dipiro
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Sky521 said:
Okay. Thanks, Sky.
Blackstone Valley, eh? I grew up in Lincoln, RI... not too far away, I think.
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Everything the Instructors Never Told You About Mogul Skiing
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Okay. Thanks, Sky.
Blackstone Valley, eh? I grew up in Lincoln, RI... not too far away, I think.
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tirolerpeter
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Mogul Skiing Book
My copy arrived on Tuesday, and I read it through on Wednesday while on a trip to Nashua NH (on a Quilt Show Trip with the wife). Great stuff. I was really pleased to see that I have already mastered the "home" posture. That is the stance that I have used for skiing for a long time. I found that once I really got used to it, I feel most comfortable using it for virtually all conditions and terrain. In fact, when I feel myself tiring I actually "revert" to this posture as a way to rest while I am still skiing on a trail. I'm really looking forward to trying the techniques described in the book. While I love carving nice GS turns on wide, empty steeps, I also use the "narrow" lane technique when I have to "dance" along the edge of a trail when the powder has been scraped off the trail centers near the end of a day. A little game I play is to try to keep my tips running straight down an imaginary line while I cycle my skis to the left and right of this imaginary line to get some edge and contol my speed. If I understand the book, this is something similar to what is described. NOW I NEED SOME SNOW TO TRY THIS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
My copy arrived on Tuesday, and I read it through on Wednesday while on a trip to Nashua NH (on a Quilt Show Trip with the wife). Great stuff. I was really pleased to see that I have already mastered the "home" posture. That is the stance that I have used for skiing for a long time. I found that once I really got used to it, I feel most comfortable using it for virtually all conditions and terrain. In fact, when I feel myself tiring I actually "revert" to this posture as a way to rest while I am still skiing on a trail. I'm really looking forward to trying the techniques described in the book. While I love carving nice GS turns on wide, empty steeps, I also use the "narrow" lane technique when I have to "dance" along the edge of a trail when the powder has been scraped off the trail centers near the end of a day. A little game I play is to try to keep my tips running straight down an imaginary line while I cycle my skis to the left and right of this imaginary line to get some edge and contol my speed. If I understand the book, this is something similar to what is described. NOW I NEED SOME SNOW TO TRY THIS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
dipiro
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Re: Mogul Skiing Book
Yup, the home posture can be used as a sort of ready-for-anything, all-mountain stance. It's a really useful weapon to have in the arsenal, and it's cool that you already use it. Because mainstream skiing is so obsessed with racing-derived technique (the purely carved or "arced" turn) a lot of good groomed-trail skiers never discover other techniques, and this limits their skiing.
Glad you like the book. Thank you for buying a copy.
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tirolerpeter said:
Yup, the home posture can be used as a sort of ready-for-anything, all-mountain stance. It's a really useful weapon to have in the arsenal, and it's cool that you already use it. Because mainstream skiing is so obsessed with racing-derived technique (the purely carved or "arced" turn) a lot of good groomed-trail skiers never discover other techniques, and this limits their skiing.
Glad you like the book. Thank you for buying a copy.
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dipiro
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Say, if any of you who've read the book are interested in leaving a customer review on Amazon.com (or bn.com or other sites), I'd totally appreciate it. Right now, Amazon buyers have little more than the cover shot and title to go on.
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If you want mogul advice ask me of course!
It takes practice. absorb bumps with legs like a shock absorber. Hands out in front, Poles move in "walking motion". Upper body still. Skiis maintain full contact with snow. Speed constant.
Most of all commit to the right technique. Practice in short bursts
Start with small bump patches and do them correctly
Skiing Bumps correctly is sexy!
It takes practice. absorb bumps with legs like a shock absorber. Hands out in front, Poles move in "walking motion". Upper body still. Skiis maintain full contact with snow. Speed constant.
Most of all commit to the right technique. Practice in short bursts
Start with small bump patches and do them correctly
Skiing Bumps correctly is sexy!
BeanoNYC
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haines said:
No wonder I never get any when my wife and I go skiing. She always told me her body was sore! :wink:
BeanoNYC
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Hey Dan .... Just saw your name in Ski Mag's top 100 instructors. (Under bumps) Congrats!
dipiro
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BeanoNYC said:
Thank you! The SKI editors rearranged the wording of my mogul tip for reasons that elude me, but I was glad to be included in the top-100.
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dipiro said:
They probably neglected to read the book :lol: !
dipiro
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JimG. said:
I think you might be right. But SKI instruction writer Stu Campbell did read it after the Nov mogul issue came out.
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skibum1321
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I'm from Craaaanstondipiro said:
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Greg said:
Thanks, Greg! I appreciate it!
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skibum1321 said:
Went to high school with a bunch of guys from Cranston (PCD).
Ever eat at Cafe Itri? A favorite of mine.
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RE: Cranston/Blackstone....
I'm from Douglas, MA
Dan, I only get to read a few pages at a time (which means I get about 5 or 10 minutes "access" time..Egad life is busy).
So far so good. Good tips on rotating vs carving.
Have you read the Mogul guidance in "The All Mountain Skier"? Different approach. I think your guidance is better so far...specifically about staying out of the back seat.
I post on Amazon when I finally finish.
I'm from Douglas, MA
Dan, I only get to read a few pages at a time (which means I get about 5 or 10 minutes "access" time..Egad life is busy).
So far so good. Good tips on rotating vs carving.
Have you read the Mogul guidance in "The All Mountain Skier"? Different approach. I think your guidance is better so far...specifically about staying out of the back seat.
I post on Amazon when I finally finish.
skibum1321
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Never been there. I know my parents love it though.dipiro said:
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Sky521 said:
Douglas... that's just up 146 from Lincoln, right?
Glad you like the book so far.
I once scanned the mogul section of All Mountain Skier in a bookstore. Most of the written mogul advice out there is groomed-trail thinking in disguise, not authentic mogul technique. I remember that AMS was better than most. It did include some mogul-specific methods. But, if I remember correctly, it also left out some big pieces (e.g. not enough emphasis on absorption and extension).
dipiro
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skibum1321 said:
You'll have to try it when you head south.
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dipiro said:
Yes and yes.
146 is a stright shot from Providence to Worcester. It gets me to Wa in about 45 minutes.
AMS (from what I remember) didn't discuss the absorption/extension piece. What made me comfortable about thinking of follwing that guidance...it appeared as though the entry-level technique was described well enough to get me to attempt some easy bumps, which I sort-of did one bumped up day.
I'll be looking for time to finish your book for the first time this weekend...then I'll review before I head for bumps.
dipiro
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Sky521 said:
Sounds good. Have fun.
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