Skiing
Revisiting the Tuck
Sometime ago I wrote Skier Tuck about tucking while skiing. First, I tag this as an expert matter (despite the previous tag as an intermediate skill) because your ability to turn and stop decrease when […]
Technique
Skiing
Ski Pole Planting Revisited
I have written about ski pole planting before, and am obviously doing so again. I find so much contradictory advice on pole planting. I read one site saying that it is just a flick of […]
Technique
Skiing Bumps
I am not into skiing bumps. By bumps I mean piles of snow that have hardened up instead of piles of soft snow. Piles of soft snow can be carved through but not moguls you either go around them or over the top. I have been in mogul fields a couple of times but the problem is they are often formed only on the runs that are steep (and hence offer enough challenge without the bumps) and that combination keeps me off. […]
Skiing
Skiing on the Edges Cures Many Ills
Recently I wrote about skiing on ice and how I barely notice when I ski on ice. I remember seeing ice and mentally freezing (pun intended) and putting on the brakes. Skidding on ice […]
Technique
Ice Ice Baby
Quite a few of us do not have the pleasure of skiing in soft powder snow all that often, in fact, many of us in the Midwest and on the East Coast often experience skiing […]