for those about to edge

[2knees]

I saute you.

seriously, though, i don't think I've ever experienced totally laying a ski on its edge and the g's that might result from it.

I can carve a turn as long as the radius is large enough but to see pics of even amateur racers really bending a ski is awesome.

 

[AdironRider]

While I snowboard Im constantly on my edge when I ride. I dont do any park really, so most of my time is just laying down carves trying to see how tight and fast I can get em. My biggest hurdle was just getting over the sensation and trusting your equipment. Just feel confident that your edge is going to do exactly what you want it to and it will. Technique will come with practice. Wierd advice I know but it made the biggest difference in the world.

 

[SIKSKIER]

Pick up the pace!

Although it not It's not the only factor,a deep carve is kind of relative to speed.The faster you ski to a point,the more you need to lean into the hill.This law in physics makes the ski bend more and hence,a true carved turn.You actually aluded to G's and that's exactly what I find exciting about skiing groomed trails fast.Trust yourself and amp it up a little next year.I know bumps are fun but you can never really carve a ski like your talking about in bumps or powder.Remember,speed is your friend!!

 

[Skibum_dan]

I had been skiing for 5 years or so before I really understood what carving, not just turning in control, but actually carving felt like. It is indeed a cool sensation. I raced a couple years in high school. Our team was actually pretty bad. ha. But if anything, I took from the experience some better understanding of form.
Powder days, skiing in the woods and spring skiing in perfect bumps on beautiful days (like this past weekend at the 'Bush) are my preference, but even on those days in November and December when you are skiing man-made bullet proof hard-pack, skiing can be great due to the carve.
Because I do like the woods/bumps/pow more, I find that I still do have to think about things like a wider more agressive forward stance and angultation. For one reason or another when a coach told me, "pretend that your right knee is trying to kiss your left ankle and that your left knee is trying to kiss your right ankle" that seemed to do the trick in terms of how wide my stance should be....I'm sure there a ton of other approaches/things to consider that may have helped other people.

 

[wa-loaf]

You gotta get that operation to separate your left and right ankles! :wink:

 

[Skibum_dan]

You gotta get that operation to separate your left and right ankles! :wink:

ha!

Another thing that I found helped a lot, which looks kinda silly when you are skiing, is to go down the mountain trying to ski only one one ski. It forces you to get beter at using the outside edge. One you feel comfortable skiing down the mountain on just your left leg and just your right leg, try skiing down alternating legs but only using your outside edge. This is hard...ha. I don't think I can make it down a whole run doing this but it is a good exercise to help your edging.

 

[wa-loaf]

I don't think I can make it down a whole run doing this but it is a good exercise to help your edging.

I saw a video of Bode Miller in some GS race where he lost one of his skis and he just got back into a tuck and kept going on one ski. :-o He finally got tired about 3/4 of the way down and skied out.

 

[KevinF]

I saw a video of Bode Miller in some GS race where he lost one of his skis and he just got back into a tuck and kept going on one ski. :-o He finally got tired about 3/4 of the way down and skied out.

That wasn't a GS race, that was a downhill. At least this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Faa87IQhk) was.

 

[KevinF]

I saute you.

seriously, though, i don't think I've ever experienced totally laying a ski on its edge and the g's that might result from it.

I can carve a turn as long as the radius is large enough but to see pics of even amateur racers really bending a ski is awesome.

Totally laying a ski over is easier with longer radius skis (i.e., citizen GS boards). If you lay into a slalom-cut ski it starts coming around ridiculously fast. You have to be sooo precise or you just get hopelessly in the back seat. A fully-laid over GS ski will still make a reasonably tight turn, but you have some leeway for error in your fore / aft balance.

It's a beautiful sensation when you get it going though, as the next turn just "happens"

 

[Skibum_dan]

That wasn't a GS race, that was a downhill. At least this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Faa87IQhk) was.

Ha. That's pretty cool.

 

[Goblin84]

someday i might actually use my edge like i should