. So practice popping straight up and focus on keeping your hands forward. Hope that helps.
thanks!
could you offer a tutorial on how to ski backwards? thanks!
As nobody has replied, I will.
It might sound simplistic, but it really is this simple, just do everything backwards. Start with doing the normal beginner "pizza-chips/fries" facing uphill, then progress as Darren instructs for normal skiing, using balance, edges, etc. You can even do complete rotations by using the "flat ski" turn and just keep turning. It just takes practice and a feel for where your center of gravity will be as you rotate about the turn/rotation. One helpful hint I can give on this is to life your back ski as you make the rotation so it doesn't "catch an edge" -at least until you get the feel of the thing. Then go from there and in no time you'll be doing tricks down the piste!
Michael Leone
That should say "lift" your back ski.
Hi Yaofu Zhou. Not sure why our reply didn't post the first time? Anyway, yes we have plans to film a skiing backwards/switch/fakie tutorial so stay tuned.
Michael Leone Thank you very much! One specific question I have is how to pose myself (or "be stacked") - when facing uphill, should I lean forward (uphill) or backward? Thanks again =)
Elate Media Looking forward to that!
Was this filmed in Serre Chevalier? I was there this winter and it seems awfully familiar.
Certainly was bizkify. How was the skiing?
It was really good, great snow, sunny skies, and it wasn't crowded.. What more could you ask for? :)
bizkify Happy days. Sun, snow, skiing.
Miss your uploads and videos filled with tips ... :(
What resort is that? it looks fun!
where is this place ? and Awesome video as always thank you
Keep going
Can you make a tutorial for learning 360s?
+Yout Tuka You think he can do 360s? He nearly can't jump a normal jump..
+Thegamer Tag He could at least try them and make a montage..
However I learned it so nevermind
Love the Episode!!But how about some subtitles:)
Odin Chu We're on the case and will be transcribing the expert ski lessons over the next few weeks.
Glad to know, yall did a great job, helps me a lot about the skills.
Do you need Full Tilt boots or something similar? I have regular stiff boots and it feels awkward squatting down before a jump.
+Sam K no the boot you need is the boot that best fits your foot. Full tilts just are another brand for some peoples foot shape
How do you counter the tendency for the body to rotate backwards in the air, after a big jump?
It's all about body position Benzknees. If you're in a good, strong position over your skis you will naturally follow the shape of the hill. For bigger jumps wind resistance can be an issue and blow you into the 'back seat'. So try bringing the knees up a bit and focus on keeping your hands forward.
consciously lean forward
+TonyYayoSmileGeekin XanGang Carefull. Too much "lean" can lead to a face plant. I know. Stay balanced over your skies.
How is this expert?
Is this going to help me stay air for 3-5 meters?
How to you pop straight up while you’re slanted backwards Already on the lip of the jump
time to switch over to stomp it tutorials
Would you be interested in a proper "how to Free-style ski" series?
where is this filmed - snow looks good ???
Hi Lucas Rowley the majority of our skiing lessons like this were filmed in @user/aigle05 in the Southern Alpes of France.
Where are u teaching this and in what part of the season is it.
Looks so easy but when I do my jumps I usually end up in kind of sitting position when I land which is fine but I don’t really know why that’s happening
I tried to do a jump and it was my first time and I went on the biggest jump fell back and got a concussion and everyone on the lift saw
I moslty focus on the landing because that is the hardest part imo
The thing is our ski instructer told me that we couldn't slow down cause there was a gap as the others did it the day before but I was sick so I went as fast as I could to get over it but turns out he only said that for me to go fast as there was no gap and i was the only one who did it u
Anyone else notice the guy at 1:59
Why is it also in french? Filmed in quebec?
what long should i have to buy my ski? i am average and my height is 1.80
please update the windows phone version of your app :)
can u explain how to move arms? in front or line with body?
Hi Costantino Lenzi. Focus on keeping your hands forward. It will help keep you in a strong position in the air and ready for the landing.
Elate Media
thankyou very much for your consuels, your training help me always very much
Where are you guys at?
Very well explained but this is actually not the best way to jump. You'll only gain a little height this way.
Best way is to do what's called a 'bunny hop'.
It looks much better, gives way more control and you'll jump higher.
It works in 2 stages. (practise on flat surface first)
Stage 1: Kind of push your feet out in front of you so that the tips of your ski's are leaving the surface while your tail is stil on the grond. Your weight is still somewhere in the middle but slightly backwards.
At this point, your legs will be stretched out.
You have now gained airtime and height while your tail is still on the snow
Stage 2: Simply pull in your legs and try to match the angle of your skis with the angle of the slope.
You will have bent knees during impact which will reduce the shock.
Start doing this and you'll notice that you'll jump so much higher with so much more style and control.
A good way to practise is to ski straight forward and push your skis infant of you. Try to ski as far as possible with only the tails of your skis touching the snow. The 'pop' that is required to do is will greatly help you in the bunny-hop and countless other tricks or manoeuvres on- and off-piste.
whenever I crashed on a 20ft. I dislocated my shoulder and fractured my femur so I really couldn't move
what ski resort are you at?
All good and all but what about brining your knees up a bit that’s bigger than,”preparation” before the lip but apart from that good job now learn a cork 1080
i should have watched this video before i snapped my leg in half
What mountain is this?
Most of our skiing lessons were filmed in Serre Chevalier Vallée in the Southern Alpes of France. This is in the snow park which has a good variety of jumps for various levels of skiing. Hope that helps.
from where are you ?
Hi christoph paar. Darren is from the UK but is base in Serre Chevalier Vallée France. Cheers
Dobrze skaczes
today i jumped a bit too far and landed hard on a flat area, ouchh
Ooooch. Yeah getting your speed and timing right is essential. if you're not sure, watch a few others go off it first and get an idea of the speed you might need. Hope it didn't hurt too much.