stare it down

[2knees]

this is for the bumpers. YEAH

How long do you spend surveying a line if it looks good yet is your first pass at it.

Long time lovin here. I like to pull a Bill Walsh and have my first 15 or so bumps lined up and planned out.

[BushMogulMaster]

I used to spend a lot of time surveying lines. Not anymore. Although picking a line is important, too many bumpers spend too much time on it. The biggest problem with planning out more than your first 2 or 3 turns is this: if you miss one of those turns, you're completely out of rhythm and essentially screwed (to use a technical term ).

My theory is, pick your general line and ski the line. Don't let the terrain dictate where you turn. If you're a proficient bump skier, then you should be able to ski straight down the fall line, regardless of the irregularity of the bumps or the depth of the troughs. So I just pick a line instead of staring trying to plan my turns. Just absorb whatever is in the path.

[wa-loaf]

Originally Posted by BushMogulMaster

I used to spend a lot of time surveying lines. Not anymore. Although picking a line is important, too many bumpers spend too much time on it. The biggest problem with planning out more than your first 2 or 3 turns is this: if you miss one of those turns, you're completely out of rhythm and essentially screwed (to use a technical term ).

My theory is, pick your general line and ski the line. Don't let the terrain dictate where you turn. If you're a proficient bump skier, then you should be able to ski straight down the fall line, regardless of the irregularity of the bumps or the depth of the troughs. So I just pick a line instead of staring trying to plan my turns. Just absorb whatever is in the path.

I'm with BMM. I'll scope out a line, but after the first couple of turns I may be on a completely different line.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Originally Posted by 2knees

this is for the bumpers. YEAH

How long do you spend surveying a line if it looks good yet is your first pass at it.

Long time lovin here. I like to pull a Bill Walsh and have my first 15 or so bumps lined up and planned out.

If there are no people around..usually 10-15 bumps..if there are a few people waiting on the edge..I like to just dive in..If I'm skiing a really long intense bump run and need a breather partway down..then I also plan my next line. My goal for this season would be able to ski the Hobacks and under the bumps under the Thunder Chair at Jackson...non-stop..but it would be so hard. Doing Liftline top to bottom with no stops at Stowe isn't easy and it's groomed at the bottom...

[SkiDork]

I think the longer you spend scoping it out, the worse you'll do.

Gotta just go for it.

[BushMogulMaster]

Originally Posted by SkiDork

I think the longer you spend scoping it out, the worse you'll do.

Gotta just go for it.

Exactly. That's what they'll teach you at mogul camps. Pick a line, but then just ski it. Don't spend time staring at it trying to plan every turn, cause it'll never go quite how you planned.

[kingslug]

Too much analyzation leads to paralyzation. In my case anyway.

[deadheadskier]

as with skiing trees, I don't 'plan' too much. I'll stop, take a quick look as to what line I think looks the best and then from there, I'm looking 3 bumps or trees ahead and just go with gravity

[jack97]

Yes and no......

I like to pick a line; hardest for a low angle pitch and the easiest for a steeper pitch. Then I wait, I try to get a picture in my mind or the feel of the things I have to work on.

[Hawkshot99]

The longer I wait looking at a run the worse it is for me. Just need to drop in and make it up along the way. Easy to psych yourself out looking at it, or at least for me.