I've been teaching skiing for the past 30 years and everything on this video is correct. Thank you for showing some great techniques for skiing in powder. I have 110mm underfoot but prefer to be under 100mm so I can sink in the snow. Just to add keeping your legs and skis together in powder is similar to skiing in the bumps.
I started skiing at seven but left it for snowboarding at 11 or so, now at 21 I tried to pick it up again. I found out I have gotten way better and confident in skiing without ever touching them. This was especially the case in the powder, the fact that i could do powder runs on the most beginner rental ski's confirmed to me that the type of ski you are using never makes it impossible to ski powder. great to see that you agree.
@@Drawee Nah he is right. The alps have a long history of people herding cattle up there and all that stuff. With a bunch of people living and skiing up there, skiing on perfectly groomed pistes is normal in europe. Powder isn't as popular
I have literally taught myself how to ski just from watching this channel the last 2 years. So glad I started! Now I get to try out some powder skiing in Colorado in December, and boom, this video comes up! I've learned the basics, how to jump, and hopefully now some good backcountry skiing tips. Thank you for making this page.
Just found your channel and I’m obsessed! I love your videos! You seem to genuinely want people to be the best skiers they can be! No snobby attitude. You seem to believe anyone can do what they set their mind to on skis!
I like mogul slopes more, but what you've shown here - is absolutely correct, and you've talked about it so well on camera! The jump at the end where you rotate your skies one side and then another - that's astounding - I know how hard it is in reality and know that I can't do it in my current shape. A rare case when a person does and talks well! 🙂👍
i can't understand who can put a dislike to this... basic rules, simple explained, lessons for free. every of your vid is worth. also for advanced skiers to get rid of bad habits!
Hi, i’m a french viewer and i like you well because of ski ofc :) but also because i find you have an accent i can understand, you don’t speak too fast and its a good point 👍 thx for your ski tips i’ll recommend you to my friends
For when you get out west. This is a very good lesson and essentially mirrors most of what I was shown in a small group lesson at Jackson Hole. Not letting the tails dig down and keeping the chest square to the fall line were the main ideas put forth. After that one lesson I was able to ski steep and deep far better.
I'm skiing for almost 30 years now and this video is gold, not only for powder, but skiing in general. Always project shoulders down the valley, don't lean back and keep the skis tight (makes quick turning easier and gives more stability if done right)
Great set of instruction videos and a few of the powder skiing tips have helped me. It is worth mentioning that although you can ski powder on any ski, having the correct ski makes it much easier. I started skiing off piste on Fischer RC4 GS race skis, (both old school 210cm thin skis and 185cm carvers). Four years ago I bought some all mountain skis, (185cm Atomic Vantage Theory), and now find off piste far more enjoyable. The all mountain skis are more stable and are much smoother when skiing chop and crud......it isn't always soft fluffy powder out there.
I lived for several seasons in Jackson Hole, and skied every day on 207 cm skis, on the Hobacks (when open) , and many, many times OB in Cody Bowl and Granite Canyon. Here is how to ski powder in a list. 1. Establish a rhythm 2) Do NOT go slow.......find a slope with some pitch 3) Stay over the middle of your skis. Don't sit back or drive forward. Stay centered with your feet underneath you and shoulders as square to the fall line as possible. 4) Keep going....don't stop. Keep that rhythm. 5) Don't ski powder in the trees with one of the maids from a local Teton Village lodge, who just split several joints with you. Not good. Ha
Very good video! Adult learner here: powder clicked for me when I committed to face down the fall line, still upper body (watch for over-rotation, as you said), relaxed posture, keeping shin pressure on the boots, knees together and for the finishing touch a confident, reaching pole plant. Can't over state the need for speed to gain flotation - in my experience this is what holds people back - they can't commit to the speed required for at least some flotation and so end up leaning back to force the skis around - which is exhausting. The pumping drill 1:40 can also be practiced on the sides of pistes if you don't have that glorious Laax pow!
@@henrygonzalez3842 it just means you push your shins into the front of your boot. So that your shins always have some light pressure onto the boot, that way you know you have good position and are not standing up to much.
Yes you have to "attack" the mountain :) Been skiing my whole life and I still get tired sometimes, at least with new gear, in which case it's tempting to lean back to ease tension on your thigh muscles. It's better to do a full stop until you're ready to "attack" again. Uneven snow can cause this, or when you don't trust the surface. I find this to mostly happen in "off piste" ski resorts where bushes are here and there, or if there's lots of tracks and mixed snow, and you get a bit "defensive", especially with new skis/boots/bindings. Better to venture a bit further off piste to find that good powder hill, then follow a road back to the lift or something (if at a resort) :)
I have been skiing off and on since I was 3, but I had a long gap and then got back into it the last few years. I was feeling really confident at Keystone last year, but the snow was really consistent (not very much.) This year at Crested Butte, with 5-6 inches of fresh powder over the groomed run, I am really struggling. This is the deepest powder I have ever seen! Yesterday I went out on a easy run, fell and slammed my head into the snow. I was so shaken and disappointed with myself, I quit for the day 😢. I am going out today and practicing everything I leaned in this video. I really hope after some practice, I have the confidence I need to get back on some harder runs and enjoy myself. Thanks!
Very nice video! I will be skiing out west in the USA for the first time in March so this video was very helpful! I usually ski in Vermont so I have never skied in serious powder
I am shocked....these are the same top three mistakes I would have chosen also! Oh, and we are forecast to get a foot of snow tomorrow night in the Wasatch.....Yay!
Thanks for these tips! I have been working on off piste skiing for some time now and it just doesn’t seem to work for me although I am super confident on piste. I noticed that I am probably leaning wayyy to much backwards and that prevents me from being able to turn easily, to pump snow and to keep my skis together. I tried to focus on staying forward today and it was better although difficult. Unfortunately my skis are for slalom and 66mm in width which makes them so hard for off piste 🙈 it’s really scary to watch them sink so low in the snow you can’t see them!
I did some ski Instructor training courses when I worked at a hill one winter and was told when I started that I was a fine skier but my form was horrible. Skiing from the back seat and not engaging my technique in a way conductive to the students learning fundamentals that I was experienced enough to not need to constantly use.
I can’t wait!! Ski season was supposed to open this weekend but it’s been postponed. Watching Stomp It to keep the hype alive. Just bought some Rossignol EXP 86 Basalt skis. My first pair of skis. Can’t wait to try anything I’ve picked up from your videos.
ive been skiing for over 10 years and I still struggle in deep pow. my ski's are only 85mm but since I weigh basically nothing I just need to learn technique really.
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Hi from Whistler Canada! Your videos are amazing and so helpful! Do You think You could show us how to do a butter (nose/tail) ? That would be awesome.
Too much or too little forward lean in the boots can force you too far back too. For me with my stiff ankles, too much forward lean (16°) forced me to lean on the rear cuffs. Swapped a part in my boots and got comfortable 13° (comfortable for me) now. A friend has the opposite problem, too little forward lean (11°) forces him back. Lifters in the heel sorted his boots out perfectly.
I usually use the rule "head, shoulders, knees and toes" when coaching bowlers (I'm a certified bowling coach). I believe this would be just as relevant in skiing. If your knees are in front of your toes on flat ground and you lean too far back skiing, check your boot specs too ✌🏻 Same goes for the opposite
Nice video,.I think if anyone is skiing like this they have fundamental skiing issues. I ski on the east coast and ski lots of hard pack and bumps. We have a saying its not that you cant ski moguls its that you cant really ski. Bumps and powder bring out all your flaws. I learned to ski pow on skinny skies so the new skies are easy, I can ski powder better now than 30 years ago. Not so with bumps as the knees and back are getting old. I love pow.
One point that was left out is to use a ski that slides good in the powder. A draggy ski for s you to sit back, killing your legs. I does not matter how wide you ski is if the drags. A good bottom grind contour and the right wax is the answer
Leaning back and forward controls the speed, so its not a mistake. That goes to skis. You dont need special skis for powder...if you are a good powder skier. What You mentioned...4 the mistake is keeping skis to wide. When skis close together you avoid sinking one ski , and you make the sliding surface wider...good luck!
My issue is I can never get used to pow skiing, as we get like 5 pow days here in the east coast, so I will get decent and be able to ski pow really well, then I'll forget everything when the next pow day comes in like 3 weeks
Rental skiis where I go and for my height are crap and even worse for powder. That's why I bought some 2 year old skiis fast. Makes a huge difference in skinny groomer skiis vs some more powder all mountain skiis
I don't have it. It's deep inside a harddrive in the office where I don't work at the moment. It will be a costly song for you. An account is about 200usd. Should I dig out the song for you next time I'm in the office?
Maaan! Great to see you again! You are brilliant at communicating the skill thing but the playful idiot that comes with it makes you so watchable. Shine on! 🌵🦅
Thanks, I needed that reminder. I always pole plant and like to feel my shins against my boot tops to insure I'm forward over my skis. In rough snow (tracked up by several skiers in powder) I always keep my skis together "like Ingemar Stenmark" but now I'll do it in powder - when I'm lucky enough to find it!
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I've been teaching skiing for the past 30 years and everything on this video is correct. Thank you for showing some great techniques for skiing in powder. I have 110mm underfoot but prefer to be under 100mm so I can sink in the snow. Just to add keeping your legs and skis together in powder is similar to skiing in the bumps.
It's incredible that all these videos are totally free!! Thank you so much man!
No probs I am glad you liked it :)
I started skiing at seven but left it for snowboarding at 11 or so, now at 21 I tried to pick it up again. I found out I have gotten way better and confident in skiing without ever touching them. This was especially the case in the powder, the fact that i could do powder runs on the most beginner rental ski's confirmed to me that the type of ski you are using never makes it impossible to ski powder. great to see that you agree.
Always, and I repeat ALWAYS trust the guy with the euro accent first!!
amen.
Not necessarily when it comes to powder! Europe's got nothin on north america and japan! That being said this guy definitely knows what he's saying
@@aaronlandau5575 bruh have you seen the alps
@@Drawee Nah he is right. The alps have a long history of people herding cattle up there and all that stuff.
With a bunch of people living and skiing up there, skiing on perfectly groomed pistes is normal in europe. Powder isn't as popular
He sounds very swedish and by nature we're much better at ice than in powder.
First try of a 360 today
Thank you for your videos. didn't landed it,but tomorrow I will try again
Did u manage in the end ? :))
Me to
@@eliorlov2700 after 7 try's YES
Lustig wie ich dich immer wieder unter Videos jeder Art sehe
Schofi ich auch immer und überall
I have literally taught myself how to ski just from watching this channel the last 2 years. So glad I started! Now I get to try out some powder skiing in Colorado in December, and boom, this video comes up! I've learned the basics, how to jump, and hopefully now some good backcountry skiing tips. Thank you for making this page.
Just found your channel and I’m obsessed! I love your videos! You seem to genuinely want people to be the best skiers they can be! No snobby attitude. You seem to believe anyone can do what they set their mind to on skis!
Thank you so much Olivia! :D Yes that is basically what I belive! Have fun learning new stuff this season. /Jens
That was the best pow lesson online that I've seen.
Love the videos and damn the quality is great
I like mogul slopes more, but what you've shown here - is absolutely correct, and you've talked about it so well on camera!
The jump at the end where you rotate your skies one side and then another - that's astounding - I know how hard it is in reality and know that I can't do it in my current shape.
A rare case when a person does and talks well! 🙂👍
i can't understand who can put a dislike to this... basic rules, simple explained, lessons for free. every of your vid is worth. also for advanced skiers to get rid of bad habits!
Man, you are really a good teacher and I like your chilled personality :)
Hi, i’m a french viewer and i like you well because of ski ofc :) but also because i find you have an accent i can understand, you don’t speak too fast and its a good point 👍 thx for your ski tips i’ll recommend you to my friends
Noffit yeah same
Les sous titres ne buggait pas ? Moi au lieu de français C t allemand
i live on the east coast why am i watching this lol
Update: 1 year later I'm back at this video cause I moved out west
Jillian ! East coast of?
hahaha me too! i'm from Québec Canada, where we're made from ice lol
I have caught many great Powder days on the East Coast..you just have to hit the Road immediately...Sugarbush, Mad River. Jay Wildcat etc.
@@matthewstellato4879 maybe so, but its way more rare on the east coast than out west, for whatever reason.
For when you get out west. This is a very good lesson and essentially mirrors most of what I was shown in a small group lesson at Jackson Hole. Not letting the tails dig down and keeping the chest square to the fall line were the main ideas put forth. After that one lesson I was able to ski steep and deep far better.
I'm skiing for almost 30 years now and this video is gold, not only for powder, but skiing in general. Always project shoulders down the valley, don't lean back and keep the skis tight (makes quick turning easier and gives more stability if done right)
Bentchetler. Have his 3 latest pair of Ski. So incredible!
Great set of instruction videos and a few of the powder skiing tips have helped me. It is worth mentioning that although you can ski powder on any ski, having the correct ski makes it much easier. I started skiing off piste on Fischer RC4 GS race skis, (both old school 210cm thin skis and 185cm carvers). Four years ago I bought some all mountain skis, (185cm Atomic Vantage Theory), and now find off piste far more enjoyable. The all mountain skis are more stable and are much smoother when skiing chop and crud......it isn't always soft fluffy powder out there.
I lived for several seasons in Jackson Hole, and skied every day on 207 cm skis, on the Hobacks (when open) , and many, many times OB in Cody Bowl and Granite Canyon.
Here is how to ski powder in a list.
1. Establish a rhythm
2) Do NOT go slow.......find a slope with some pitch
3) Stay over the middle of your skis. Don't sit back or drive forward. Stay centered with your feet underneath you and shoulders as square to the fall line as possible.
4) Keep going....don't stop. Keep that rhythm.
5) Don't ski powder in the trees with one of the maids from a local Teton Village lodge, who just split several joints with you. Not good. Ha
Very good video! Adult learner here: powder clicked for me when I committed to face down the fall line, still upper body (watch for over-rotation, as you said), relaxed posture, keeping shin pressure on the boots, knees together and for the finishing touch a confident, reaching pole plant. Can't over state the need for speed to gain flotation - in my experience this is what holds people back - they can't commit to the speed required for at least some flotation and so end up leaning back to force the skis around - which is exhausting. The pumping drill 1:40 can also be practiced on the sides of pistes if you don't have that glorious Laax pow!
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When people say shin pressure is that happening when youre turning on the downhill ski?
@@henrygonzalez3842 it just means you push your shins into the front of your boot. So that your shins always have some light pressure onto the boot, that way you know you have good position and are not standing up to much.
Yes you have to "attack" the mountain :) Been skiing my whole life and I still get tired sometimes, at least with new gear, in which case it's tempting to lean back to ease tension on your thigh muscles. It's better to do a full stop until you're ready to "attack" again.
Uneven snow can cause this, or when you don't trust the surface. I find this to mostly happen in "off piste" ski resorts where bushes are here and there, or if there's lots of tracks and mixed snow, and you get a bit "defensive", especially with new skis/boots/bindings.
Better to venture a bit further off piste to find that good powder hill, then follow a road back to the lift or something (if at a resort) :)
I have been skiing off and on since I was 3, but I had a long gap and then got back into it the last few years. I was feeling really confident at Keystone last year, but the snow was really consistent (not very much.) This year at Crested Butte, with 5-6 inches of fresh powder over the groomed run, I am really struggling. This is the deepest powder I have ever seen! Yesterday I went out on a easy run, fell and slammed my head into the snow. I was so shaken and disappointed with myself, I quit for the day 😢. I am going out today and practicing everything I leaned in this video. I really hope after some practice, I have the confidence I need to get back on some harder runs and enjoy myself. Thanks!
Very nice video! I will be skiing out west in the USA for the first time in March so this video was very helpful! I usually ski in Vermont so I have never skied in serious powder
Go to Jay in vermont
Spot on for all those tips!! Powder... such fun!
This is solid advice to anyone skiing pow. Great video!
I am shocked....these are the same top three mistakes I would have chosen also!
Oh, and we are forecast to get a foot of snow tomorrow night in the Wasatch.....Yay!
Love your video and your speed in the video is very easy to follow
Thumb up for your video
Thanks for these tips! I have been working on off piste skiing for some time now and it just doesn’t seem to work for me although I am super confident on piste. I noticed that I am probably leaning wayyy to much backwards and that prevents me from being able to turn easily, to pump snow and to keep my skis together. I tried to focus on staying forward today and it was better although difficult. Unfortunately my skis are for slalom and 66mm in width which makes them so hard for off piste 🙈 it’s really scary to watch them sink so low in the snow you can’t see them!
Did you get an extra pair of skis to solve this problem? If so, in what way did it change your experience and would you recommend it to other people?
I did some ski Instructor training courses when I worked at a hill one winter and was told when I started that I was a fine skier but my form was horrible. Skiing from the back seat and not engaging my technique in a way conductive to the students learning fundamentals that I was experienced enough to not need to constantly use.
I can’t wait!! Ski season was supposed to open this weekend but it’s been postponed. Watching Stomp It to keep the hype alive. Just bought some Rossignol EXP 86 Basalt skis. My first pair of skis. Can’t wait to try anything I’ve picked up from your videos.
Heading over to Niseko for some Japow - this vid was dope! Can't wait to shred some
Ok knocked it out of the park with that amazing explanation
Congrats for reaching 100k!! Well deserved!
just love your sking style and vibe!
Great tutorial! the guy is really clear and funny! great video footage!
You just counted all of my problems. Thanks for the video I realy like it.
We all just gonna ignore that sweet double shifty at 6:31?
No I saw it
Leo_ baldy why are you saying No?
"You put on some 1980's music, you send it feet close, and just smash it!"
No 4: make sure your pockets are all closed or you’ll fill up your jacket with powder on the first fall.
@@kevinberger3501 That can happen on snowmade powder on a green trail.
Not specific here
Relax forward at the ankle and rest the shins in the front of the boots to get the weight forward
The 1980 music type was the best.
Was able to go from falling on greens to cruising down a black using these videos!
That is amazing :)
ive been skiing for over 10 years and I still struggle in deep pow. my ski's are only 85mm but since I weigh basically nothing I just need to learn technique really.
10/10 would join your camp
Nice video! And yay, 100000 subscribers! Congrats, good quality!
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100,000 subscribers love the videos
Hi from Whistler Canada! Your videos are amazing and so helpful! Do You think You could show us how to do a butter (nose/tail) ? That would be awesome.
Hey Alex, We already have made those tutorials.
Found it! Thanks 🙏🏻
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Thanks for all the tips ! And congrats for the quality of your videos guys ! Keep it up 🙌
Yes to 80’s music!
Nice Video!!
Thank you Jens! Love your videos! 👍✌️🦋🕊️☃️❄️🎄❤️🥰
I would love to watch a new freestyle vid. Like some (easy) tricks
Too much or too little forward lean in the boots can force you too far back too. For me with my stiff ankles, too much forward lean (16°) forced me to lean on the rear cuffs. Swapped a part in my boots and got comfortable 13° (comfortable for me) now. A friend has the opposite problem, too little forward lean (11°) forces him back. Lifters in the heel sorted his boots out perfectly.
I usually use the rule "head, shoulders, knees and toes" when coaching bowlers (I'm a certified bowling coach). I believe this would be just as relevant in skiing. If your knees are in front of your toes on flat ground and you lean too far back skiing, check your boot specs too ✌🏻 Same goes for the opposite
Great video man! It helped alot!
Nice video,.I think if anyone is skiing like this they have fundamental skiing issues. I ski on the east coast and ski lots of hard pack and bumps. We have a saying its not that you cant ski moguls its that you cant really ski. Bumps and powder bring out all your flaws. I learned to ski pow on skinny skies so the new skies are easy, I can ski powder better now than 30 years ago. Not so with bumps as the knees and back are getting old. I love pow.
Using the clutch/gas technique with one slightly ahead while still completely parallel really. Helped me with moguls.
Oh, nice!thanks
Awesome video! I find these extremely helpful
4:19
That’s me thinking, I can do this. I believe in myself.
I love the end, groovy tones
Thanks for very informative video. Love your style! The demo crash haha.
Thanks
Nice work on the videos, especially the content. Thank you.
One point that was left out is to use a ski that slides good in the powder. A draggy ski for s you to sit back, killing your legs. I does not matter how wide you ski is if the drags. A good bottom grind contour and the right wax is the answer
thank you
Might be time for a newer transceiver. Thanks for the video tips.
Leaning back and forward controls the speed, so its not a mistake. That goes to skis. You dont need special skis for powder...if you are a good powder skier. What You mentioned...4 the mistake is keeping skis to wide. When skis close together you avoid sinking one ski , and you make the sliding surface wider...good luck!
Wow! Learned what I’m doing wrong!TY
Great video and suberb quality! I have done all those mistakes. Can you make a video about how to read the terrain for safe lines in backcountry?
Thanks for the tips and the quality is insane, but jeez, I'm so jealous on the mountains and snow u have there...
You had me at 80s music and send it 😂
hey let me give you an audio tip. if you can find a way to put your mic on the bottom lip of your goggles, you'll get very very consistent sound
yes! you do ausom footages!!! adore them! thanks to drone pilot!
Great video!
One of the best channels on youtube. Good luck to you! 🍀
My issue is I can never get used to pow skiing, as we get like 5 pow days here in the east coast, so I will get decent and be able to ski pow really well, then I'll forget everything when the next pow day comes in like 3 weeks
Where are you? In the berkshires we have had 2 that I remember on the breaks. And that is over 4 years.
Love yr vids. Thanks for explaining evrything calmly and professionally.
Pretty good little video, simple and helpful.
I have Armada ARG 133mm under feet and for me they are the best powder ski in whole world
Very good job thank you very much..
Such a great guide
Awesome tips! Thank you for putting this video out. :)
Amazing! Thanks a lot. 👍
Gopro Max ski video - th-cam.com/video/HLuOM_maJg8/w-d-xo.html go check it out 🙏🏽!
Rental skiis where I go and for my height are crap and even worse for powder. That's why I bought some 2 year old skiis fast.
Makes a huge difference in skinny groomer skiis vs some more powder all mountain skiis
Excellent channel, thank you for the coaching.
Great reminders !
just had my first powder day in Lake Tahoe, it was fucking amazing. like you are just floating
Good tips. Thanks.
Loved the video.
Come on guys!! Share the name of the 80’s songs for the fans please...
If would like to but you can only find it if you pay for an Artlist.com account.
Stomp It Tutorials yeah sure but how can we buy the song if we don’t have the name?
I don't have it. It's deep inside a harddrive in the office where I don't work at the moment.
It will be a costly song for you. An account is about 200usd. Should I dig out the song for you next time I'm in the office?
Maaan! Great to see you again! You are brilliant at communicating the skill thing but the playful idiot that comes with it makes you so watchable. Shine on! 🌵🦅
Where are you filming your videos? The enviroment is so beautiful. Keep up the work! ⛷🏔
Syria
Relaax
Menn your videos are really awesome, it helps a lot even when you already know how to ski!!! KEEP IT GOING PLZ #heartsfromfrance
We need a daffy tutorial!!!
A big thanks, man!
All easier said than done.
Bro, how does he not have like 2.5 mil subs
Thanks, I needed that reminder. I always pole plant and like to feel my shins against my boot tops to insure I'm forward over my skis.
In rough snow (tracked up by several skiers in powder) I always keep my skis together "like Ingemar Stenmark" but now I'll do it in powder - when I'm lucky enough to find it!
I just bought some skis that have a ton of rocker and a short turning radius. Sucks to have to wait 8 months to be able to use them.
hope the next powder skiing tutorial comes soon...😍
Must be hard to find white skis in pow when you lose them.
Another great vid! Thank you
Great content,very helpful and instructive