How to Ski Bumps - The Mogul Tutorial

5 Insights into Skiing Bumps & Moguls.
Hope it helps!

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[michaelsupple]

Really good beginner tutorial...not too technical...just right. It was very easy to get a clear mental picture of what you were doing. The videography was perfect. Thank you.

[kahalaman]

I've taught skiing for 40 years, and this is one of the best bump tutorials I've ever seen!

[backdoorprod]

Let me just say that this is one of the best, easiest to understand and short and to the point videos I have seen on skiing moguls.
I have been challenging myself this year to get better at moguls. I'm on the heavy side (Closer to 200lbs) and it takes a lot more energy for me to slow down than my 125lb son. So managing speed on steep moguls is what has been most challenging. Love what you have here. I think one thing maybe missed is to look downhill at your line and not at your feet which I often find gets me into trouble as well. Thanks for posting this! Super helpful. Well done.

[HypherNet]

Amazing content to have for free -- me and my friends are at the perfect intermediate place to absorb many of your lessons. Thank you so much! Perhaps someday I'll get to come ski in the Alps!

[patrickyang]

Best ever! Add two more points: Look ahead and mentally ready (confident you can do it).

[AlfrSjalfr]

This is the most useful video I have seen on moguls for when you find yourself in a moguls field you did not expect. Good "exit" strategies for the skier who does not want to ski like Michael Kinsbury, but still want to control their skis on that type of terrain. Thanks a lot.

[larrynjr]

After a longish layoff from skiing, i've spent the past 3 years relearning how to ski bumps (i'm still working on it) While many of the available video's (like this one) do a good job of the basic mechanics. there are several other things that are essential to skiing the bumps, especially if your home mountain doesn't have perfectly spaced bumps.
1st is the correct ski, this will vary per users, I've tried the bumps in skinny skis (70mm), med(80mm) Xmed(94mm) and super fat(for me 114mm) The 114's were good on a fresh powder day but I'm thinking would be much more work on harder packed snow. The 94's (my "regular) Nordica Enforcer's) are "ok" but perhaps a bit long at 186cm. the 80's that I've just skied 2 days on were Stockli Montero AX's. so far they are the best FOR ME of all the skis I've used for skiing bumps. Lastly I skied a pair of Stockli Laser SX's at 70mm underfoot. I was able to force them through the bumps but it wasn't fun. So if possible, rent / demo as many ski brands and widths as you can to help with your mogul progression.
2nd is boots, with my Enforcer's I've been using a pair of Skarpa Freedom 120's Not knowing any better I thought they were fine. I recently went in to have those adjusted for new bone spurs and the boot fitter thought the Skarpa's might not be stiff enough to properly drive the enforcers and got me into a pair of Rossignol Hi-Speed Pro 130's. MAN, are they tight! But talk about control of my skis, stiff boots make a HUGE difference for precise control in the bumps.
3rd and lastly, and almost MOST important, have strong quads and lots of endurance. Another part of my problems in the bumps is my weight, at 6' I'm hovering in the 235lb range and that's a lot of weight to be jumping around with. Yesterday was day 22 on the slopes for me and especially because I was focused on the steeps / moguls, I was done within 4 hours but had 2 great runs, the longer run I made it 2/3 of the way down before I managed to backseat myself, the other I made it all the way down (first time this season) linking mogul turns all the way.
As always take all unsolicited advice with a grain of whatever white stuff you want and enjoy the snow!

[jessicatan]

Best instructions for skiing moguls! ❤

[Outdoorgeek]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m excited to try these new exercises and practice a bit more before taking some lessons again!

[chrisautio]

So much easier to ski bumps with my Blizzard 165s than my Rossi 204s. Great video. Learn to ski the ridges, to ski all sides of bumps. Luckily my ski area is grading the bumps every night because they are turning to ice.

[MrDogonjon]

Good progression. #2= pole, pivot, shave. I include the pole plant to encourage a smooth pivot of both skis simultaneously. #3= check christy with blocking pole plant for speed reduction. Great description of falling leaf awesome exercise well skied demo. I put more focus into the shaping of the turns taking a longer line around the outside of the troughs. don't forget to ollie the beginning of the turn to keep ski snow contact entering troughs. You can also delay weight transfer (white pass turn/ charleston) just for fun ( I know it looks dumb and wrong).

[austinado]

Outstanding instructions and demonstration! Thank you!

[yardsalingthegnar]

Thank you! This was so helpful for me as someone who’s had two instructors try to teach completely different methods which confused the heck out of me. Now I see that they are your tactic 2 and 3 😃

May I ask a question? Are there different scenarios in which those tactics would be better to use? I’m thinking related to bump shape and snow conditions.

My home mountain currently has what I hear referred to as long “canoes” which my instructors have called undesirable. Is this a situation in which you would recommend either tactic 2 or 3 over the other?

Thanks in advance for any help! This was an absolutely brilliant video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[JediJames]

@damiancitobarbaris I completely agree. But even more in that same vein, lifting the downhill leg from the hip flexor just before and while it’s going over the bump. If the slamming pressure is taken out just before the hockey stop. We can roll over the mogul like it isn’t even there

[damiancitobarbanis]

For me the best advise ever was to forget about the downhill leg and out as much weight as possible on the uphill leg as soon as possible after the turn, even during the turn if possible (so just the contrary everybody says). This advise will make you automatic parallel without any other trick or technique or complication or anything

[ipudisciple]

If I haven't got poles, I still sometimes pretend to "pole plant". It triggers the muscle memory and helps with the commitment, timing, balance, and getting the weight over the bump. It helps more than you would think.

[claremcbride]

Watch your hips don’t loo sit / keep weight, where possible over middle of foot, where you’ll land if jumping on the flat.
Love practicing bumps
Slowly 🤪
Great vid 👍

[yfchina]

On 2:18 3rd point said stay lower on the rust? I couldn’t understand this point? Could someone explain please?

[MR-zqgt]

Does having tighter boots help with control too? My boots are a little loose and so I notice that while I have control I don’t have tight even control to make my turns as narrow and precise idk

[sigalfamily]

What's the best type of ski for moguls, assuming they're somewhat rare in Europe and you will be skiing mostly on-piste? Are 82-86 mm waist all-mountain skis better than SL or GS skis? I know that pro mogul skiers use short, narrow, with little sidecut.