How to SKI (CRUD)

Hi, Im back. Long time since posting but jump starting this season with a video titled HOW TO SKI. Yes, plain and simple. Should be good for anybody to watch. CRUD is the ultimate in conditions. It can make or brake you.
reg, Tom

[chrisshelley]

This is one of the most helpful ski videos I have watched. It got me back on the right track after a frustrating day in difficult conditions.

[NovaRedBaron]

This is an awesome video. Too many skiers have been convinced that they need a different set of skis for each snow condition. Adjusting technique to meet each situation was done when longer thinner skis were all that we had. The new skis are so much easier to work with, so with patience and practice people can still learn to adapt to a wide variety of conditions on one set of skis. Thank you for posting this video.

[aloysiusschulte]

It was wonderful to watch you play in the crud. I personally, now in the last year of my eighties do prefer groomed early morning runs but do take a kick at crud with a new snowfall. It is a great feeling when crud skiing works but I find it uses a lot of energy. Great video, thanks.

[moon__punk]

1:47 Lol, CRUD is create read update delete — the basic methods of programming and the first thing you need to pick up when learning a new language. That is also what you find when you google it :D

[clementchen]

Absolutely the best instructional ski video on the subject. The explanation of when and where to carve (3:42 - 4:07) and how to approach crud differently (4:08 - 4:15) is the key that unlocks crud! Thank you!

[HS-obfz]

Great lesson! Your ability to rephrases and explain some rather difficult concepts is amazing! Thanks for this video!

[donscarberry]

I love the way you try to simplify ski turns. A carve turn can become so complicated if not explained properly. Your skiing is so smooth and you really make it fun to make proper ski turns. Thank You for your dedication!

[XiaojunMa]

The explanation is so plain and precise, you made it very easy to internalize these techniques. Thank you!

[niekversteege]

I now finally understand the subtle differences between the weight-unweighting in snowplough, parallel and carving turns. Thanks for this video! I am firmly in the parallel turn camp (not carving yet) and now I see that I have not been doing it too badly :) Especially in tricky conditions. I always thought I was doing it wrong but accepted it since I cannot carve (yet).

[SalznPfeffer]

I've only been skiing for a total of 25 days spanning 6yrs (early 40s) so I'm still learning but have taken to carving really well with my short, stocky legs (I used to be a sprinter) but the crud & low visibility in Obertauern currently has messed my confidence up really well *sigh*
It's so exhausting going through crud and spring snow & I've fallen many many times today. But watching your video on overcoming crud has reminded me to go back to my "Bunny Hop" beginnings and hopefully I can maintain the momentum in my next run tomorrow. Thank you for the tips!

P.s I didn't learn the old way to ski (husband taught me, he's the skied-his-whole-life one) so i went straight into carving style as it reminds me of when I speed ice skate...like the pushing the legs out to the side kind of thing. I probably look terrible but I don't mind as it feels fun.😊

[lindsayheyes]

Simply the best skiing instruction video ever. Thanks Tom.

[jeffwaxman]

Skiing variable conditions is part of the game, thanks for the preseason tips i cant wait to start my season . Watching this video puts me back in the mindset to ski . thanks have a great ski season and be safe

[milosbokorov]

The most realistic and "no nonsence" aproach so far! Thanks a lot! ❤

[annxiao]

Oh wow.. I watched like 10 “how to ski moguls” video and took a full day class.. but when I watched this I realized that everything they said began to make sense only until this point of time… thank you ❤

[foyorama]

In over 40 years on the soles I always find that maintaining a natural even rhythm is very important no matter the snow conditions, the rhythm will change depending on ski conditions but it has always been an important component.

[puregsr]

I hurt my knee yesterday cranking my skis as fast as I can smashing into mounds of crud, but now I know to just use some air momentum to enter the high C turn with a brushed angle and "ski" out an arc like I would normally on groomed runs. This video has given me some confidence back to return to crud since it always makes me feel like an intermediate again and again.

[The.Harsh.Truths]

This was really educational. I didn’t even realize that people ski differently in different terrain. I was trying to “carve” in cruddy snow, and constantly catching an edge. Thanks for this.

[pawelpluta]

Thanky you. This is the best instruction video I've seen on YT. I especially like that you show examples of improper technique and why people struggle in harder conditions.

[calleX]

Thank you for this. Been sking is crap conditions for so long I've started liking when it gets cruddy. With 100mm stiff skis can just plow trough it with short turns. Real fun. 4 weeks until I can hit the slopes again! Can't wait!

[projektkomplexbiuro]

As usual, a decent dose of knowledge and good viewing. The ability to use sliding techniques with ski relief is undoubtedly indispensable in such conditions, especially on Polish slopes.
Regards