How to SKI (CRUD)
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- Hi, Im back. Long time since posting but jump starting this season with a video titled HOW TO SKI. Yes, plain and simple. Should be good for anybody to watch. CRUD is the ultimate in conditions. It can make or brake you.
reg, Tom - กีฬา
This is an awesome video. Too many skiers have been convinced that they need a different set of skis for each snow condition. Adjusting technique to meet each situation was done when longer thinner skis were all that we had. The new skis are so much easier to work with, so with patience and practice people can still learn to adapt to a wide variety of conditions on one set of skis. Thank you for posting this video.
Agreed. An all arounder will serve nicely. I prefer a ski around 78- 82 at the waist that is fairly flexible longitudinally but torsionally stiff. That said my preferred day to day ski is a racing ski, currently an Elan Ace SLX in a 165 cm.
Thanks NRB and JD, new skis are indeed easy to ski on but I dont like any wider than around 70 for regular all-round skiing. For powder I dont know as I never tested but racing skis are so much fun and there are so much milidge you get on flat groomers.
True but newer skis with wide tips, wider underfoot and profiles ideal for conditions like steep crud and pow make it far easier to just power through it. My old skis just would not track through the uneven stuff like the ones I currently use. The new ones are wider with a different profile and they absolutely slice through the crud and uneven stuff like scalpels and I'm only older. That being said, I only use one pair and expect them to work in 90% of conditions. And there is absolutely nothing equipment will do to help poor technique. As we know, challenging conditions are what reveals flaws in technique. Can not wait to get out there.
What skis you are on does matter. I agree a ski around 100mm waist can be used for everything, but a dedicated carver sub 90mm will always be better on groomed snow, and a fat ski with some rocker and/or taper will always be better in powder.
Last year I had only brought my 165cm SL race ski, and tried to follow my friends into the tracked out snow in the forest. Worst day skiing ever :p
My collection of 8 skis is definitely excessive, but I would recommend all skiers to at least have two pairs if they want to ski both on and off piste.
Different skis for different conditions is a great idea. Trying to adapt one pair of skis to all conditions is a bad idea. If you think that by using one pair of skis for all conditions makes you a better skier you are kidding yourself. If a person can afford to they should have at least three different pairs of skis: 1. groomer skis (carving), 2. powder skis, 3. All mountain skis. If you don't have at least that you are cheating yourself out of a lot of fun.
This is one of the most helpful ski videos I have watched. It got me back on the right track after a frustrating day in difficult conditions.
Wow, glad I could help. And that the video was helpful. After teaching hundreds and even maybe thousands of lessons out on the mountain I have a feel for what works. Sometimes the best technique is not very complicated. Cheers, Tom
It was wonderful to watch you play in the crud. I personally, now in the last year of my eighties do prefer groomed early morning runs but do take a kick at crud with a new snowfall. It is a great feeling when crud skiing works but I find it uses a lot of energy. Great video, thanks.
Thanks for watching and super nice to hear you are still skiing at that age. And yes, sometimes crud works, sometimes not so well. Same for me. Cheers, T
All I'm hearing here is that I have at least 30 more years of skiing pow!
Keep making turns!
@@teknik12k I am.
@@teknik12kMe too! ;-)
Great lesson! Your ability to rephrases and explain some rather difficult concepts is amazing! Thanks for this video!
You're very welcome! Thanks for such great feedback and for watching, Cheers Tom
Absolutely the best instructional ski video on the subject. The explanation of when and where to carve (3:42 - 4:07) and how to approach crud differently (4:08 - 4:15) is the key that unlocks crud! Thank you!
Wow, thanks! Nice to hear such positive feedback. Glad to hear you think I did a good job. Cheers, Tom
hey, thank you so much for making and putting out your skiing lessons, yours are my favourite of all on youtube!
Wow, thank you! That is an honor. All the best to you and have a great season :)
Skiing variable conditions is part of the game, thanks for the preseason tips i cant wait to start my season . Watching this video puts me back in the mindset to ski . thanks have a great ski season and be safe
My pleasure! And I also got into the ski mindset when editing this video. Before that I was kind of just waiting for the season, now I really cannot wait for it to start. I was supposed to go to Levi this week but due to lack of snow and a few other issues I had to pass this year. I have to wait a few more weeks or even a month... rats.... Cheers, Tom
Simply the best skiing instruction video ever. Thanks Tom.
Wow, thanks Lindsay! Need to make this a sticker! Cheers, Tom
Your videos and tips are awesome Tom!! Above all else fun to watch and helpful to improve style and confidence! Thank you!!
Great to hear! Trying to make it as real as possible. Like you were there with me out skiing. Thanks for watching and lots more to come! Cheers, T
Thanky you. This is the best instruction video I've seen on YT. I especially like that you show examples of improper technique and why people struggle in harder conditions.
Thank you very much for such good feedback. I always think I could or should have done it better. Good that it was sufficient for those exact reasons. I try to demo everything as simple as possible. Out on the mountain with students and here online with my videos. More videos to come. Thanks for watching, Tom
Lovely to have you back Tom, missed your videos. thanks for taking the time to make these valuable teaching video's.
Many thanks for such good and encouraging feedback. Its fun to make these videos when I know people watch and appreciate them. I am humbled. Cheers, Tom
One of the best explanations I’ve seen to date. Thank you!
Wow, thanks! Cheers, Tom
This was really educational. I didn’t even realize that people ski differently in different terrain. I was trying to “carve” in cruddy snow, and constantly catching an edge. Thanks for this.
You are welcome. Nice to have been able to bring you some new information. I often get confronted with the belief that carving is the only way to ski and not only is that not true, most of those people also cannot carve even if they think they can. Cheers, Tom
Yes, your lesson makes sense. I really needed this. Thank you
So glad! You are welcome. Glad to have been of assistance. Cheers, Tom
Thank you. These are the conditions I’m expecting next week so very useful!
Best of luck!
The explanation is so plain and precise, you made it very easy to internalize these techniques. Thank you!
Great to hear! Thanks for such good feedback. Cheers, T
Tom...glad ypu are posting ski vids again...new season wishing you Happy safe riding . I look fwd to more vids.
I'm headed to Japan soon too..
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Good that the videos still are interesting to watch. Have a good time in Japan, Tom
The best explanation I've ever seen on this topic - a really excellent video, thank you!
Thanks :)
Makes a lot of sense, I've been through some skiing instruction manuals and your approach is very sensible & practical, cheers
Great to hear! I think there are very few out there that can actually tell you something worth wile. Also out on the slope. I hear the same "lines/lies" over and over again and they dont make any sense. Most of the times. Thanks for watching. Cheers, T
Thank you for this. Been sking is crap conditions for so long I've started liking when it gets cruddy. With 100mm stiff skis can just plow trough it with short turns. Real fun. 4 weeks until I can hit the slopes again! Can't wait!
Great to hear! Have fun. I too have to wait at least 4 weeks. Cheers, Tom
The most realistic and "no nonsence" aproach so far! Thanks a lot! ❤
Wow, thanks!!! Cheers, Tom
I now finally understand the subtle differences between the weight-unweighting in snowplough, parallel and carving turns. Thanks for this video! I am firmly in the parallel turn camp (not carving yet) and now I see that I have not been doing it too badly :) Especially in tricky conditions. I always thought I was doing it wrong but accepted it since I cannot carve (yet).
Thanks for watching and if you stick to it, skiing, and try to do my drills in my carving drills you too will be carving before you know it. Cheers, Tom
I've only been skiing for a total of 25 days spanning 6yrs (early 40s) so I'm still learning but have taken to carving really well with my short, stocky legs (I used to be a sprinter) but the crud & low visibility in Obertauern currently has messed my confidence up really well *sigh*
It's so exhausting going through crud and spring snow & I've fallen many many times today. But watching your video on overcoming crud has reminded me to go back to my "Bunny Hop" beginnings and hopefully I can maintain the momentum in my next run tomorrow. Thank you for the tips!
P.s I didn't learn the old way to ski (husband taught me, he's the skied-his-whole-life one) so i went straight into carving style as it reminds me of when I speed ice skate...like the pushing the legs out to the side kind of thing. I probably look terrible but I don't mind as it feels fun.😊
Welcome to the sport of skiing. It is amazing. You go places you would never go both on piste and in your head. Hahaaa.... crud is one of them. Glad to hear that you had some gain in watching my video and taking to my tips. Dont worry how it looks, go for safety and thrills first. Cheers, Tom
As usual, a decent dose of knowledge and good viewing. The ability to use sliding techniques with ski relief is undoubtedly indispensable in such conditions, especially on Polish slopes.
Regards
Thanks for watching and greetings to Poland :)
I watch too much TH-cam and probably leave a comment 2-3 times a year - but wow! Truly wow! I watch lots of ski videos, have taken a lot of lessons, but this is maybe the most useful instruction I've ever received. Thanks so much!
Wow, such good feedback coming from a YT pro is awesome. Thank you for watching and an honor to have you as a viewer. Cheers, T
Nice video. Was doing these things intuitively thinking my skiing technique is poor. It was nice confirmation and added tips for better approach 👍🏽
Super nice it resonated with you. I feel really sorry for lots of skiers actually doing things right but being put down by much better skiers that in fact are not better at everything. Maybe they are great ski racers but they are not doing it right in the bumps or off-piste. Glad to be of help, Cheers Tom
”can turn every groomer in Battlefield“ sofxxking true !!!!!!
Yes!
Thank you for this video I have just got back from Tignes and practiced this technique in chopped up snow and bad visibility and it really has helped me to improve. thanks.
Wow, great to hear. I know it works wonders and glad you picked up on it. This is the way I was taught by super talented ski instructors and glad to be able to pass it on. Cheers, Tom
I love the way you try to simplify ski turns. A carve turn can become so complicated if not explained properly. Your skiing is so smooth and you really make it fun to make proper ski turns. Thank You for your dedication!
Thank YOU for watching and for all your good words on my videos. Ski instruction can become very complicated I know but I have over the years tried to simplify it as much as possible. Because if you just make it simple and talk about the most essential elements then everything else will fall in place once they are required. It is a progression. And the most important thing in skiing is managing your weight. Either between two skis or in the vertical plane. Jumping is so natural to all living things. Why leave it out of skiing? Cheers, T
Hi Tom
Finally I decided to write to you and share my skiing experience. My name is Joseph, I was born in Poland and I live in Canada. I am a former ski instructor Level II. I believe that my skiing is closer to level III. I never really instructed that much. Your video is excellent and I agree with you 100%. My comments are of the general nature and related more to carving. Recently I have been looking for a definition of a perfect carved turn and no luck. It seems that a clean railway track implies carving. I think it is more to it. I ran to your video Carv low where you advocate flex/ extend/ flex strategy. I could not agree more. I have learning how to carv on my own for many, many years by reading and watching videos. I was extending through the transition and felt that that it sluggish and I was unhappy with my early edging. I started experimenting and found that flexing through the transition produced much better results. It made me a better skier. I am happy with my carving. I think that my parallel is also much better. I engage my edges much earlier and produce steady and constant skidding throughout entire turns. I believe in two footed skiing, 50/50 as much as I can. I have two legs, two skis and and feel quite comfortable doing it. I am quite surprised to see many professional instructors extending through the transition. I hope you read my comments. I certainly would appreciate your definition of a perfect carved turn.
These conditions sound like an average ski day in the Pacific Northwest.
Thanks for the lesson. Good stuff to practice this weekend.👍
Thanks for watching and have a great weekend out on the mountain. BTW, did you get some snow in the northwest or was that just in the East US?
Cheers, Tom
I hurt my knee yesterday cranking my skis as fast as I can smashing into mounds of crud, but now I know to just use some air momentum to enter the high C turn with a brushed angle and "ski" out an arc like I would normally on groomed runs. This video has given me some confidence back to return to crud since it always makes me feel like an intermediate again and again.
You master one thing but not another. So it goes. Does not mean you are an intermediate skier. Just that some terrain is harder than other. Too bad about your knee. Hopefully it will get better soon. That is the exact reason I put some air into my crud skiing, so that I minimize the risk of not being strong enough with the support of my body weight to plow through uneven snow. Cheers, Tom
Hi Tom,
Thank you for the insite to skiing on regular piste skis.
I spent 20 years learning to ski the holy grail of paralled skiing,
then another 20 years to forget it and keep my feet apart and keep the weight just on the outside ski.
First with upward unweighting then later with downward unweighting.
I'm not very good in the deep snow (not enough practice).
But with your advice in mind I'm going to slap my skis together and go back to the Upward Unweighting, to tackle those unpisted bits at the side of the piste.
Thank You Tom, great video
Thanks for watching and leaving such a good comment Tony. I hear your pain. I was lucky enough to ski with great instructors and coaches in Austria back in the 70s and 80s so I totally blocked out all that crapola about wide stance and no pole plant no tip lead etc. etc. And as an instructor on the internet I do not have to follow any association rules. I can bring you guys as much of the truth I know. Hopefully you get your confidence to ski basic parallel again. I was working at this ski school once where I had the reputation of being this oldschool guy that skied really slowly (I was teaching kids on a bunny hill). What did they know. Just let them do their talk :)
Cheers, Tom
Great video and well explained 👏
Thank you! 👍
Another awesome vid and tuition!!! Thank you !
My pleasure!
Great video Tom! It's all about sound fundamentals and agility. Not a big fan when it comes to up unweighting unless absolutely necessary. Thanks for the video.
I was also not very found of the old up-unweighting technique at some point but I have come to the conclusion that it is the best technique for certain things. And we need to be versatile. Happy Holidays, Triggerboy & Team
wow, you have just given me a moment of clarity! thanks
You are so welcome, T
Hi, great to see you back. We missed your videos.
Hey, thanks! And thanks for being so patient. Cheers, Tom
Great tips thank you 😊 I'll be trying them this season 👍
Thank you for watching. Good luck with your skiing this winter :)
Great Video. Thank you. I have always wanted to ski St Anton and reminded how to ski (what most people don't want to, crud) where there isn't a lot of people however the slopes are open let the skis run. Do please keep making the vids you do. Hopefully see you on the hill.
Thank you so much for such a positive comment. Sure, love to see you out on the slope some day. Cheers, Tom
So helpful, well explained and illustrated!
Thank you very much. Kind words. Thank you for watching. Cheers, Tom
Hi Tom, as long time skier have found your advice and tips very useful after over 40 yrs ski experience. On many different surfaces. For me crud has been, for some reason, most challenging. Deep (powder) snow on off piste even has been easier compared to crud. Maybe it relates to self confidence on crud. Because changed there my ski posture bit different. To worse. Thank you for you sharing your knowledge. As well your different approach concerning turns, which is almost opposite what they teach in normal Ski Schools! I truly think thst the tecnique you present in turns, based on extending the lower leg in turn, was bit new to me. Waiting for to test your method this winter. Best skiing regards from Finland 🇫🇮. Thank U, sir 👍
Thanks for planning to test these tips. T
Great Description on Ski Techniques!
Thanks! And thanks for watching. Cheers, Tom
Great video, showing different conditions and how to ski them
Very easy to understand ,not too technical.
Know I get it
Thanks
Thank YOU for watching. Glad it resonated with you. Cheers, Tom
Your knowledge and blogd needs wider attention among skiing society. So many good skiets can improve their skiing skills by your advice 🙏
Thanks, T
Great video. I wish I would have seen it before I skied crud all day today. I looked better than the girl but felt I should have be faster than I was. Will try it tomorrow. Thanks and again very well put together video
Wow, thanks for such good words on my video. And hopefully you will have more fun in crud in the future. Let me know how it went. Cheers, Tom
Excellent as always 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you Tom for the work you put in with this video and sharing it freely.
I applied what you said yesterday in skiing crud and moguls and had an insight to share and get your thoughts. I have been practicing your "how to carve low" video on my carving... i.e. flex in transition and extend laterally at the turn. I skied the crud, starting from a flex position and when encountering either a mogul or severe crud I just slightly extended upward vs. laterally, which kept me more on my ski bottoms vs the edge of course.
By using the same fundamental sequence of flex to extend, but just changing my intention from carve to pivot, I was able to affect the direction of my extension to match the conditions on the snow. I experienced better timing and flow this way... and was able to do combinations of carving and pivoting without a whole lot of change in technique.
Your thoughts on these similarities in technique are always appreciated.
Thanks.
You got it. Carving and parallel skiing with up-unweighting technique is really the same thing. It is a matter of timing. When you carve and flex through the transition you extend earlier, in the turn phase. Thats where you get your upward momentum except it is more in the lateral plane. Not only vertical. When I ski powder I do exactly what I do in carving, I extend my legs into the snow and the turn and then I flex into the transition not to get knocked up in the air. Same in bumps. Its basicly all the same. Also, in bumps it helps if you start out flexed. Thats is a good trick. Most people start out extended and then they flex over a bump. But its better to start out flexed and then extend between the bumps.
Thats why Chris is such a great overall skier. Strong in all conditions. Its all about the same technique, just different timing. Thanks for pointing this out to me. How important it actually is. That it is not only me thinking that way. I need to make a video on that topic. Thanks. Cheers, Tom
Tom, thank you. I am skiing right now in the Austrian Tirol. Upper slopes are fine, lower valley runs are crud - made worse because it’s mainly artificial snow rather than those natural snowflakes that bind together like velcro! Yesterday I didn’t enjoy the descent to the valley because, although I can carve beautifully on the upper, groomed pistes, I am clumsy in the crud. So I watched your video and read many of the comments. Today I skied the same run and what a difference. Okay, I’m not blasting down like some folk. But I am now choosing to execute my turns in the snow mounds rather than on the deceptively smooth patches which have been scraped clean by others. I am also lifting my inside ski so that it doesn’t get caught, pivot me around and overcook the turn. It’s so much better and, for the very first time, I actually enjoyed the challenge of skiing through this stuff rather than simply the euphoria of making it to the car park without falling. My legs don’t ache either! Your video explained this very clearly, demystifying the whole thing and giving me the knowledge of what’s actually happening so that my confidence has grown and my stance is more athletic rather than risk-averse. I also appreciated the comment, by you or someone else here, that when skiing crud the experience will never be smooth or perfect since the snow is anything but. Constant adjustments felt through one’s feet and balance is to be expected and it’s not proof of being a poor skier. Carving groomers is fabulous, feeling the g-forces provide the extra edge bite and being catapulted out of one turn and into the next. But from your video I learned that one must have several different techniques ready to deploy depending upon the conditions ahead. One technique is not king. BTW, I don’t have any special off-piste wide skis. Mine are just Head V-shape V8 skis mainly suited to carving on groomers but with some limited ability to tackle the softer stuff. Anyway, thank you so much for this and your other videos. Really, you’ve made my two week skiing holiday so much better. Now all I need you to do is make a video on how to bypass the crowds that descend on these European ski resorts at Christmas and the New Year 😅. Best wishes, David.
Hi David. Wow! Many thanks for your comment and for watching. Im so happy I could give advice you had use for on your holiday. It is indeed important to know many different techniques. Happy New Year, Tom
hyvaa paiva Tom! good to see u again, nice vid. crud is difficult in part because its not predictable. it feels like you have to be ready to react to whatever you find under the skis. to me this means actually slowing and speeding up according to the changing conditions. I was told not to pick my turns off piste, in other words to get in a rhythm and stick to it, but I find I get the best results by using the terrain and finding my way down the mountain using route-finding skills as you would when running down the same hill in the summer. similar to your slow way fast philosophy, cos in the crud the fast way often ends way outside my comfort zone. Kiitos! undrell
Hyvää päivää :)
Nice to be greeted in our native language. There is a point to keeping the rhythm going and not scouting for places to turn. However, I think in crud it so crucial where you turn. Do a wrong move and your down. So I always scout for good places to turn and even if I always teach to concentrate on your next turn only I also look ahead a bit when conditions are bad not to run into trouble or a dead end. Speed has a lot to do with it. No speed in crud or powder will not get you anywhere. Its also better if its steep. So the worse the conditions get the faster you are going to be and hope for bumps and steep sections hahahaaa. Life is hard, its harder if you cannot ski :) Cheers, Tom
Hi, Tom! Glad to your return!
Hello there! Yes, I'm back in business. Or at least I will try. More videos coming before Christmas. Cheers, Tom
Great video, thanks Tom!
Thanks. Glad you liked it! Cheers, Tom
Gr8 video, thank you for explanation. That's my goal of skiing to ride down off piste, however I know it is hard way. Thanks for that film. I have to watch it more times, but it is very good as usual :) Kris has, I believe, nice new outfit on this film, I only recognized him by skis and amazing carving style,,,👍😊
Thank you so much and thank you for watching. This material is quite old to be honest so the suit is from his jr years. But yes, his style is clearly recognizable. Also, you are right. Skiing off-piste is quite difficult. Not only from a technical perspective but also from a practical. To get there can be difficult and to get out of there can be even more difficult. And there is a big safety hazzard. And you need avalanche training and gear. So my advice is to develop as a skier and get your kicks on the groomer and then if you ever get a chance to ski off-piste under safe conditions then go for it. Cheers, Tom
Good to see you again!
Hey, thanks! Likewise :)
So helpful! Thanks for making this!
You're so welcome!
Love this. More advanced techniques please!!
More to come! Cheers, Tom
Very useful tips! Thanks Tom
My pleasure!
@@Triggerboy62 Hi Tom, just let you know I am watching this video again from Val d'lsere. Your tips have been extremely useful in the real snow condition in the Alps right now after two week heavy snow dump. It gives me the real confidence of dealing complicated terrian everyday. Thanks again
Super good, I have never skied crud but I think I understood most of it. You have to clear the ski of crud and use momentum to dig the edge and just trust that you will regain the control, which you will eventually lose because of the conditions. Looks fun 😁
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Yes, you got it right. And yes, sometimes you lose control. Cheers, Tom
In over 40 years on the soles I always find that maintaining a natural even rhythm is very important no matter the snow conditions, the rhythm will change depending on ski conditions but it has always been an important component.
Yes, this is highly true. Did you see my video on rhythm? Here: th-cam.com/video/vqAJZEftxDs/w-d-xo.html
Cheers, Tom
Awesome explanation. Skiing le massif de charlevoix , my 5th day no instructor yet… your advice is really helpful. Did lots of sports before deciding to ski. Having trouble with turning’s down sudden dissent to the left specially when it’s scrappy offy lol
Great to hear! Thanks for watching. Have fun skiing on your own but dont be afraid of taking ski lessons from an instructor. If you are in luck you will have a great time and learn a lot. Cheers, Tom
great commentary, thanks, for cutting thru' the crud
Hahaa, thats a good one. I have to remember that. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Tom
As always, you make really incredible content. I have always wondered if I was correct that in powder or deep crud, that unloading, jumping, un-weighting or flexing as you call in between turns was good form for these conditions. It seems that yes, it's what I will need to do to a lesser or greater extent given the conditions. As others have said, these type of days are really hard on the legs and it's something that we all experience, that our fitness level has one of the biggest impacts on our skiing. I mostly ski on my 80mm (waist) carvers but only recently picked up a pair of 100mm (waist) skis that really help on the powder and crud days, their just so much more stable on those days. With that said, I must admit that powder is best experienced on my snowboard. Floating though powder on a board, is an amazing feeling. Thanks again for the outstanding video. Cheers.
Thanks for all your good words on my videos. Yes, powder on a snowboard must be absolutely fantastic. I have never tried it as I am not very good at snowboarding but I can imagine it being better than skis as we are now talking about "riding" right? Skiing is skiing but riding is like riding a wave. Maybe someday :)
Cheers, T
Oh wow.. I watched like 10 “how to ski moguls” video and took a full day class.. but when I watched this I realized that everything they said began to make sense only until this point of time… thank you ❤
Thank you so much for watching and glad you found the missing puzzle peace in my video. By the way, this is the best bump video on YT: th-cam.com/video/xY33X302Ul4/w-d-xo.html
Cheers, Tom
@@Triggerboy62 Thank you, Tom, for generously sharing your knowledge. I have been binge-watching ur channel these few days. It has really high-quality contents!
Great advice! I've been trying to up unweight the skis in crud but with diminishing results the worst the snow got. I hadn't considered increasing the amount of force even more to the point of literally jumping.
Thanks for watching. Yes, this up and down motion, momentum, is really important. In most skiing situations. Yesterday it was dumping and we could not run gates with the kids at the club so I had them ski crud. Great fun but also a great gap in the kids skill set. Cheers, T
Great to hear you mention not actually making the turn when up, as we see so many trying to do exactly that and literally throwing themselves out of shape.
You clearly state that the transition to the new outside should done at this point, which allows you to drive the turn through the snow. (The bonus of getting a bit of air when ending the previous turn is the application of additional downward force to help getting those planks to bend through the turn and get them on edge......just as long as those learning realise that being a bit more gentle on edge angle in the soft stuff is best)
Wow, thanks for such a great comment. Yes, exactly! People think you up-unweight to turn your skis into the fall line. No! You up-unweight to set your new edges. And let the edges pull you into the fall line and beyond. Also, not "actively steering" the skis by turning your feet. That is totally wrong. You set the new edges and let the skis turn you. Just like in carving.
Cheers, T
@@Triggerboy62 I disagree, when there is an icy crust on top of powder, only active steering right at the start of turn can save you from going straight unstoppably. This is why I always push the new outside ski actively from the beginning, so that I have good customs for the hardest conditions.
It's an awesome and useful video. I even felt how i should make a transition .
Wow, that is great news. Glad I could be of any help. Please let me know how it went out on the slope this winter. Cheers, Tom
The legend is back at it
Thanks, happy you feel that way. Cheers, Tom
The skier in the greenish suit struggles and has to rotate the upper body due to a consistently overly open ankle joint (ie they are always back). Toms skiing shows a small brief ankle flex to get spring off the snow partly from the boots unflexing. Comments below ask about more equal weighting of the skis: still put as high a % of pressure on the outside ski as the snow will support. Glad you are making more videos.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. That is Chris in the greenish suit. This is among his first times skiing in conditions like these and yes he is sitting quite far back but that is a bleed over from his racing style. Usually jr skiers sit further back than adults.
And yes, even if we have more equal weight on both skis in softer snow we should still be weighting our outside ski more. This is where a narrow stance comes in handy. You can platform yourself against the snow better while still weighting the outside ski more without snow bleeding over both edges of your skis. Only over the outside. So you get more pressure and lift.
Cheers, Tom
Excellent. From a 78 year old bump skier
Wow, what an honor. Thanks. Cheers, Tom
This is solid! Much better than 95% of ski instruction videos out there.
Especially agreed with
- "not to crank the skis around" from 9:22
- the overall observation of good skiing IS good crud skiing.
On the other hand, your stance looks too narrow on the groomer (4:50 onwards).
Keep on posting!
Thanks. Yes, stance width is kind of narrow. I started skiing with a narrow stance to rebel against the wide stance advocated 20y ago when the carving skis became mainstream. But thanks for watching and yes, that 9.22 (my birth day BTW... the ultimate 911... if you cannot get any help please call 922 hahahahaaa) tip is the beef of the meal.
Cheers, Tom
Useful AND entertaining 👌
Thanks a lot
excellent video, thanks a million, wider skis help in powder I would say!
Yes. They help a lot. Cheers, Tom
Very good explanation - I'm self taught, and always struggle in crud, well - I thought I struggle, but seems like my up and down technique is actually right.
Now to train my legs to survive whole day of this :D
So glad I have been of any help. And yes, many times we are put down by others for doing stuff wrong even if we do it the right way. Or lets say, there are always many ways of skiing but this one works for me and evidently for you as well. So why do it any other way. And actually, a little secret, this is the correct way :)
This video was enriching... I look forward to trying this technique... I thought a good skier could (should)carve through anything
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. No, you cannot always carve. Glad you have now been made aware of this. Cheers, Tom
As such a perfect lecture how to ski on different terrains. ✌️ To learn all this takes time, if new. Or even for many if us, experienced skiers. I m a carver type of GS skier. So this video gives me new motivation yo learn to become better skier on crud. Ita never too late to learn new 👍.
I m now 71 yrs old but in very good shape concidering my age. Maybe 49 yrs of regular training of japanese martial arts explain some it, also avoided major injuries which happen in our sport.
Kiitos 🙏
Thanks and thanks for watching. Super nice that you are still willing to improve and that you are in such good shape. I think that my biggest asset in life has been good health and good physical conditions. Too bad I had to give up martial arts a long time ago but I think that is about the best you can do for physical conditioning. Strength, agility, flexibility, cardio and Zen :)
@@Triggerboy62 hello, thank you for yr nice feedback. Its indeed the regular training combined wit mentally healthy attitude that is the best way with time to keep up the mobility with aging. As younger I had the pleasure of training GS with a male member of Austrian Ski team. He taught me how to ski on edge, avoid sliding . That was eye opening training for me. We trained 3 hrs per day one week so it was a crash course of GS. Then the skis were longer (203 cm), much heavier and not carvers. Its was a huge step ahead when carvers came out. Wish you too many good years in skiing. I have actively only some 5-10 yrs ahead, then tone down. As did with martial arts. These moves are compensated with regular gym training, 2-5 times a week plus yoga.Gym training done mostly by body weight training, but some machines bit too. Kiitos.
Amazing lesson
Thanks! 😃
THANKs FOR Videos, WE SURE NEED YOUR EXPERTIES IN THE US, SKIING HAS BECOME AWEFULL NO BEAUTY OF THE SKI TURN, OUT OF CONTROL FOLKs ALL OVER THE MTs. KEEP THE COACHING INSTRUCTION COMING GIVEs ME FAITH THAT PRETTY CONTROL SKIING WILL MAKE A COME BACK.GOOD DAY
Wow! Im honored by such great feedback. Actually, ski instruction in many other countries are in the same rut. That's why I am here on TH-cam. No assosication can tell me what to do or say. So I give you the best drills and techniques I know and that I have used to instruct and coach skiers of all levels. Cheers, Tom
Also important to mention your quiet upper body with minimum arm movement. Your pole plants are more or less flicks of the wrist. Too many people get their upper bodies all wound up…the wrong way, when they are reaching out to plant their poles, or swinging their arms as they would, walking or running.
Thanks for watching. Great observation. A quiet body is very important. I actually have a video on my to-do-list explaining my thoughts regarding the pole plant and the upper body. Cheers, Tom
really helpful, thanks for posting
You're welcome!
Excellent video, glad to hear you still use weighting and unweighting as terms to describe movement.
Thanks and thanks for watching. Yes, I don't understand why all those classic descriptions have been dropped. I have no problem using new description and explanations but we should by no means trade old good ones for new bad ones. Or that is how I see the trend going. Cheers, Tom
Kiitos, erinomaisia ohjeita mössössä laskemiseen!
Paljon kiitoksia :)
Tom
Great video. 👍
Thanks 👍
Great explanation, must say skiing in crud is meant for stronger skier and takes a bit more energy out of you. Being in shape will help the situation.
Thanks
Absolutely! But you should not muscle it. You should let the terrain help you. Being in shape is imperative in skiing. As in many other sports. A combination of own effort and terrain usage. Cheers, T
I love narrow race skis, don't get me wrong. And they're definitely useable in more situations than most people think. But wider all mountain and powder skis are just so much more fun in chop, powder, and other off piste conditions. They dramatically cut down on the amount of up unweighting you need to do, and even eliminate it in some circumstances. That move is really a compensation technique for skis that are narrower than ideal for the conditions imho. And honestly, doing what is pretty much full blown jump turns looks kind of exhausting. I saw in another comment that you rarely ski anything wider than 70 mm. I'd encourage you to give the wider sticks a go. You might even like them...
The only reason I do not like wider skis is that they are not as suitable for on-piste skiing as narrow skis. But in crud conditions and powder I know that they are much easier to ski with. I have tried a few times but never in really seriously deep off-piste or crud conditions. And Im kind of speaking to the crowd that dont have the money to buy lots of different skis for different conditions. I belong to that category myself. So yes, I would love to spend more time on wider skis but for now that has not been possible. So I stick with the old school concept. Cheers, Tom
For me at least, probably one of your best videos to help me progress. I have been stuck as to why I in the morning could carve a run beatifully and in full control with high edge angle, and when skiing the same run in the afternoon's crud found my technique falling apart and feeling like the woman in your video 😞 You clearly demonstrate, I cannot rely on edge angle and need to use a different technique and use more vertical force to unload the skis the heavier the terrain. Thanks for the great tip. I am eager to test it out next weekend.
Thanks for watching and giving such good feedback. Yes, it is a very common problem. People can carve but not ski when the firm base becomes all soft and torn apart. I run into this friend of mine, a good ski racing masters woman in her 40s, when skiing in Austria. She carves very well but when we were supposed to ski down to the village she had no clue what to do. And its also an attitude thing. Not wanting to degrade themselves down to the level of not carving. Not to mention wedging. I just had a masters coaching session on Monday. Too much snow and rain and we could not run gates. So I had them do ski school drills. Some did not like it and left. Of the ones who stayed, it was clearly evident that the ones that were the fastest on the track were also best at the drills. Best was of course Chris, who is becoming a very good overall skier. He has the patience to do drills and also ski fast. Cheers, Tom
1:47 Lol, CRUD is create read update delete - the basic methods of programming and the first thing you need to pick up when learning a new language. That is also what you find when you google it :D
Sorry, missed your point... do I have a typo?
Superb video! Subscribed!
Thanks and welcome to the channel. Im in Levi at the moment shooting videos of the ladies training for upcoming WC event next weekend. Cheers, Tom
Great tip!
Thanks for watching!
Wow thx!! Very useful info!!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching. Tom
This is SO good. Thank you. I really like to "hop", or "unweight" as you call it, and I've always assumed that this is "bad" relative to a purer carving motion but it works for me. Now you have convinced me that I am actually be doing something right. :) I'm going to think about this some more, experiment with it on the slopes, and pay attention to the details. Thank you again for giving me something new to consider and think about.
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching and feels great you found something to work on. And yes, you have been doing lots of things right, like so many others, but carving has blind sighted people and even ski schools. Cheers, Tom
Very good points 💪
Appreciate it! Tom
very useful lesson!
Thanks! 😃
Well described ... Nothing to add!
Thanks a ton, T
@@Triggerboy62 you know, i'm of '55 and i started at 3 with wood ski and kandahar tights. Skilift were not everywhere then we stepped the slope up and finally down passing over our snow.
We learnt looking the others having a strong passion.
Our parents said ... Ski ever with whatelse snow! What a lesson!
Have nice ski friend!
Thank you so much for this video! I immediately saved it after watching and will view it again before my skiweeks in the French and Italian alps. This must be the first truly comprehensive vid I have ever watched about the subject. However, do you agree with me that in crud conditions, my longer and a bit wider all mountain ski’s (1.74 m by 80 mm) will provide for more float and thus stable skiing than my short slalom ski’s (165 by 68)? Or is this wrong and will the added weight of longer and wider ski’s hamper my technique?
Thanks for watching and for such good feedback. Yes, those wider/longer skis will serve you well in crud and powder. Surely better than SL skis. However, you still can ski well with the SL skis, just like we did in the video. Our main focus is carving on groomers and we want to have the optimum skis for those conditions. So if there is crud we ski with what we have. If its really dumping we go and rent wider skis. By the way, in the clip where Im filmed from behind and some other ones I am using wider skis. Not much difference I must honestly say. Cheers, Tom
Very good,there's lots of ways to make a turn and we should practice them all.i prefer a gs cut and flex for all mountain skiing.Thanks
Yes, GS skis are nice all round skis. I use mainly SL skis but GS skis are my second go to ski. They are also better powder skis than SL skis that are a bit too short.
Cheers, Tom
Initiating a slight carve and let the skis do the job for you instead of turning your ski's too much after your jump, this must be what I have been doing wrong.
It always takes me so much power and effort to get down from powder/crud, in worst cases I would collapse over my skies as I cannot generate enough power to move the snow from beneath them.
Will definitly try this on my next trip!
Yes, you got it now. I too have had so many students fighting with the same problem. Hopefully you get to enjoy crud the next time. Cheers, Tom
I love crud the most. It's fun!
Yeah, many advantages. No crowds is one for sure. Also safer as powder. Cheers, T
Great video
Thanks!
Great stuff, thanks 😎
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love it !
Thanks for watching. Cheers, Tom
Very helpful!
Great!!! Thanks for watching. Cheers, T