HOW TO SKI WITH FLOW | 3 Tips for smoother skiing
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- "You will know when your skiing has reached the flow state. It will be effortless."
About a month ago, we met up with top-level Canadian and Austrian ski instructor Christian Aigner. We asked him to tell us a little bit more about what it means to ski with smoothness and flow.
It's a common goal for both intermediate and advanced skiers to make effortless, smooth turns like a pro... but it's often not clear how to get there.
In this video, Christian shares the key to smoother skiing along - with 3 tips that might just transform your next day on snow.
In the words of Christian:
"If you don't know what to work on, work on adding smoothness to your skiing."
We hope that you enjoy the video and it helps you take your skiing technique to the next level.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction to smooth skiing
1:03 - The key to smooth skiing: Active joint mobility
2:12 - Tip 1: Turn shape
3:55 - Tip 2: Shorten the inside leg
5:23 - Track your skiing smoothness using Carv
6:16 - Lesson recap
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Skier: Christian Aigner- Fully certified Canadian and Austrian Ski Instructor
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Ski resort: Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, Salzburg, Austria
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I've been skiing for over 50 years but I think this video is actually going to help me this season. Thanks
Hello Joan,
We're really happy to hear that these skiing tips are going to help you this season.
We'll do our best to keep providing quality how to content for you!
Somehow Joan G, I don’t think ANY of Gellies videos can help ANYONE, he can’t even help himself. The only thing Gellie can help himself too is another SHRIMP on the BaaaBeee
I don’t think you can move your joints lmao
아재요 50년 동안 뭐했소.....
Well? Did it help you last season?
Actively shortening the uphill leg is an excellent way to describe this essential technique for smooth, dynamic carving turns. Excellent lesson.
Thanks for the feedback Tom,
Glad you enjoyed the lesson!
Yes, the first person who described that move/dynamic properly so it made sense to me….really appreciate that!👍😊
I’m going skiing for first time this season and watching this again before my first run like I did last year to make for another great season! Thanks for the wonderfully well made video in every way
How to ski smoothly, just turn smoothly. Got it.
Be a nice person. Just be nice. Get it?
@@trackie1957 no
He addressed specifics. Shortening the inside leg via leg retraction is very specific. A skier can work on that on a daily basis.
@@trackie1957 well said it’s sad people are this rude to people who take time out of their day to help others
Case in point
That bit about making sure to move the inside leg vertically not laterally is super helpful. Last season I was always trying to maximize my outside pressure but always felt like I was moving my legs too far apart. I am stoked to see how that bit of advice will help me there.
Happy to help Brandon!
Let us know how you get on when you make it out onto the slopes to test this tip out.
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The live visual examples helps a ton! Thanks for actively demonstrating it. The vertical lifting of the inside leg will be super helpful.
Glad it was helpful Seth and that the visual examples were clear 👌
The bicycle analogy is super helpful! I get locked into getting too stiff and seeing your form and the explanations will help me focus on getting smooth this season. Thanks!
Thanks for the video! I think the second tip of actively retracting the inside leg is the most important one for me who has been struggling to learn curving. I will take it a try this winter!
Glad it was helpful!
Good luck putting the tips into practice this winter ⛷
The idea of smooth joints, really smoothly moving your joints together, is a great way to think about a really important skill. I wish i could take a few runs right now and try but i’m gonna have to wait a few weeks. Thanks guy for the tip!
No problems Fred,
Glad to hear you are enjoying the content and hope these tips help, next time you are out skiing.
I haven't skied for 4 years until yesterday but man, i still got it! I also kind of used your method in a natural way but will for sure be trying implementing your tips next time I go out on the slope. Danke schön!
I can't wait to get on the slopes this season. Carv helped my wife and I improve our skiing so very much last year. These videos are very helpful. Please keep them coming.
That's awesome to hear Richard,
It's great to receive this feedback from you. All the more motivation to keep striving for the best.
Stay posted for more content dropping soon!
We hope you manage to make it out skiing sometime in the near future if possible.
I find your use of the bicycle analogy extremely useful when describing good ski technique. Most skiers also have ridden a bicycle so they can relate to it. The concept of shortening the inside leg also relates to riding through a corner with the outside leg extended and the inside leg up. Your weight is on the outside pedal as in a ski turn. Hands I front holding the handlebars, upper body quite with lower body doing the work. You look out in front always at where you want to go to steer your line as in skiing.Cycling requires momentum/ flow which helps you balance as you maneuver. The faster you go the easier balance becomes. Doing a track stand / balancing standing still is very challenging. I think that skiers who make Z turns are lacking the confidence to ride the skis like mountain bike on a downhill flow trail. They want to constantly put on the brakes instead of allowing the sidecut of the ski follow it’s built in turn radius.
Wow! Thank you so much! Where were you when I needed this critical, easy,, on point!!! I can't wait to skiing again. Fear is overwhelming after femur fracture jan 2017.
The bicycle analogy is quite apt. And being able to balance on your bike while stopped for a few moments is a very useful skill for riding in traffic.
How about the black slopes? It looks impossible to make smooth C-shaped turns there 😅
GOOD GOD, THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SKI SLOPE!!!!
We filmed this on the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier in Salzburg Austria!
You should see this place in the middle of winter ;)
@@CarvSki ski resort looks awesome!
Will try this technique next week in the Catalonian Pyrenees⛷️⛷️
Thanks a ton! I was an avid skier in Colorado in my 20's and now, in my 50's, I'm venturing back into the sport. You did great in solidifying those subtle movements that skiers shoot for but rarely grasp without instruction. You made connections for me. From one channel to another, thank you!
This is so simple and well explained! I've watched a lot of tutorials, but this is by far the most helpful! Thank you!
Such a great instructor!! Very clear and helpful - already putting the tips to good use as my smoothness and flow has improved and it's FUN!!
Great to hear this feedback Jane!
Thanks for watching.
We love to hear about our viewers putting these tips into practice and making improvements ⛷
All your hints in this channel are really helpful! I’ve never seen so good and transferable instructions! Keep on with the great work!
Glad that you liked this lesson in particular, and hope that it helps you execute smoother skiing turns next time you hit the slopes!
Thanks so much this video really helped me out today, first stepped on a pair of skis 2 days ago, had a couple private lessons and now i’m a lvl 4-5. Shortening the inside ski is a great tip and helped me learn to be comfortable turning. Going back up the mountain tmrw and gonna try to learn to carve!
Awesome! Smoothness on skis while changing direction is such a common pursue by all skiers. Thank you for sharing! Have a nice day.
Thanks Marc 👍
Glad you enjoyed the video!
I have watched many tutorials like this. As a beginner I thought he explained the technique very well. We arrived yesterday, I'm watching this in my hotel room and in about an hour we gonna give it a try.
I've been skiing for 40 years and what helped me most with my flow (other than excellent advise like this) has been inline skating. After watching your vids, I now really want to get the Carv units in my ski boots next season. Thanks for the tips
Thanks for sharing Mr C!
We appreciate the feedback.
Stay posted for more awesome content coming into next season 👍
Great skiing and great to "see" you Christian. Just got my first ski day in and itching for more. I will be in pursuit of the flow when I'm out next time! Cheers Dave W
Good luck finding the flow Dave!
That’s great Dave I think you are coming out stronger on that !! Cheers to you too 😊
Excellent, i love his skiing and he keeps it simple
Good clarifications and visualizations Christian - this will help get the flow much more consistently. Thanks
Thanks for the feedback Bernie ⛷
Glad you enjoyed the tips!
I started up skiing again this season after 20 years now lol and I'm trying to get out of doing the pizza to slow down and get more confident. Thank you for these videos 💞🙏
Great tips!!! Thank you! You are an excellent teacher!
Watched many videos and that was the most understandable one.
Thanks for the feedback!
We're glad you enjoyed the tips ⛷
Thank you, I'll be skiing end of next week and will apply your clear instruction .
I like it when you combine the traditional sky coaching with the CARV reading. Good for me as an existing CARV owners, and good for you as ad :-)
Glad you enjoyed it Wen!
We'll do our best to keep the useful content coming.
Well said and demonstrated. It is so good to feel that smoothness on your skies.
Thanks for the feedback Kevin,
We wish you all the best putting these tips into practice next time you go skiing!
I always think rhythm, you have to maintain a smooth rhythm and speed and skiing becomes a lot easier, another way to think about it would be to maintaining a smooth constant momentum, but no matter what the speed the rhythm has to be right, at least that is what works for me.... good video, can´t wait to get to the slopes..
Looking forward to applying your tips to my joints and my skis! Thank you!
he makes it look so easy, i would catch an edge every time
Very informative! Could watch and listen to him all day! 👍 Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
We hope that the tips help next time you make it out on snow.
One of the greatest tips I've ever heard about carving. Great video!
Glad it was helpful Vicente!
Thanks for watching and all the best putting these tips into practice this winter ⛷
Those skiing insoles are extremely neat! I may have to give those a look. Thank you!
Thank you I have just arrived in Austria for 8 days skiing after completely missing season 21/22. Feeling old and not ski fit . Just spent the last three days skiing on Kitzsteinhorn. Not smooth and happy. So Will use these three tips to make my remaininng week more positive. Much apprteciated Gareth.
One of the best ski instructions I have seen!
For me, the most important part of the turn is the transition from the previous turn. It is important to be patient with the upper half of the turn and strive for keeping the nice round shape. A lot of skiers become uncomfortable with the upper half because they are increasingly turning downhill and accelerating.They try to rush to get to the lower half of the turn where they are turning more across the fall line - they feel more secure and in control. The result is a series of Z shaped turns.
Thanks for the insight!
We hope it's helpful to others scrolling through the comments after watching this video ⛷
That is so true! I'm not a ski instructor, but a enthusiast skier and I sometimes help friends with skiing. The first thing I tell them is that you really need to turn your skies completely downhill for a while to make turn. Cause so many people look like they're trying to make the turn without the skis ever pointing downhill.
@@mirkasalminen7016
That’s what I call “windshield wiper turns”. People equate braking with control because that’s the first thing they are taught - to check their speed. They are comfortable fighting against gravity, but to ski smoothly you have to flow with gravity and use your turn shape to govern your speed. The result is greater security and control and less fatigue from fighting the hill constantly.
@@trackie1957 I have only 5 h of skiing experiences and have just moved from plow to parallel. I noticed that the smoothness of shifting weight to outer ski before next curve is the key. Correct me if Im wrong
@@dekik.979
Yes, smoothness is important. It is helpful to keep your head up and to look where you want to go - well ahead - rather than looking at your skis.
Although when we first learn to ski it seems unnatural, as you progress you will see that it is entirely natural. A good, stable stance, looking well ahead, dynamic ease are important for almost all athletic activities, skiing included!
Have fun with your skiing adventures! If you want to learn quickly, take lessons on a regular basis. Once you have confidence, try racing clinics. You learn a lot that way!
Just skied for the first time and I'm 19, I went into it knowing nothing but feel like my form was ok. What I really struggled with was how to control myself the faster I got and stopping relatively fast without sliding too much. Loved the video and the easy to follow demonstrations.
Great job Tessa!
We're happy these tips helped.
We have an upcoming video that has a few tips about speed control, so stay posted for this ⛷
practice side-slipping whenever you can. And try skating with your skis it works wonders.
Really appreciate the technical expertise, and visual component, thank you! And not only what to do but how to do it. I'm taking my GS Volkls out this weekend after almost 25 years! Can't wait! (Don't worry...new bindings!)
Glad it was helpful!
Let us know how you go this weekend trying out the tips👌
Just installed my Carv units and can't wait to try them out!
Great to hear Steve,
We hope you enjoy your winter skiing with Carv!
Love the detailing tips you showed. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Jo!
After two years of lockdown I needed this video for the big return on the ski
Nice pointers. The vertical nature of softening the inside ski was a great reminder! Thanks!
Glad you liked it Guillermo!
Sometimes a simple reminder can make all the difference ⛷
Thanks Christian, nice skiing, as a former CSIA/CSCF athlete, I still love making those clean railway tracks. Skied the Kitzsteinhorn many times when I used to run ski trips to the Alps. (Some nice rock cut shoots there but dangerous)
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Christian did a great job with this lesson and we're very happy with all the feedback so far ⛷️
Will be practicing these tips at Whistler today. Thank you! Liked a subscribed!
The real lesson here is to find your way to this ski resort ASAP.
Unfortunately this resort is currently closed for the next 3 weeks. Hoping to re-open around the 6th of December. So don't make your way out here just yet!
We hope you enjoyed the video.
@@CarvSki Shoot. It's Austria. Even if they don't get snow, you can cuddle with your honey and eat great food!
Now, if they'll just let me in!
Hi, where is this exactly?
It looks like Kitzsteinhorn.
Georgia Ski Resorts are open 🇬🇪 absolutely top quality and super cheap
Great explanation, thank you. Trying to learn to ski this season 😬
Thank you very much for the lesson which is very useful and inspiring. I really love your skiing style 🌟😍
Wow, love explanation, this Channel is Top.Perfect Tips, you fly in the snow.
Thanks for the feedback JH!
We're very happy to hear that you like the tips ⛷️⛷️
Man I was wondering how one could ski with flow. Thank god for this one
Short and precise to the point. Looking forward to more varieties of terrain and tips.
Thanks for the feedback Vicky,
We have much more on the way, so stay posted!
Skiing has been a lifelong enjoyment for me. As I continued to ski I developed the coordination and style for successful maneuvering through all types of snow conditions. In spite of 50 years of experience I still continue to learn and Improve. I still love skiing with a passion!
I want to be like you.
Thanks for sharing Patrick!
You must have had some awesome skiing days over the years.
Keep it up ⛷
Another thing to keep in mind is that smooth skiing is a continuous flow of movement; there is no static position. The transition from the end of one turn to the next should be a smooth movement of the skier’s body from inside (uphill) to the other side (downhill).
If the skier is executing pure carved linked turns, the track left in the snow will be a graceful arc carved by the inside edge, then a momentary gap where the skis are flat while transitioning into the next carved arc. The ideal is where that gap looks like the footprint of the ski - as if someone just laid a ski there between the two arcs!
When practicing, try laying tracks under the ski lift so you can look at them on your way back up. You can learn a lot from them!
I miss skiing! Loved the atmosphere, the scenery and the people!
Excellent video Christian! From another "Christian". I'm swtiching from snowboarding back to skiing, and these tips are extremely helpful.
Glad to hear that these tips are helpful Christian.
All the best with your skiing progression!
Always learning more about skiing. Great video, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Julia!
Thanks for the feedback 👍
Lucky I already do all his tips. I had to ski patrol for the 1988 Olympics and we all got lessons from a Level 5 instructor. I now ski with the moto that “you are on tv with the world watching”. The Olympics was a highlight of my patrolling career.
well made video. Enjoyed it while watching the surf here in Hawaii, looking forward to skiing in 2021
Great video. Thanks so much! I watched it now a couple of times. Great to think now of the C-shaped turns and trust the edge of your bottom ski to "bring you around".
Same here Joel ... I can’t actually stop watching the video
Awesome, thanks for the feedback Joel!
We hope you make some good progress next time you go skiing ⛷
Awesome to hear Rosbeth,
Christian did a great job with this lesson and the comments really show it!
Thanks for the support 👌
Thanks for the great tip. Easy to visualize. Hope that I get a chance to try them soon at Winter Park.
No problems Marty,
Good luck putting these tips into practice!
Oh, so eager to go for skiing holiday. Never heard of Carv before, would be awesome and very curious to test it out!!!
Great quality video and sound!
Thanks for the feedback!
We're glad you enjoyed the video ⛷
Very useful tips. Can't wait to get to the slope and try them out. Please keep posting and comparing those ski tips right and wrong.
Thanks for the feedback Callie,
We hope these make a difference to your skiing next time you make it out onto the slopes!
More to come ⛷️⛷️
I have a bad habit of pushing on the downhill ski for pressure, I'll try this and hopefully😁 this old dog will learn the proper way to increase pressure. Excellent video.
I haven't skied for over a decade and now about to do it again and this video definitely helps me realize how the turning works on a theoretical level - now on my way to actually ski and try, can't wait !
Let us know how you get on!
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The ski weekend is now over and it was one the *best experiences I've had in my entire life* .
I am so glad I went there, and to rekindle the love and passion for skiing I had as a child.
It did not take too long for me to grasp the technique and partially thanks to this video I was able to enjoy myself the fullest and I cannot wait to go ski again, since it was so much fun!!
Great video. Would love to put it into practice. Don't think this season with all the you know what. Perhaps with some luck in March or very early April. Not getting my hopes up too much. In any case, next time I get on my skis I am keeping this video in mind.
Christian - a great video. Can you go into more depth about working with " all the joints" How to flex at ankles, shifting hips, and etc, plus some drills or poses to do this at home before going onto the mountain. Thanks!!
Great video! Really wish I had seen this video before skiing season ended. Next year !
the bicycle reference was very effective! danke!
Good teacher, explanation really makes sense. Helps me to improve skills. ( I ski over 40 years) Old habits need to be updated. Thnks.
Excellent, thanks for sharing!
All the best putting these tips into practice ⛷
It is nice to see how Christian completes the last third of the turn before neutralizing and going into the next turn. Lovely to see such a good example
Thanks for the feedback!
Glad you enjoyed the video.
@@CarvSki I did indeed enjoy the video. Do you have one on moguls? I've been getting more into mogul skiing.
One of best think I ever heard :) like bicycle .. I really liked it thanks man ,keep it doing
Very good, simple and helpful advice. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Ricardo,
Stay posted as we have more videos on the way!
Thank you for the great tips. I going to practice today in Crested Butte, Colorado
Have fun! let us know how you go!
This is excellent. Glad I found your channel.
Thanks for the feedback Janine,
We are very happy to hear that you are finding the content helpful!
Good luck trying these tips out when you get back on snow 🎿
Awesome video! Can't wait to practice with these tips on smoother skiing turns this season :)
Let us know how you get on after you test out the tips Eva ⛷
Have a great winter!
Amazingly presented video. No time waste, all good info
Excellent description and information thank you very much !!!!!
Thank you, I am about to plan a ski trip to Sarikamis Kars and I will exercise the tips you have mentioned.
Have fun!
Let us know if the tips were useful to you after your trip ⛷⛷
@@CarvSki thank you it was more fun.. and it was faster..
Thanks for this. Still looking for that flow for myself.
No problems, we're glad you enjoyed the video!
As Christian mentioned, skiers of all levels can always strive to ski with more flow.
We hope you make it out on the slopes soon ⛷️
Extremely helpful. I am going to focus on Skiing again. I live in Park City, Utah.
Have fun!
Hi, u did very ok :-). Thnx for sharing. Expecting to open the new ski season ✌️
Excellent lesson. Great job.
Good video … great instruction easily transferable to the slopes. Thank you
I like the steering wheel comment. That makes sense to me. Also to soften the inside ski. Nice video
So rare to see someone carve. Nice skiing!
Glad you enjoyed the clip!
Stay posted as we have much more awesome skiing content on the way.
...not in Austria :D
depends where u ski
Ha! Back in the 70’s it was rare to see tracks left in the snow made by a carved turn. Skis were straight and initiating a carve required aggressive forward drive to create the reverse bend in the ski, but not too much as to cause it to slip. It was back then that I developed my habit of looking at ski tracks from the lift.
With modern shaped skis, such tracks are common. On race night at my local area, the slope used for warmup is covered with lovely carved tracks left by people who know how to ride the ski around a turn instead of pushing it.
Thank you for the video. You look very smooth!
Thanks for watching Felipe!
Glad you are enjoying the content.
Thank you! Your tips helped me so much!
You are very welcome!
Stay posted as we have more instructional content coming up this season ⛷
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Yeah, I know how to ski. I'm a beginner my first time was today, but I have a little fear of going these places that go all the way down.
I like the idea of skiing being like riding a bicycle with one leg up and one leg down. In fact, riding a unicycle it’s all about finding the perfect balance point, very similar to skiing. I highly recommend learning to ride a unicycle off-season!
Thanks for the insight Michael!
We're not quite sure if Christian rides a unicycle but we'll pass on the message 👍
Nice and clear way to explain the smoothness in turns !
Glad it helped!
Stay posted for more awesome skiing content on the way ⛷️
I hope you would be great Rob
fabulous coaching..
Great video Christian. I should have been there on LS2 - maybe even skiing with you but, as you know it all closed up. Maybe late March 2021 - meanwhile, I'll keep watching. Thanks Chris.
Thanks for the feedback Chris, glad you like the video.
Let's hope we'll all be able to get back on skis soon!
We'll do out best to keep you occupied with skiing content in the meantime.
May the flow be with you always!
Thanks!
Thanks Christian that has been my goal to ski with flow as it looks neat and unhurried. I often get compliments on my skiing I hope I look a little similar to you lol.
No problems Patrick,
We're happy to hear that you enjoyed this video. We'll take your word for it regarding your good looking skiing 🙂
excellent easily understandable explanations and enough to work on without overload. Keep yp the good work!!!
Much appreciated!
Thank you 🙏. I wish I could have a private lesson with you! I’ve skied for many years and I can not seem to get this carving smoothness at all. The bicycle suggestion might help.
Hello Malcolm,
We've left Christians details in the video description. So if you ever make it out to Austria then don't hesitate to reach out to him!
Super clear explanations! Thanks so much!
You're very welcome!
Thanks for watching Elizabeth 👌
I hope we can all ski this season!
We hope so as well Mel!