imo as a ski teacher, its partly true, knowing the right movements is one thing but then putting in the miles doing these actual movements is the only way to create musclememory.
Conditioning, conditioning, conditioning. Dry land training will improve your skiing. Jogging, Sprinting, Squats, Wall-sits, core work, stretching: all the stuff that hurts LOL
@@anthonycollins1284 definitely agree... I have had a double herniated disk in L4/L5 for over 40 yrs. I'm in my 70's now. 3 years ago I went from going to the chiropractor every week for seven months and having trouble walking up my driveway, to skiing 17 times that same ski season....After two months of core conditioning 2-3 times per week. The core work strengthened my core muscles to the point where I have very little back pain anymore, and rarely need an adjustment. I also skied 2' powder in a back bowl. Doing squats and squat extensions with kettle bells helped my legs immensely too. Despite being a road and mountain biker for years, which kept my heart, lungs, and legs in great shape, my core was weak, and I didn't realize it. If I had to do ONE thing differently in life, it would be working out 2-3 days a week in the gym with a small group class, starting in my 30's.... The commraderie keeps you going. If you never get out of shape, you'll always be in shape. If you are out of shape you will be amazed at the changes you can see in just 2-3 months of consistently working out. Find a group class. Way easier than working out alone.
@ i have found that lunges, with or without weights, is a great workout for the quads…like 3 sets of 10, interspersed with 2 other things like planks, and sit ups
i have found that it is very helpful to rent hi-end/performance demo skis from the ski resort. you are often allowed to try two or three different skis on the same day, something you can't do if you rent near home then drive to the ski resort. you can try different brands on the same day... if have found a ski i really like and then skied a shorter or longer version, and noticed important differences: one was easier to use in short turns, but not as stable at higher speed, so I went with the longer ski. and at end of season, you can often buy the ski you know and like at a discount.
Thanks... good points to pass on about warming up, slowing it down, focusing on one thing at a time, feeling the snow's feedback, constantly finding new ways to functionally understand nature.
I'm ski instructor with 12 years experience, and can say that level of skiing show in this video is great, level 4 i m think, espesually skiing of woman on purple pants!
Using a well built winter or custom footbed - focus on your arch. that is where your perfect center and the three angles of the body are in proper technique. Analog version of Carv. Im a 20 + year racer and discovered this simple technique. Racing often puts you on the front side. Often between the arch and the front of your foot. now the 30 years past racing has helped me establish a looser and all mountain technique
Hey, how about a video on going down a single black ungroomed run in the US on 100+ wide skis sharing the run with other skiers? Thought process, technique, etc. It's hard to relate to videos on a groomed, wide-open EU run on 60mm skis.
Why the fat skis? I ski a 102 as an all mountain ski if there is some soft snow around. If Im 100% piste skiing I'm on a 76mm. 100+ skis are amazing at one job, skiing powder, you can get them to do everything else but not that well.
@@stanmah5721 Understood but the techy product is used to grade the performance not required to actually perform....I may get the inserts at some point but am getting plenty from watching and am looking to apply this weekend.
Great video - especially on the equipment! I was surprised recently the difference between my first day of skiing with R18 (Nordica Enforcer 88) skis and the second day a few days later with R15 (Blizzard Thunderbird R15 WB) skis, my Ski:IQ went from 140 to 150. I'm anxious to get back on the R18 skis to see if I can do better than the 140.
I have not skied in 20 years after an ACL injury and I got the bug recently to get back out again. I am now 60, still very active but think just getting re-acquainted with skiing and not pushing myself to hard is going to be a good starting point. Any tips for getting back into skiing? I may join Carv as well to help with progress notes. Thanks for all you do and look forward to hearing back from you.
Get stronger.. core and legs! The forces in new equipment are greater than those in the 80s & 90s. It will be easier & safer! I’m 65 and the weight room work I’ve done the last 3-4 years has made a big difference to me.especially since I went to heavier weights 🤷♂️
2 or 3 weeks a year skiing is never going to be enough to become expert. Using CARV definitely brings focus to your own skiing issues. Having group lessons are good fun, but obviously not focussed on the individual, CARV is personal and the next best thing to having private lessons (in my opinion!).
Tips for firm or icey snow.. hard for me to do on all mountain skis.. I put my old narrow wasted skis on and it's easier but would like to stay on my all mountains.. intermediate to advanced ski level
On the drive to the ski area, we discuss our warmup run in detail. Get on the lift. Get off the lift, start the warmup run to focus on form and the carve; see a natural snow bump run. Warmup run over. Hit the bumps as hard as possible. Make a pact on the lift that the next time we go skiing we'll do a full warmup run. A routine since 1981 and at 67 probably won't change. Wan't hack #6? Leave your phone in the car.
I enjoyed the video very much. However, if you can, make a video on the angle to ski diamonds and double diamonds. I would appreciate it so much. Thank you.
Yes, work on one metric at a time they said. I worked a lot on correcting the pressure related metrics, as a lot of earlier videos recommended that. Now apparently the pressure sensors and metrics were useless, so they removed it in Carv 2... So much time wasted.. So I will definitely not be focusing the remaining Carv metrics in the future. Lost a lot of credibility. While I do understand the observed correlations between good skiers and the numbers, it feels that the data science team of Carv understands a lot less than is communicated.
Didn't like the bossy attitude. It's a sales pitch for Carv which is a gimmicky gadget that you never really own. You have to buy an expensive subscription.
These 2 are advanced skiers but not that great, they both have faults in their skiing which is surprising considering they are skiing on hero snow in perfect conditions. They both need lessons from someone more advanced because clearly their current approach is not working.
Pretty modest technique for a demo... Breaks down all over both at slow speed and with higher intensity. Kinda uncomfortable to watch 😂.... I've become such a ski snob argh
I think they represent a lot of good advanced skiers who are still keen on getting better - when ski instructors get harder to find: that’s where carv steps in!
I do not recommend to any non-professional skiers to unbuckle their ski-boots. This is a stupid suggestion and a dangerous one, if you make any mistakes you can seriously damage your ankle!
Well, I believe you’re totally wrong here Janos. I’ve been a ski instructor and this drill really works to help the skier work on being balanced in the boot and on the ski. Of course one shouldn’t ski too aggressively or steep or in the woods or whatever, but on a mellow slope this is a great exercise for the purpose.
imo as a ski teacher, its partly true, knowing the right movements is one thing but then putting in the miles doing these actual movements is the only way to create musclememory.
Practice makes perfect!
@@CarvSkiif not, practice makes better…
@@CarvSki Practice makes permanent. Good practice makes perfect 😊👍
Conditioning, conditioning, conditioning. Dry land training will improve your skiing. Jogging, Sprinting, Squats, Wall-sits, core work, stretching: all the stuff that hurts LOL
Being fitter definitely helps
@@anthonycollins1284 definitely agree... I have had a double herniated disk in L4/L5 for over 40 yrs. I'm in my 70's now. 3 years ago I went from going to the chiropractor every week for seven months and having trouble walking up my driveway, to skiing 17 times that same ski season....After two months of core conditioning 2-3 times per week. The core work strengthened my core muscles to the point where I have very little back pain anymore, and rarely need an adjustment. I also skied 2' powder in a back bowl. Doing squats and squat extensions with kettle bells helped my legs immensely too. Despite being a road and mountain biker for years, which kept my heart, lungs, and legs in great shape, my core was weak, and I didn't realize it. If I had to do ONE thing differently in life, it would be working out 2-3 days a week in the gym with a small group class, starting in my 30's.... The commraderie keeps you going. If you never get out of shape, you'll always be in shape. If you are out of shape you will be amazed at the changes you can see in just 2-3 months of consistently working out. Find a group class. Way easier than working out alone.
Thank you for this! I’m going skiing in 9 weeks but I only walk at the moment so I know I need to improve my fitness
@ i have found that lunges, with or without weights, is a great workout for the quads…like 3 sets of 10, interspersed with 2 other things like planks, and sit ups
i have found that it is very helpful to rent hi-end/performance demo skis from the ski resort. you are often allowed to try two or three different skis on the same day, something you can't do if you rent near home then drive to the ski resort. you can try different brands on the same day... if have found a ski i really like and then skied a shorter or longer version, and noticed important differences: one was easier to use in short turns, but not as stable at higher speed, so I went with the longer ski. and at end of season, you can often buy the ski you know and like at a discount.
Great advice
Thanks... good points to pass on about warming up, slowing it down, focusing on one thing at a time, feeling the snow's feedback, constantly finding new ways to functionally understand nature.
Glad you found it helpful
I'm ski instructor with 12 years experience, and can say that level of skiing show in this video is great, level 4 i m think, espesually skiing of woman on purple pants!
Yes on vid for tackling different terrain.
Noted!
late day slush, ungroomed piste with icy patches, bumps of snow and with lots of people :-)
Using a well built winter or custom footbed - focus on your arch. that is where your perfect center and the three angles of the body are in proper technique. Analog version of Carv. Im a 20 + year racer and discovered this simple technique. Racing often puts you on the front side. Often between the arch and the front of your foot. now the 30 years past racing has helped me establish a looser and all mountain technique
Hey, how about a video on going down a single black ungroomed run in the US on 100+ wide skis sharing the run with other skiers? Thought process, technique, etc. It's hard to relate to videos on a groomed, wide-open EU run on 60mm skis.
Why the fat skis? I ski a 102 as an all mountain ski if there is some soft snow around. If Im 100% piste skiing I'm on a 76mm. 100+ skis are amazing at one job, skiing powder, you can get them to do everything else but not that well.
Ungroomed videos coming soon!
get carving skis?
Keep in mind these videos are not meant to be ski instruction - they are for product promotion.
@@stanmah5721 Understood but the techy product is used to grade the performance not required to actually perform....I may get the inserts at some point but am getting plenty from watching and am looking to apply this weekend.
Great video - especially on the equipment! I was surprised recently the difference between my first day of skiing with R18 (Nordica Enforcer 88) skis and the second day a few days later with R15 (Blizzard Thunderbird R15 WB) skis, my Ski:IQ went from 140 to 150. I'm anxious to get back on the R18 skis to see if I can do better than the 140.
Thanks
If it was a one time cost and not a subscription I’d totally buy one. For $250 a year it should come with freaking rental skis 😂
Great video! I agree that warming up is beneficial, but on a powder day?! You gotta get fresh tracks before they're gone within 2-3 laps.
Great point!
I have not skied in 20 years after an ACL injury and I got the bug recently to get back out again. I am now 60, still very active but think just getting re-acquainted with skiing and not pushing myself to hard is going to be a good starting point. Any tips for getting back into skiing? I may join Carv as well to help with progress notes. Thanks for all you do and look forward to hearing back from you.
Get stronger.. core and legs! The forces in new equipment are greater than those in the 80s & 90s. It will be easier & safer! I’m 65 and the weight room work I’ve done the last 3-4 years has made a big difference to me.especially since I went to heavier weights 🤷♂️
2 or 3 weeks a year skiing is never going to be enough to become expert. Using CARV definitely brings focus to your own skiing issues. Having group lessons are good fun, but obviously not focussed on the individual, CARV is personal and the next best thing to having private lessons (in my opinion!).
Tips for firm or icey snow.. hard for me to do on all mountain skis.. I put my old narrow wasted skis on and it's easier but would like to stay on my all mountains.. intermediate to advanced ski level
On the drive to the ski area, we discuss our warmup run in detail. Get on the lift. Get off the lift, start the warmup run to focus on form and the carve; see a natural snow bump run. Warmup run over. Hit the bumps as hard as possible. Make a pact on the lift that the next time we go skiing we'll do a full warmup run. A routine since 1981 and at 67 probably won't change. Wan't hack #6? Leave your phone in the car.
any tips for park and street skiing?
I enjoyed the video very much. However, if you can, make a video on the angle to ski diamonds and double diamonds. I would appreciate it so much. Thank you.
Great suggestion
best thing as a tour skier is you already done the warm up by going up the mountain 😂
😅
What do you look for in an instructor? I have yet to find a good fit.
Yes, work on one metric at a time they said. I worked a lot on correcting the pressure related metrics, as a lot of earlier videos recommended that. Now apparently the pressure sensors and metrics were useless, so they removed it in Carv 2... So much time wasted.. So I will definitely not be focusing the remaining Carv metrics in the future. Lost a lot of credibility.
While I do understand the observed correlations between good skiers and the numbers, it feels that the data science team of Carv understands a lot less than is communicated.
Definitely want videos about different terrain. Thanks!
Noted!
Top!!!!
Thanks!
How does Carv decided what your focus should be?
It looks at which metric will help you improve the most
I totally appreciate the data of Carv- but come on- another reason to have your nose in the phone...the phone is literally killing the world.
Here here
How improve my rail road track.
Didn't like the bossy attitude. It's a sales pitch for Carv which is a gimmicky gadget that you never really own. You have to buy an expensive subscription.
It’s the cost of a two hour private ski lesson in most countries. It’s a bargain.
@@simon1066 Exactly. Private lessons are so expensive. The subscription is worth it...for some of us.
@@simon1066it costs less than a group lesson in the big resorts in the US, that's for sure.
Ex ski instructor here. I have never improved faster than when I’ve been using the device, and I was lucky enough to be trained by some of the best
From where I live on the Icecoast Carv Is the same cost as 1.2 private lessons. For sure a bargain.
way to over complicate ski :) Just enjoy!
It’s a shame carve charges so much. I’d be all over it if they had reasonable prices
Carv is less expensive than one private ski lesson.
@ thanks, a condo is cheaper than a house but that doesn’t mean I can afford it.
@ but I also have friends who are instructors that can give me free lessons lol
These 2 are advanced skiers but not that great, they both have faults in their skiing which is surprising considering they are skiing on hero snow in perfect conditions. They both need lessons from someone more advanced because clearly their current approach is not working.
We think they’re pretty 🔥
@@CarvSki Pretty doesn't mean good.
Pretty modest technique for a demo... Breaks down all over both at slow speed and with higher intensity.
Kinda uncomfortable to watch 😂.... I've become such a ski snob argh
@@CarvSkime too!
I think they represent a lot of good advanced skiers who are still keen on getting better - when ski instructors get harder to find: that’s where carv steps in!
I do not recommend to any non-professional skiers to unbuckle their ski-boots. This is a stupid suggestion and a dangerous one, if you make any mistakes you can seriously damage your ankle!
Please only do this exercise on a slope you are very comfortable on 👍
Well, I believe you’re totally wrong here Janos. I’ve been a ski instructor and this drill really works to help the skier work on being balanced in the boot and on the ski.
Of course one shouldn’t ski too aggressively or steep or in the woods or whatever, but on a mellow slope this is a great exercise for the purpose.
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