h.harb wrote:Many will say, " a skier is sitting back" in Off Piste skiing. Not the case, at times you have to let the skis go on steeps and in crud, (flex and let go) so you can tip the skis without pressure on them. If you know you can let go and keep tipping, you will be right back into a good controlled arc that will keep your speed in check. This takes practice on medium slopes in powder or deep crud. No one ever learned this by going to the top of "High Rustler" to learn it.
What skiers don't realize is that just going from one footed in the turn to two footed during the release, or vice-versa, are expert movements. It takes practice, but it also develops your overall skills. Don't try to categorize these skills like one footed in powder or a weight release, as isolated methods for certain snow or terrain; they can be used in the same run, anywhere. Sure, I have separated them out in my books and videos, to identify different approaches, but they are not different techniques, they are more like variations of leg flexing, absorbing and extending. Absorbing is a lost art in skiing.
Versatility with any of these combinations of foot weighting is important in off piste skiing. You should use different releases by adjusting which leg you flex more and which leg you flex first. Be prepared to try one variation to the other, during a groomed run to practice and become familiar. No one ever became great by practicing only one dogmatic method for skiing. Just watch PSIA nothing works there. Use the different releases in skiing on any run, but bottom line is; they can be mixed into any run. I see to much, "either/or, stuff" or "which is better for me, being digested or suggested or relied upon.
MonsterMan wrote:Max501: nice O Frames in that last series of four photos, were you skiing fast?
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