SKI Lesson: 3 Levels of CARVING
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Hi everyone!
Finally, "the" CARVING guide we have all been waiting for. It took me a while to shoot and edit, almost three months, but I wanted to make it comprehensive, yet simple. I have also, as requested by many in the past, included parts of the script here below. For full script mail me at tdk.skiracing@gmail.com. Enjoy and stay ALIVE!
reg
Tom
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DISCLAIMER: CARVING is fun but has its dangers. Ski slowly, watch out for other people on the slope, always use a helmet and a spine protector and be sure your bindings are set up properly.
LEVEL 1: BASICS / BASICS OF CARVING
DRILL #1 (X-Country Double Pole Push)
Take a shoulder wide stance and push yourself forwards across a mildly slanted slope. Much like in cross country skiing. Do this in both directions back and forth for as many times needed. The success of your carving will be written in the tracks you leave behind in the snow.
DRILL #2 (Fishhook’s)
Instead of pushing yourself forwards across the slope, start out more in the fall line. As you do this drill back and forth across the hill, gradually point your skis further and further down in the fall line at the start. Be aware of other people on the same slope as they will not expect you to be turning uphill into on-coming traffic.
DRILL #3 (Arc2Arc / Laying Rail-Road Tracks)
When you are comfortable with ARCING back and forth across the hill, it’s time to start LINKING your FISHHOOKS into properly CARVED turns. We call these turns Arc2Arc as you go from one ARC to another. Start out in the fall line and TIP your skis on edge like you did in the FISH HOOK DRILL but as you come out of your first ARC, instead of continuing across the slope until you stop, ROLL your skis from their UPHILL edges to their DOWNHILL edges. Be sure to ROLL your skis onto their new edges BEFORE you slow down too much as you need to keep your speed up. Repeat these movements in a relaxed and controlled manner turning back and forth across the slope. Congratulations, you are now CARVING Arc2Arc. No skidding, pivoting or drifting. If you look back at your tracks’ they should resemble RAILROAD TRACKS snaking down the hill.
LEVEL 2: INTERMEDIATE / DYNAMIC CARVING
DRILL #4 (The JAVELIN TURN)
While CARVING on a very easy groomer, at the end of a turn, pick your DOWNHILL OUTSIDE SKI up off the snow and place it diagonally over your UPHILL INSIDE SKI so that the tips overlap but no more, TIP it at the same time into the turn while firmly holding it back and pressed against you NEW OUTSIDE ski boot. You want one solid package with both skis close to each other. ANGULATE at the hip and keep your SHOULDER LINE LEVELED. At the end of the turn, place the lifted SKI back onto the snow and repeat the same movements in the other direction.
DRILL #5 (PARALLEL SHINS)
For this next drill you need to ditch your ski poles for a while. Place your inside hand on the outside of your inside knee and apply pressure. The natural reaction of your inside leg muscles will be to resist this force and push your inside knee back in the opposite direction, towards the inside of the turn. This drill will activate the outside abductors of your inside leg and help keep your inside ski engaged and carving. Check out my video on how to rid A-framing for a more in-depth lesson on the topic of PARALLEL SHINS & HOW TO RID A-FRAMING. Link here above.
LEVEL 3: ADVANCED / EXPERT SKIING
DRILL #6 (Flexing Through Transition)
For many FLEXING THROUGH THE TRANSITION is counter intuitive as it is the complete opposite from what they are used to. They need to rid the habit of always extending to start a turn. Start out by skiing across the hill in a squatted flexed position with your arms down low. As you start tipping into the turn extend your legs gradually. At the end of the turn, flex back into a low position. A typical mistake in this drill is that you don’t bend from your knees. You need to bend both at the knees and at your waist. When done correctly the result will be surprisingly big edge angles and tight turns.
DRILL #7 (DOUBLE POLE DRAG) (Drill #3 in 14 Essential Drills for Ski-racers)
Another great drill for staying low is CARVING down a moderately steep slope while dragging both of your ski poles in the snow on each side. Grab your ski poles the other way around for proper form. This will teach you many things but fore mostly to stay low through the transition with a LEVELED SHOULDER LINE and keeping all the action in your legs.
DRILL #8 (SHORT TURNS)
In short turns we keep our upper body trawling straight down in the fall line while our legs cross back and forth underneath. Here we need to initiate our turns by ROTATING our femurs to crank our knees back and forth from side to side. This is a great DRILL for activating our KNEES and FEET and creating separation between our upper and lower body. These turns are also commonly referred to as RETRACTION TURNS. - กีฬา
This is the ONLY video that actually tells you what to do clearly, concisely, and easy to follow detail. This is the kind of instruction you pay for in $200 ski lessons. Bravo!
Wow, thanks! What great feedback. Welcome to my channel.
actually no. this video doesnt replace any ski lesson.
@@dav5851 it does if you have been skiing for years and you know what you are doing
@@hollyjaw3303 i ve been skiing since i was five years old for 11 years and i know that many things they told are bullshit and its not the same
Absolutely! This is THE video that taught me how to carve through the past season.
Other carving videos are all show-offs. This is the real tutorial. Thank you!
Wow, thank you!
wonderful 👏
💯💯💯
yea they r usually like that i reccomend stomp it tutorials too its a nice channel and does good tutorials
@@Error-33 yeah, I try to watch as much of their content as well. Great channel.
Watching this makes me even more exited for the ski season
Great to hear. Thanks for watching :)
IKR SAME
I'm hurt, I'm french...
@@irsenbaltvz4368 get rekt
@@richardoballantyne5460 damn! Holy toxic 😅
I believe that this is one of or maybe the best demo of lessons I have ever seen. Good work and thank.
Wow, thanks!
I completely agree with you Aloysius! Too bad this season has ended all of a sudden, but this video would be very helpful for the next one. Keep up the great work and take care.
Ciao
I went skiing for the first time in years, so I downloaded your videos to watch while on the chair lift. It contributed to the best skiing of my life, thank you!
That is awesome! Wow!!! Thank you very much for sharing that with me and everybody else. Have a great season. Reg Tom
Yesterday I went skiing for the first time ever. This video helped me actually carve some black diamond by the end of the day! Insane!
This is the best carving video on the internet.
Thanks, and thanks for watching. Happy Holidays :)
Hi, Tom. I'm 66 & have been a full time ski bum for 40 years. I only recently discovered that there were ski videos on YT. Talk about late to the party. I'm not much of a subscriber, but I subscribed to your channel. Due in large part because you have the courtesy to respond to folks in the comment section.
I have a story that goes to your comment about skiing too aggressively for conditions. The last day of this season I made a miscalculation with a semi brutal result when I was down & dirty making quick turns as is my habit. I was test driving a pair of 177 Volkyl Deacons from my shop. I had put a 2 degree side edge on them & they were wicked sharp. They skied like a dream all day long in the soft spring snow.
There was a pitch halfway down my last run that wasn't super steep, but it had a nasty sidehill pitch to the left. And it was in the shade, so it was refreezing. I was at full tilt making short turns when I hit the pitch. A little voice told me to slow down, but I didn't. I was on the steepest part of the sidehill when I wrecked. Go figure.
I was coming off a left turn with my legs extended down the sidehill. As my legs passed under me going up the sidehill, there wasn't enough room. The Volkyls hooked up way before I was expecting them to & I got stuffed & launched. My right ski was still hooked up doing its carving thing, but in the wrong direction. My left ski was going generally in the right direction, but several feet in the air. If my right ski had been so sensible, I might have saved it.
Instead, I slid & spun about thirty yards in a cloud of snow with my right ski trapped under my butt. Then I stood up & took a bow. The only thing missing was my right pole & my pride. A little kid brought me my pole & I was on my merry way. But if I had wrecked closer to the trees I might have made the news.
Anyway, I thought I'd share this story to emphasize your point that sometimes you need to reel it in a little.
Thanks for your videos. I know they're hard work.
Wow, thanks for the story and for the honor of having you as a subscriber. Hahaa your story is great. Glad you did not make the news that day but hopefully you will continue to be as lucky in the future. I have also had lots of close calls and they come for the most part unannounced and for the rest, ignored. I mean, we all have that warning bell go off but still we continue as if thrilled to find out what can happen. My close call this season was when I was filming follow cam Chris carving and he made a very tight turn and I skied right over the tails of his skis. A crash could have been deadly. Gotta be more careful.... Thank you G for making it to the next level :)
@@Triggerboy62 Hi. Worst wreck I ever had was when I skied over the tails of someone's skis some 15 years ago. It was on a cat track skiing from the lodge to the lift after lunch with friends. There were like 6 of us in a tight pack just traveling straight & fast down the cat track in casual mode.
Suddenly, one of the pack cut hard right in front of me for some reason. We were so close when I cut hard left to avoid him, my tips clipped his tails. His tails took my tips with them hard right when the rest of me was moving hard left. The result was an instant military grade full body face plant on the hard flat cat track. I hit so hard I bounced. It rattled every bone in my body. I was lucky I didn't get run over by one of the pack behind me just for good measure. Even without getting run over, it really hurt.
I didn't get run over, but no one stopped to check on me either. I didn't hold it against them. Anyone who witnessed the violence of my impact figured I was dead anyway, and it was a powder day.
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@@ArcFixer yes, no friends on a powder day. Also, those hits you take usually don't look so bad but on a cat track where the surface is almost flat the impact is worse than on a steep pitch. But that is so relatable. Skiing on cat tracks is dangerous. I remember very well so many close calls skiing with my kids when they were small, particularly Chris, because he had to go over jumps all the time and on a cat track he all of a sudden turned hard right or left to the side of the track to go over a jump or just off trail. Much faster skiers, just like myself many times, passing him on the side, were cut off. Luckily nothing ever happened. When I was a teenager I once goofed around, never do that but how can you resist when you are 16 and skiing with girls, and fell on my own ski pole in such way that it poked me with the handle right in my ear. This was before helmets became popular. I think as an instructor and coach it is important to teach the kids how to behave and seek the thrills and the excitement out of actual skiing and not out of goofing around. Want to go fast, start training SG and DH in a ski racing club. Wanna jump, join a freestyle club.
The level of parallelism is astonishing. Never seen such a perfect carving demo. This is definitely where I’ll be learning how to improve my skiing. I’d even love to learn from these guys in person.
Thanks, nice to hear. Where are you from?
Others' comments said it all, this is truly a real ski instructional video. Additionally, filming from behind techniques give better visualizing, feeling, and learning experience. Thank you!
I appreciate that! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. More stuff to come so stay tuned :)
Thank you for working so hard for all of us ! Really grateful to you :))
My pleasure!
The video I been waiting for!!!
YOU ARE A GREAT TEACHER! (That was for the benefit of watchers!) As an expert skier, i wasted a lot of years not knowing what you teach in this first lesson. Wow!. You are soooo right! I know that your pointing out a ski's unstoppable tendency to turn on its own if you let it seems boringly obvious and basic. IT'S NOT BORING.And, it's not obvious That advice is at the heart of everything! Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
It's maybe one of the best ski videos that I've ever seen! Thank you!
Wow, thank you! That is so good to hear, thanks :)
Thank you Tom for this wonderful video that lets us dream of skiing during these dark days.
Thank YOU for watching. Yes, dark days but snow is whiter on the other side of summer :)
I just went to "ski" touring the for first time. First snow of the year, on my own almost alone on the fresh slope I could do anything I wanted. From barely controlling the stand, to failing at the wedge the second try, to somewhat carving turns on my third ride (after going up on rando) and realizing I was driving a speed car with no breaks, wedge doesn't work when going straight down! Im glad I used my climbing ⛑️ that slam was terrifying but I managed to test my limits... I am crazy to go again! This was superb, like there is so much drill to work on and improve it's thrilling and the realization of you going down with such control and confidence on a "moderate slope" when you are almost flying down! Amazing.
Glad you liked the video. Yes, control is everything :)
This is possibly the best instructional ski video that I have ever seen.
Thank you very much. Cheers, Tom
I've been working very hard to advance my skiing to new levels. This is one of the best videos I've seen yet! Thanks for the great work!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching.
Awesome video, Tom! Definitely one my favourites from you so far! I love the detailed progression from beginner to advanced, the useful exercises and the inspiring demos. Looking forward to more videos from you. Have a nice day! Janus
Thanks a million Janus!
Thank you! Watching your video and practicing the exercices really helped me improved my carving! 💚
Thanks for watching and glad I could be of any help :)
So thankful for this wonderful carving lesson you put together. I'll definitely incorporate these drills on my training days. I finally understood the concept of carving by the end of last season and this will help tremendously.
Hi, glad I could help and thanks for watching. I'm releasing the first three lessons as an independent video any time now. Planning on doing so with the others drills as well so that you can target your own level drills more easily out on the mountain for reference. Stay tuned. Also, congrats on learning how to carve. It is indeed one of the greatest discoveries in skiing since from now on you will also love the easier slopes, not just steeper and more difficult slopes.
This is the only comprehensible carving tutorial I’ve seen. Thanks so much for this video!
Wow, thank you! And thank you for watching :)
Your coaching/teaching is amazing.
I appreciate that! And thanks a million for watching :)
Probably the best video on the internet about carving. Amazing job!
Wow, thank you! And thank you for watching :)
This video is simply outstanding. Thank you for making it!
Wow, thank you!
Of the 3-4 video providers watched this season, This is single video may have been my favorite. Especially for late season excercises and practices, that really bring the season into fruition! Really liked the Pivot/ Carve tips for steeps. Thanks look forward to next season.
Thank you very much for watching and for all your good words. Really appreciate it :)
Totally insane! The reason why I was searching for this kind of video was that I realized my skiing was not good enough to come down in style a very steep run last season. And this run was number 54 at Montafon, the one at the end of this video. Imagine my surprise! Great video, I will train now and return to this run soon.
Wow, that is truly insane! We have lots of videos from Gaschurn. Did you see this: th-cam.com/video/_dHSZNBVrh8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8347lvTahksrRRHM
Excellent lesson!!! One of the best I’ve ever seen. Thanks!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you to give me a nice moment on this difficult period! I like hour way to explain skiing. Grazie, a presto.
Glad you enjoyed it Fabio! Try to hang in there and lets hope for a great skiing season in 2021 :)
Thank you for this. I’m trying to teach my friend how to carve and didn’t know how to explain it well. This is a perfect representation and I will use your tips and analogies.
Wonderful! After so many years of teaching I have some experience with what works and what does not. Have fun and hopefully your friend locks onto his edges and carves this winter :)
Watched the whole thing! Great explanation with simple language as usual. Keep up the good content!!! Fan from Hong Kong ;)
Awesome, thank you for watching and for commenting. More videos to come. BTW, I once knew a skier from HK, HK-Skier...
Excellent explanation for new skier! Thank you!
Thank you for watching and welcome to the sport. Also, check out my two other "3 Level" videos on wedging and parallel skiing. And other stuff. I have playlists that will help you choose videos according to level.
This is truly a good tutorial on how to carve; it perfectly explains you how to carve when just chilling and what to do in competition.
Thank you for watching and glad it was helpful. You are perfectly right, carving can be done and enjoyed also outside the racing course. And there is a difference in technique. Also watch the How to control your speed when carving. Cheers, Tom
pure respect for the mechanics of skiing
Thanks!
Excellent tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
Many thanks Tom. Simple words works. Great job.
Thanks a million and thanks for watching.
the VERY BEST tutorial i have even seen on this topic. KUDOS!
Wow, thanks! Cheers, Tom
Concise, clear and very informative, the best video on the subject out there. Many many thanks.
Wow, thanks! Thanks a million. Cheers, Tom
Best instructor yet! Very well done!
Wow, thanks!
This is the best video I've seen on this. Clear, memorable, easily practicable. I wish I was on a slope right now to try it out!
Thanks for watching and for such nice words. Hopefully you will soon be skiing again.
wow ! trully one of the best videos ive seen explaining the toppic, great job
Wow, thanks!
Amazing vid! Thank you. Please keep up with those tips, really helpful 🙏
Thank you! Will do!
Wow! This is the best skiing lesson ever.
Thank you!
Wow, thanks!
Thanks a bunch, master Tom! Clear and to the point guide.
You're very welcome!
Very nicely and eloquently explained, and great to watch. I even felt all of the moves in my legs, and really wanted to join in! Roll-on next season (with my GS skis).
Wow, thanks a lot. GS skis rule. We are mainly skiing with SL skis but GS and SG is something else. I wish we can make a GS video next year. This year we did not get to ski GS at all. Season ended before it even started. March and April are our best months to ski.
Finally! A coaching video by someone who understands the whole package and can describe, demonstrate, and teach it! Rare, especially from instructors with their roots in the American way of teaching.
AKA Rotate, twist and A-frame!
Thanks :)
Nicely done, clear and concise, no show-boating, just straight up good instruction! Thx now I want to get out there and practice!
That's the whole ide with my videos, get you inspired. Thanks for watching and have a great season.
Best carving video ever. Thank you!!!
Wow, thank you!
Excellent. Clear voice, explanation, instruction. Thank you for the drawings for showing the angles..
Thanks for watching 👍
Awesome - explained perfectly to include the pivot for steep terrain. Nice job!
Thanks! 👍
Glad you appreciated the pivot for steep terrain. Check out my other video on how to control your speed on steeper terrain. The pivot is actually just as important as the carve itself. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year :)
Best carving instruction I've encountered... thanks!
Thanks :)
Thanks Trigger Tom, I'm going to watch this a dozen times...slowly. I want to reach the next carving level I so crave. This will surely help...
Thanks for watching and if you have any questions I will try to answer to the best of my knowledge.
Thank you for showing the transition on the lower Stance And explaining when to Retract your outside Turning leg Brilliant video brilliant explanation nice and simple and a bit of Dave riding training thank you very much
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for all your good words. It means the world to me. Did you see that I have Dave on my channel in an other video?
Good job! I'm experienced skier (I ski for over 50 years!) and I found this video as a good lesson for my daughter, starting to ski. ;-) It's better when someone from outside says what and how to do then the father says it. ;-D
Thanks for watching. Yes, it is very hard for anyone to teach skiing to their children or spouses. I also had to be very tactical with my kids but I was lucky and struck a home run with both. Be patient is the best advice I can give. Also, be sure to watch my 3 levels of wedging and parallel skiing if your daughter is only starting out as carving can be a bit difficult for a never ever. Have fun and report back with how it went. reg. Tom
Excellent video and outstanding speech. I love it. thank you from Spain.
Thanks! Greetings back to you guys in Spain, are you still in quarantine?
The best video !!! Thanks a lots Excellent your voice too! clear recommendation! Getting ready to ski 🎿! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱! julio 17 2020 !
This is the BEST tutorial I've seen about this. I've managed to muscle and skid my way to my current skill level, but have definitely plateaued as an ugly skier. So looking forward to trying these tips out when I can.
Wow, thanks. Good luck!
Incredible lesson. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
The best video on carving I’ve seen
Thanks, means a lot to me :)
amount of information in this video is incredible!Thank you!
Thanks for watching :)
This is a great tutorial, very simply explained - thank you
You're very welcome!
The explanation here was really good actually, it feels like your in my head and like in there actually practicing, rally good
Wow, what better feedback could one get. Awesome! Thank you for watching and have a great ski season.
thanks, great lesson
fantastic explanation of the progression for carving!!! thank you!
My pleasure!
Excellent as usual Tom.
Thanks Steve! Is the voice over ok? I have a new mic.
As always another great video!!!
Keep up the great work!
I’m so bummed that the season ended and races canceled because of covid 19.
Your videos make me happy and excited for the upcoming year. Stay safe.
Sundance, Utah.
Thanks, great to hear. I too watch ski videos on YT all the time not to be depressed.
Really appreciate your work. Einstein said if you can’t explain the solution simply, you don’t understand the question. This is simple to understand with logical instructions and progressions.
Wow, thanks. And thanks for that Einstein quote. I must remember to put it to use in one future video. Cheers, Tom
@@Triggerboy62 Just thought I'd give you some feedback on my skiing last week. I've skied A LOT! But I learned with narrow skis with a lot of emphasis on foot steering and pivoting.
I've found the transition to carving, especially the initial movement quite difficult, despite being a CSIA Level 2.
Well I put your progressions into practice last week in Les Arcs, with wide slopes and excellent snow. Using Salomon Ti Force skis with 80mm underfoot, I was able to 'feel' the initial movements you describe in the video. Throughout the week, I progressed through the levels and really believe I've finally made some progress.
I had a couple of questions, in the final phase of the turn I found myself too far in the back seat, feeling my calf against the boot. Is this because I need to move my inside leg more forward and earlier?
Secondly, the final level of your video, where there is limited upper body motion, is that the same as abdominal unweighting?
Thanks very much
Great video! Very informative and we'll explained! Can't wait to apply some of these drills to dial everything in!!
Great to hear! Good luck testing them out. And if you have any questions I'll be glad to answer them.
Excellent, thankyou I have been riding my modern skis like og straight sticks form the 70s and this has helped me break that a lot.
Wow, thank you for such good feedback. Glad to have been of any help. There are two kinds of skiers, old school skiers that have a hard time learning how to carve and new school skiers that have a hard time learning everything else :). Thanks for watching :)
The best ski video I have ever seen!
Wow, thank you a million and thank you for watching!
After watch tons of video of others, this one is so clear, and professional. thanks
Wow, thanks!
What a superb demo video.!
Thank you! Cheers!
Absolutely love the double poled drag drill. Thank you
Very welcome
I’m looking into getting into alpine skiing but I got a long way to go skill wise and these videos help a lot
Thank you for watching and give my lessons a try. If you have questions I'm here to help. Good luck, reg Tom
Thank you very much for such a detailed explanation... All the best!
So nice of you, thank you for watching and Happy Holidays :)
1st vid I've seen that can teach a total beginner to carve. Cool!
Thanks, and thanks for watching 🙏
The best video i have ever been about sky. Thanks
Thanks and thanks for watching! Cheers, Tom
Thanks a million for your video again. I find them super useful. I do a lot of what you saying on the slopes, but shame now that in the french alps everything is shut.... I hope we can enjoy double for the next season.
Once more, many thanks for your very useful ski tutorials.
Dan
xx
Thanks for watching. Yes, we are really let down by the virus thing. Everything shut down. But we will be back on track next year. Lets hope for a long season.
Just want to let you know.
Your videos helped me a lot improving my skiing but also helping other people improving by using your drills and I am not talking about this video but all your videos.
Want to say thank you for sharing!⛷
Great to hear! Thanks for watching and glad to be a part of your alpine jurny. Cheers, Tom
I'll believe the last practice was the game changer for mer. When I could finally lean into a black icy run with control. As it got steeper all i had to do was to adjust the turns. This is truly a great video and we'll explained:)
Thank you for watching and I'm truly grateful for your feedback. Glad I could be of help.
I agree - one of the best tutorials
Thanks
Thank YOU for watching. Cheers, Tom
Excellent instruction. I am going to practice it tomorrow.
Best of luck! Hopefully you carve by the end of the day :)
Rather deep review of carving nuances, useful tips. Much thanks!
Thanks :)
Very informative! Thanks.
You're welcome! Cheers, Tom
This is the best ski instructional video I've ever seen
Thank you very much and thanks for watching!
As someone trying to carve for few years with debatable success I find this video explaining many things understandably. Cant wait for my next tries.
So nice to hear. Please let me know how it went. I can also comment on your skiing so shoot some video on your phone for example and send me a link. Thank for watching and lets work on your carving together. Reg Tom
Very clear and precise instructions; flowed well with video. Thanks this was helpful.
Great to hear!
It was super useful and crystal clear. Thank you! 🙏
Great to hear! Thanks for watching :)
In three words: What a fucking MASTERCLASS 🙌🙌🙌
Thank you :)
Great instructions and video to motivate, practice and learn, learn, learn. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
This has to be undoubtedly the best tutorial on carving anywhere on the net .thanks heaps,looking forward to putting it into practice soon when our season opens Here in NZ
Wow, thank you! And all the best to you guys in Nz, hopefully you will have a good season :)
Fantastic instruction! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Hey thank you TB62 I enjoy your videos. I like the way this one can help all the different level skiers.
Thanks for watching and for your nice comment. Yes, usually the "level" aspect is ignored. I have been missing this kind of structure in ski videos myself.
Excellent video - want to save it and watch it over and over again! Thank you very helpful in building from basic level to expert level with excellent drills to sharpen the skills.
Thank you very much and thank you for watching. Hopefully it will prove to be as helpful as expected but if you have any questions please drop me a comment here or write me on email tdk.skiracing@gmail.com, Cheers Tom
Tom,
Thanks again for another well done and informative post. Very good skiing to demonstrate the concepts and skills.I am doing some Masters coaching and really find this and your other posts useful references for my athletes. Again, stay safe and well.
Cool, thanks, and all the best to you and your students :)
best lesson! Thank you very much
Thank you for watching :)
Very good video and on point. These see are the very lesson I use to work on carving. And they will make you a much better skier.
Thanks 👍
Awesome video ! Great tips! Well done great job. I am impressed! Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just love this video, it’s extremely helpful!
Glad you think so! Cheers, Tom
Your excellent in description and progression. Reminds me of a most blessed day , meeting and having the opportunity to ski as a young child with Stein Erickson at Sugar Bush. Even though the tech was different , his ability to have you visualize and look closely at good technique and subtleties of body position was priceless. Coming back to skiiig after 22,years was interesting with the parabolics. Saw them coming in as i left in 98. Thank god I’ve stayed top notch functional in strength and speed , the return was interesting for 3 days in 2020 as pandemic hit . So coming across some good videos. This is the Spirit of Stein! Good going . I’m Set and ready this year! Keep it coming! Essentially, skiing is timeless in its core principles
Wow, what a nice story. Thank you for sharing. Meeting people like you out on the hill or here on the www is soooo inspiring. Yes, we need to keep the spirit going... never met Stein but he must have been an amazing person to ski with. Hold on to that memory, gold. The parabolic skis put a new twist on things but other than that things are looking much the same. The most important ones anyway, the mountains the people. Thanks for watching :)
@@Triggerboy62 His cadence was so close to yours. Just pulled out some pictures of both of us on the mountain Biiiiig Head skis, and my first Munari buckle boots…Ha ! I had to be around 8, 1973. Guy had me vadeling in two days.He was probably one of the most influential people to Americas ski schools , next to Schoenknecht, (Developer of Mount snow in Vermont) .
Great skiing, Great video, Great music 👍⛷
Thanks 👍