An Easy Way To Ski Moguls Like a PRO

Hi, and welcome to this brief Mogul Skiing tutorial. On this particular day we were supposed to train gates for an upcoming race but due to heavy snow fall the training got called. So what better to do than to ski some bumps.

On the fly we made a quick mogul skiing tutorial. I did not have my video camera with me so we made it with my phone, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. We did it for fun just to see how it works out and planned to redo it with proper gear later. However, this turned out to be great entertaining stuff so we are going to post it as it is. Also, best videos are the improvised amateur ones. At least those I find interesting. A little bit of a behind the camera and how it was made feel.

Disclaimer. This is not a beginners tutorial for beginners on how to ski bumps since skiing bumps requires some basic skills such as mastering the short turn and being able to ski steep slopes. However, it is a beginners guide to intermediate to advanced skiers that never really mastered the bumps. In this video I'm trying to explain some basic principles around mogul skiing.

I had no manuscript and we did only one take on everything. Editing is pretty much straight forward as it was out on the hill.

Thanks Rabbe for your spectacular Mono Skiing Stunts. Also to Chris for taking a sincere interest in mogul skiing. THE KING OF ALPINE DISCIPLINES after Ski Jumping and Biathlon :)

[thomasmedeiros]

Skiing the zipper line is a style used in competitive freestyle mogul skiing. The method he is demonstrates is more of a general recreational style that ski instructors teach and most skiers use in every day skiing. It emphasizes more speed control. The zipper line is more about going as fast looking exciting to score points with the judges. In most cases when skiing off piste, especially in trees and steep chutes you need to control speed and turn in a certain direction as the terrain and obstacles dictate. This is the style he is recommending.

[xevaxtavax]

I really like your channel, it's much more "human" than most of the ski instructing videos. It's almost like being there on the piste :)

[markefatdad]

Pole plants for timing are crucial. "Punching" through pole plants are important to keep from getting in the backseat (like very early in the video). Standing a little taller and more over the center of the skis will help with terrain absorption and balance. Versatility is key - different lines, turn shapes, speed, and techniques are helpful for varying conditions and terrain. Icy bumps are different from soft ones, which are different from slushy ones or ones covered with fresh, etc. Same goes for steepness, trees, etc. Fall line skiing down the zipper line can be tons of fun, but it's not the only way.

[jimsj]

8:37... Lol.. the slomo and elephant sound were perfect! (laughing before too). Most enjoyable mogul lesson I've ever seen and the best. Kudos! 😎... subbed.

[DominikLoeffler]

Love it!! I have a monoski myself, it's incredibly hard (nigh impossible) to do bumps on it. Tip of the hat to that expert pushing it!! 😀

[wileytw]

I totally agree with your method, but where are the bumps? It looks kind of flat to me! Where I ski the bumps are three feet high!

[kk]

Great video once again. I have always enjoyed your videos! Keep up the great work. Cheers from Hong Kong ;)

[cmoudyrybicka]

That's it!!! I want to ski the bums slow and under a full control. No, jerking and fast zipper line for me.

[xsapax]

5:12 when the park brat kicks in :D love your stuff!

[TheMarkyMarkyMark]

Nice slope and powder! Mogule is a lot more fun in fluffy powder (as most skiing). I agree with the idea of bashing right into the bumps rather than going around, but I miss the description of ‘absorbing’ the bumps with your knees and keep your upper body levelled. That is really good practice and gives good speed control. And powder makes it so much fun! I envy you guys 😊

[peterharris]

How can you give this a thumbs down! Its entertaining and funny as hell. Real world skiing in bumps or chopped up stuff.

[santii.]

Contrary to racing or piste skiing, moguls skiing demands a very “narrow” stance (racing is the quite opposite, since legs MUST be wide apart to allow for a 100% grip and action on each ski independently). Since mogul skiing demands a highly dynamic movement of legs and constant rotation from one turn to the next, a narrow stance prevents from one ski to suddenly “interfere” with the other leg, due to a partial rotation.
Both skiers in the video (with the exception of the mono skier for obvious reasons) kept an unnecessary separation of legs which adds to the risk of a potential trip over.

Moguls can be skied depending on the landing zone we want to take (the zipper line or rut line, but also the inside-wall line or the outer bank line, and more relaxed one).

This guy in his part 3 video shows a really good example of these different lines on how to tackle a mogul.

[billarmatage]

Entertaining video! I like your laidback delivery! Fun to watch!

[msc]

"This is the expert" crashes 2 seconds after saying that*

[bigsquidmeyer]

Zipper is not traditional. It’s new school. Zipper is no fun. Must agree with you ski the tops of the mogulwhere the snow is. Love real moguls. Good video.

[Sophia-oxtx]

I like those mogul runs, good for the training.

[GNoC]

You are really cool, pretty boy! =))) Nice jump!!!

[jensgreve]

Nice and thank for all your videos. Are you guys skiing SL skis? I would love to hear your comments if other skis make it easier to ski the bumps than the hard Sl skis.

[pnkflamng]

watching this so i don’t kill my self on moguls again

[jiros]

Alternatively, go for the zip line. It's fun and a better workout ofc.