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When the bumps are hard granular and the formation is spread out, I can feel the Twister loosing it underfoot and prevents me from approaching my next target the way I planned. That said, I have a old Volkl rebellion, 89/63/78 and is beefier underfoot and gives me better precision in skiing to...

I 've been skiing at your old stompin ground, Pat's Peak. Hurricane is a great bump trail, yeah it has funky bumps at the entrance but the double fall line at skier's right is great. The troughs can get deep but they really didn't develop this year because we had that rain that followed a snow...

Don't try to emulate other skiers. Work on speed control, without it everyone ends up on the edge to regroup. Trying to control your speed on a steep run is best learn on a lower angle run. A general freestyle drill to control speed is to go down a run moderate bump run at 3/4 speed.

When you're picking up to much speed in the troughs, get on the top and slide down the side. A more advance move is to skip across the chopped side if that is along the path of the line. Martin does that skip a lot in the vid attached, IMO, it best to watch that vid at 1/4 speed to watch those...

I've been meaning to purchase Mead's book ever since it got on my radar a couple of weeks ago, this thread made me pull the trigger. As for DiPiro's book, its a great book since it breaks the myths or beliefs brought forth by the ski instructor crowd. The latter cater to skiers who do not...

another example of what present day skis can do.

Along with using those same tactics back then, we can leverage the shape of present day mogul skis. IMO, its another tool that can be used, YMMV.

IMO,there are two ways to ski moguls, a direct line or non a non direct line. Neither one implies staying in the troughs. In cases where the bumps are not seeded, knowing how to approach or ski at the various parts of the bumps is key. Look at how Martin skied the bumps back in the day. And yes...

Lots of things changed, I agree that some bumps have taken on weird shapes and we have some wide spacing in between. I will say that you will find a more symmetrical formation on trails where they seed them or they were cut by skiers would can make a short and consistent radius turn. That's...

I have seen some that can do this in person and I'm still at awe.

I usually don't post on in this place anymore but I know there are some mogul skiers in this place. US Hart skis are selling dirt cheap, they have a couple of good deals left. BTW, don't get the BOSS, I heard the US version is low quality, the Japan version is a different story tho. It appears...

the trail under the fix grip quad got seeded, 15 to 16 turns, single lane and a jump at the midpoint . They have formed a freestyle team that will travel and compete at the local events. I talked with the coaches, very cool guys and will let other skiers on the course but no jump at the kicker...

IMO, Twister has great value when cost is factored in. Along with a seeded runs, I take mine into the glades and natural trails. It takes a beating on hidden rocks and to a lesser extent tree/bush roots. As mentioned they are narrow so it makes for quicker turns. IMO, the important item not...

I was there last week, 12/2. Lots was not filled but maybe 3-4 rows to entrance. The place was crowded with race and ski school, racks was filled during lunch. I could see cars coming in to pick up kids during afternoon, so the place along with sister mtn must be getting high volume from these...

national ski team is using some concepts of this to train the quads. A more challenging phase is making the platform more compact.

ok, not ski building related but a potential diversion or trainer. VR tread mills are coming out of late which places more of the physical activities in point & shoot and combative vid games. I wonder if the platforms can be made to mimic skiing or boarding where the terrain can be either a race...

Weatherbell's first guess..... https://www.weatherbell.com/prelim-winter-2017-18

Given boot sizes doesn't match bsl from vendor to vendor, once I found the boot I like, I bought a second pair at ~ 60% MSRP. I did this since the boot had the fit, flex, forward lean and ramp angle I wanted, I had a hunch that future models would be more upright and a more neutral angle. Sure...

last year, we had a drought, local watering bans and concerns if the snow making ponds will have enough water. Here's this year drought conditions. So far so good, I haven't brought out the water sprinklers, may hold off since the lawn is still in good shape...

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