HOW TO INCREASE YOUR EDGE ANGLE | 4 Skiing Tips from a Pro

Ever wanted to know what it feels like to lay over your carving turns like a pro?

In this video, we skied with someone who knows how to do this better than most. Tomas Mical, 2x Interski Demo Team Member, Level 4 Ski Instructor, and all-round carving machine, shares a few tips on how you can take your skiing to the next level with higher edge angles while carving!

Execute these drills next time you go up to the mountain and let us know how your carving turns develop!

Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction with awesome skiing footage
1:10 - Lesson introduction: Skiing with higher edge angles
1:16 - Tip 1: Jump over skis drill
1:54 - Tip 2: Skating on skis drill
2:40 - Tip 3: Outside ski drill
3:50 - Monitor your edge angle using Carv
4:19 - Lesson recap

The winter ski season has officially begun in most Northern Hemisphere resorts, so get out there and make the most of it!

[anjuli]

Woooowwww excellent explanation i love this Channel.

[gregh]

LOVE watching Tomas Mical. He is the REAL DEAL. I have been skiing for over 50 years. I skied competitively in the 1970's and 80's.
I would like to ski with him.

[RogerDiotte]

Skiing ROCKS! Look at the view you get at anywhere you ski...its paradise on any hill, mountain etc...Just SKI!

[regularnimnule]

Tip 2 - MASSIVE eye opener!! Thank you.

[RogerDiotte]

I agree and super love that feeling when you feel like your skating down the hill...Great style tip and happy it made it to others...Also I always do that lift inside ski thing just so I gain XP Points with my life!

[buildersedge]

Really enjoyed this video. I'm an old school mogul skier )from the Airborn Eddie Ferguson and Wayne Wong days) trying to relearn the steering technique. I love the comparison to "skating" or "roller blading" you described. Also the exercises you demonstrated are really helpful. In summary, after watching this video, I know what I need to do to be a master carver. I still love to ski bumps but it's time to keep up with the times. Thanks again.

[fumingchang]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. You gave us such an eye-popping show. I'll try it a week indoor before I go to the ski resort. :)

[sven]

The skating got me. I am an skiing autodidact and I come from Ice skating / inline skating. I tried to explore carving and thought it is pretty much like Ice skating and also tried your exercise myself already. I am pretty excited to see your comment on ice skating on skis now !

[alistairmccann]

Enjoying reading some of the know it all comments from other poeple here, however you need to realise that this is a commercial for CARV. Even if you cant learn to carve from a 5 minute Youtube film I still think that these are valid exercises to work on edge angle. I mean i'm open for all ideas and suggestions, just try them and see if they work for you. And I also like it because he has a helmet on unlike some other Youtube'ers. Good film!

[tomzeto]

Thanks for this lesson. I'm a hockey player and snowboarder, and always wanted to learn to ski. I hope my skills on skates and board transfer to skis this season at 40+years old.

[alexkh]

Very good video. Author speaks easy about difficult things. Exercises are useful to start curving.
Thanks for good mood and perfect sunny winter views:)
Best regards from Russia!

[Eeagli]

I thought this was a great video. It's one of the best videos I've seen on carving with some unusual tips that I haven't heard before. I particularly the last one, where you ski on just the outside ski. I think this is a really good exercise, although you make it look easy the video :)

[erichurd]

This is the best ski instruction channel I've come across so far on youtube. Thanks!

[juliancousins]

Really like the explanation and the construct of these drills. Thanks very much.

[Omer]

Much clear instructions, thank you so much 👌

[chrispydog]

Love the skating explanation. Gotta love the big GS carving on perfectly groomed runs! Great video!

[goldencolorado]

Great job keeping it very simple !!! Balancing on the outside ski is the key. You did a very good job with your 4 steps.
Important to transfer to the new outside ski early before steering. - Larry (Vail Ski School - Colorado)

[jurgenkogel]

splendor of nature Thank You PAL All The Best!

[flshm]

Really GREAT.... just needed that.!!....
high five for the channel ;)

[VicenteM]

Excellent video, excellente explanation and excellent speech. The best English I've ever heard.