by go_large_or_go_home » Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:31 am
Wow... that video brings back memories... so long ago...that was the start of my PMTS journey..I spent 18 months rebuilding my skiing - I was never out of my boots for more than about 3 days.. either snow, slant board or dry slope...
In those early days, I found practicing on the dry slope very challenging. I have been back to the dry slope this season and it is still challenging, but I am coping much better. You definitely have to be in your A game. I had a small breakthrough with my last visit - I tried over exaggerating all my movements, especially my CA.. bingo, grip returned to my skis. I felt less like skiing on tiny ball bearings on ice, to just ice...
WRT your plan to build a small slope. The friction coefficient of this surface is relatively high. One of the big challenges that I faced was carrying out the exercises on a slope that was far steeper than I would choose if I was on snow. With The perfect learning slope on snow, you simply wouldn’t bugde on a dry slope...
Also, you will need to keep the surface wet- these slopes have a sprinkler system constantly spraying a fine mist over the surface...in the summer, it’s like sliding over treacle...you will also need to get yourself a pair of short slalom skis. I use 158cm atomics. You will need to keep the edges super sharp and wax the skis with special dry slope wax - it is much harder...I did find that a 0.5deg base angle helped the skis release and brush waaaaaay easier...
I have spent a far amount of time recently isolating my tfr’s, executing one TFR to a stop. Then I would climb back up the slope to do it again. This is because the top of the slope is the steepest and reproduces the best tfr. I will measure the gradient and get back to you...