Great topic and great video, thanks! Love that you filmed it on a dry slope too and didn't feel it had to be on the mountain - we all love being on a mountain but there is a carbon cost threatening the snow we love. Travelling less and staying local is so important for the sustainability of our sport (and of course so much more). Wish the world of TH-cam ski had more of a focus on being green - never see it mentioned yet its so ironic. Its always 'fly half way across the world for the best powder etc'. Hopefully this consumerism will change. Thanks Janus
That is a really good point, @jpr2011photo. Thanks for sharing that here. I designed and built this hill on a Danish boarding school, so the kids could have a place to ski locally on the school. I chose to film the video on this hill because I truly believe it is an amazing place to learn how to jump. Conditions are consistent, the jump is always perfect and there is a cushioning layer under the top layer at the landing, so it feels so smooth to land on. I wanted to show and share what is actually possible on a dry slope. You can have a great place to ski and learn in your local area even in a flat country without snow, like Denmark where this hill is located. This hill has sparked interest from other Danish boarding schools, so now I am consulting on those projects and help them build something similar. I believe dry slopes is part of the future of skiing, and that skiing on hill like this can be an amazing opportunity for year-round skiing. An maybe the best part is, that dry slopes can be an opportunity to build a positive community around skiing and learning. Have a nice day! /Janus
Thank you for your kind words, @matthewsylvestre8256. Yes, you are right. Skiing is amazing and I feel blessed to be able to spread that message and help people succeed with their skiing. I believe if more people spent more time skiing, the world would be a better place with more smiles and positivity. I hope you will have a great ski season. /Janus
Thanks for your patience and great detail. Looking forward to putting it into action. Soft wet snow is falling, should be a soft landing zone - until it freezes.
Thanks for your comment, @billd.5892. A soft landing makes jumping so much better. I personally avoid hard landings since there is less control, the impact is not great on the body and falling on them is even worse. But a soft, smooth landing after a perfect time in the air in good balance... just feels smooth and awesome! Have fun with putting it into action and feel free to let me know how it goes. /Janus
@@InspirationalSkiing when Landing, isn't it a little safer if the back of your ski is the first thing to touchdown? That way, if you are not completely straight, the ski would tend to straighten itself before the rest of it hit the snow.
@@billd.5892 Thanks for you question, @billd.5892. No. You want the whole ski to to impact at the same time. That means you are in good balance over your feet and you can move most effectively. If the back of your ski is the first to touch you will be a bit in the backseat. This is a much weaker position and the risk is that you will have a difficult time absorbing the impact. To test this, you can try to ski leaning way back then you will experience how much harder it is on your quads. This is also valid even if not exaggerated but you a re only a little bit in the back seat. Absorbing an impact in this position means that a lot force is coming very quickly. Then you will want to have the strongest position available, which is directly over your feet. From this position your joints act like a spring bending equally at impact to soften it. Look closely at my landings. I have relatively extended legs just before the impact, and as the impact happens I bend my ankles, knees and hips to absorb the impact. This movement will also be more limited if you are leaning a bit back to have the back of the skis touch first. I hope this helps, and feel free to ask any other question, you might have. /Janus
What’s the progression to get more out of your pop? Ie I believe coaches teach getting a little bend at waist and elbows low and then elbow end at shoulder height ? Sound right ? (This is only to get stronger pop after having a basic pop) A next video progression would be great
Thanks for your question, @ericrice120! With the technique you are describing you can for sure get more pop, but I wouldn't recommend this movement because there is a risk of throwing yourself out of balance. I try to use my legs as much as possible without the aid of swinging my arms, and that gives me plenty of pop and control. If you are ready for more airtime a bit more speed (if the jump is built for it) or a bigger jump could be good solutions for that. I hope this helps! /Janus
Thanks for your comment and question, @inquistive. We stretched the size of this hill to the absolute maximum, and a lift is actually difficult to fit in without eating away of the skiing area. On this particular hill there is stairs on the side of the hill and waling paths next to the slopes. The hill is located at a boarding school in Denmark for 16 year olds in good shape and for them walking up still works ok. The hill is 11meter/36 feet tall and I think that if the hill was taller, they would probably start talking more about a lift. For a bigger hill or a different purpose/audience, I think a lift would definitely be something to consider. /Janus
Thats a good question, @Benzknees (love the name, by the way 😄). As you are going up a steep ramp you will follow the curve and should not aim directly for a straight vertical angle. Neither should you aim for leaning back. Compared to a vertical line, you will however be tilting back in a more perpendicular position to the ramp.. But, you are also being pushed into the ramp, so it wont feel like leaning back. Kind of like a race car in a raised curve being pushed into the ground even though the road might have a 20 degree tilting angle. Or a motorcycle in a motorcycle drome wall of death. When you go up the ramp in the right balance you will be more like "the right angle/perpendicular to the ramp", but the feeling you should aim for is like when you are standing on flat ground in an athletic stance (equally bend ankles, knees and hips) with your center of masse directly over your feet. If you aim for going back, you will likely get too far back. However, the feeling I have when I take off at the very top is a bit more straight up in the air. I suggest you go try it on a flatter jump first and then progress towards more steep ramps, then you can find the adjustments through feeling the difference. You know when you have succeeded because your skis will land with the whole ski at the same time and the airtime felt nice and balanced (no windmills with the arms). I hope this helps. /Janus
@ - Thanks, that's very helpful. In the past I've ended up a bit backseat on the landing, because of holding back/sitting back too much on the take-off. I'll aim to feel more centred in future.
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I’m definitely going to use these tips the next time I hit the slopes! Thanks for the awesome tips! 💯
Awesome that you are going to try the tips! I wish you great success! /Janus
Great topic and great video, thanks! Love that you filmed it on a dry slope too and didn't feel it had to be on the mountain - we all love being on a mountain but there is a carbon cost threatening the snow we love. Travelling less and staying local is so important for the sustainability of our sport (and of course so much more). Wish the world of TH-cam ski had more of a focus on being green - never see it mentioned yet its so ironic. Its always 'fly half way across the world for the best powder etc'. Hopefully this consumerism will change. Thanks Janus
That is a really good point,
@jpr2011photo. Thanks for sharing that here.
I designed and built this hill on a Danish boarding school, so the kids could have a place to ski locally on the school.
I chose to film the video on this hill because I truly believe it is an amazing place to learn how to jump. Conditions are consistent, the jump is always perfect and there is a cushioning layer under the top layer at the landing, so it feels so smooth to land on.
I wanted to show and share what is actually possible on a dry slope. You can have a great place to ski and learn in your local area even in a flat country without snow, like Denmark where this hill is located.
This hill has sparked interest from other Danish boarding schools, so now I am consulting on those projects and help them build something similar.
I believe dry slopes is part of the future of skiing, and that skiing on hill like this can be an amazing opportunity for year-round skiing.
An maybe the best part is, that dry slopes can be an opportunity to build a positive community around skiing and learning.
Have a nice day!
/Janus
Your attitude and approach is amazing... You can tell your truly want people to be able to ski better and have fun. - Thank You!
Thank you for your kind words, @matthewsylvestre8256. Yes, you are right. Skiing is amazing and I feel blessed to be able to spread that message and help people succeed with their skiing. I believe if more people spent more time skiing, the world would be a better place with more smiles and positivity. I hope you will have a great ski season. /Janus
Excellent
Thank you, @ericrice120! I am happy to hear you like the video. Have a great winter! /Janus
Thanks for your patience and great detail. Looking forward to putting it into action. Soft wet snow is falling, should be a soft landing zone - until it freezes.
Thanks for your comment, @billd.5892. A soft landing makes jumping so much better. I personally avoid hard landings since there is less control, the impact is not great on the body and falling on them is even worse. But a soft, smooth landing after a perfect time in the air in good balance... just feels smooth and awesome! Have fun with putting it into action and feel free to let me know how it goes. /Janus
@@InspirationalSkiing when Landing, isn't it a little safer if the back of your ski is the first thing to touchdown? That way, if you are not completely straight, the ski would tend to straighten itself before the rest of it hit the snow.
@@billd.5892 Thanks for you question, @billd.5892. No. You want the whole ski to to impact at the same time. That means you are in good balance over your feet and you can move most effectively.
If the back of your ski is the first to touch you will be a bit in the backseat. This is a much weaker position and the risk is that you will have a difficult time absorbing the impact.
To test this, you can try to ski leaning way back then you will experience how much harder it is on your quads. This is also valid even if not exaggerated but you a re only a little bit in the back seat.
Absorbing an impact in this position means that a lot force is coming very quickly. Then you will want to have the strongest position available, which is directly over your feet.
From this position your joints act like a spring bending equally at impact to soften it. Look closely at my landings. I have relatively extended legs just before the impact, and as the impact happens I bend my ankles, knees and hips to absorb the impact.
This movement will also be more limited if you are leaning a bit back to have the back of the skis touch first.
I hope this helps, and feel free to ask any other question, you might have.
/Janus
That was such a good tutorial a tried to sub twice!
Thank you, @bearclaw5115! I am happy you like the video, and welcome to the channel! /Janus
What’s the progression to get more out of your pop? Ie I believe coaches teach getting a little bend at waist and elbows low and then elbow end at shoulder height ? Sound right ? (This is only to get stronger pop after having a basic pop) A next video progression would be great
Thanks for your question, @ericrice120! With the technique you are describing you can for sure get more pop, but I wouldn't recommend this movement because there is a risk of throwing yourself out of balance. I try to use my legs as much as possible without the aid of swinging my arms, and that gives me plenty of pop and control. If you are ready for more airtime a bit more speed (if the jump is built for it) or a bigger jump could be good solutions for that. I hope this helps! /Janus
Good vibes. Subscribed.
@@radavisjr41 welcome on the channel! Good vibes and skiing goes so well together, I think! 😀 Have a great ski season! /Janus
@@InspirationalSkiing heading to the Hintertux for Christmas. Good vibes for sure. Thanks and have a great season!
@@radavisjr41 Thanks! I love Hintertux. I have skied there 1-2 weeks each year (in October/November and May) the last 15 years. A truly amazing place!
Where is your lift? Do you have to walk up every time, that is hard work!
Thanks for your comment and question,
@inquistive. We stretched the size of this hill to the absolute maximum, and a lift is actually difficult to fit in without eating away of the skiing area. On this particular hill there is stairs on the side of the hill and waling paths next to the slopes. The hill is located at a boarding school in Denmark for 16 year olds in good shape and for them walking up still works ok. The hill is 11meter/36 feet tall and I think that if the hill was taller, they would probably start talking more about a lift. For a bigger hill or a different purpose/audience, I think a lift would definitely be something to consider. /Janus
On a steep up ramp, should you aim to keep the upper body vertical or at right angles to the ramp/skis?
Thats a good question, @Benzknees (love the name, by the way 😄).
As you are going up a steep ramp you will follow the curve and should not aim directly for a straight vertical angle. Neither should you aim for leaning back.
Compared to a vertical line, you will however be tilting back in a more perpendicular position to the ramp.. But, you are also being pushed into the ramp, so it wont feel like leaning back. Kind of like a race car in a raised curve being pushed into the ground even though the road might have a 20 degree tilting angle. Or a motorcycle in a motorcycle drome wall of death.
When you go up the ramp in the right balance you will be more like "the right angle/perpendicular to the ramp", but the feeling you should aim for is like when you are standing on flat ground in an athletic stance (equally bend ankles, knees and hips) with your center of masse directly over your feet. If you aim for going back, you will likely get too far back. However, the feeling I have when I take off at the very top is a bit more straight up in the air.
I suggest you go try it on a flatter jump first and then progress towards more steep ramps, then you can find the adjustments through feeling the difference. You know when you have succeeded because your skis will land with the whole ski at the same time and the airtime felt nice and balanced (no windmills with the arms).
I hope this helps.
/Janus
@ - Thanks, that's very helpful. In the past I've ended up a bit backseat on the landing, because of holding back/sitting back too much on the take-off. I'll aim to feel more centred in future.
I wish you success! Have fun with it! /Janus