RED & BLACK RUNS - How to ski steeper slopes

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[richardlussier]

I may have watched one hundred ski videos but this one sums it all so well. I'm off my chair and leaving for the slopes. Thank you so much!

[Vaughton]

'Rushing the turns, overly reliant on side slip' - damn!!

[captainsouth]

Been skiing for 46 years and this gentleman is clear and concise! Wish we had lessons at our fingertips back then!! Thanks! Can’t wait for next season. Just retired and free to ski on uncrowded weekdays!!

[oliviamou]

1) stay balanced on downhill skis
2) balance over middle of the skis
-flex ankles and press in front of boot and shins
Lean downhill, not up the hill
-reach pole plant forwards and down the hill
3) make round turn shapes
-spread frictional forces over arc of turn (12 to 6pm
4) Progress progressively
5) control your speed
- slow down to turn, not turn to slow down
- maintain consistent speed
- assess your turn and what you will focus on when skiing
- repeat a couple of words to help avoid distractions
Shins forwards reach pole plant

[pdxfunkjunkie]

I have watched a LOT of ski-tips videos over the past couple of years, always trying to continue progressing my skills & technique. These few lessons are probably the best and most useful BY FAR!

[TokyoTom]

There are so many skiing video tutorials but yours are always the ones I come back to. Love the channel

[pbmazzone]

That last part about your mental state is everything!! Great video.

[StCreed]

Leaning forward is pretty scary but key to the whole thing. If you can do it all the time on steep slopes you will notice things becoming a lot more controlled.

[duben]

Thank you for your tips! I dared to go down the Blue: I skied Sunny Bowl on Snow King in Jackson, WY, with your instruction in my head, I finished without falling or any blunder. XOXO

[cmel]

Awesome video, I was an advanced skier in my 20s, took 20 years off, came back and had to relearn a lot of technique.

[offpath]

Also keep your hands in front of your body. They can be used to balance and steer you out of a bad situation by shifting them away from a possible hazard. It forces your body to follow suit by twisting your skis in that direction. If you keep your hands back at your side then you need additional time to bring them forward to make that maneuver. Critical time lost sometimes.

[TheGweedMan]

As a ski instructor in Mammoth Mountain in California I replaced "uphill/downhill ski" with "inside/outside ski". Makes more sense to skiers who are trying to improve. Thanks for the video.

[Jaq]

George, I've just recently come across your vids. Understanding & utilizing fundamentals and adapting them to changing terrain & snow conditions are the key to good skiing, whether a rank beginner or an expert, so I like that you continually reinforce that as a basis for advanced tutorials. Even as an expert skier, I always warm up with fundamental maneuvers - falling leaf, garlands, j-turns, etc. but I rarely see anyone else on the mountain doing that unless in a class, or part of a gate-running crew. People seem to think once they've mastered a skill, that they can 'move on' and will never need to use it again, and their technique shows it.

[joer]

I wish I had seen this video a few months ago! I went my first time two months ago and had nearly the same issue you described on progression and confidence. I did a lesson and progressed quickly, after the lesson was over I decided to try a few beginner runs which went well until I got confident and found myself in an area too steep and had a rough tumble and fractured my arm! Just finished going my third time yesterday and trying to keep my pace and stick to mastering the fundamentals.

[jamesburman]

I did my first red in a long time after a knee injury today and while it felt intimidating I was able to get down in a controlled and fun way! That bonus tip is so true!! I was just say ping to myself the whole time “weight on the outside leg” and it really helped me focus. Thank you for the tips and video!

[AZINAHH]

Thank you for this awesome video. I am going to go skiing in a week. And I am a "slope hugger" 😆 leaning towards it. And i zigzag my turns, and I also go down the slope like an avalanche 🙈with no speed control sometimes. Now i am gonna try to fix it, following your tips 👍👍👍

[loug]

Great job demonstrating in clear manner. Very good. Thankyou.

[LCharg]

Well done! Thank you so much for this excellent, helpful video. I’m saving it, and will take many things that you shared into my skiing today. I appreciate it!

[jaypadia]

The pole plant is a great tip. thanks.

[thomasmedeiros]

Very good assessment of necessary skills and how to properly use them. So many skiers will describe their ability by simply using the color code like I ski blues and groomed blacks. This does not give you information about their skills to link parallel turns, making different turn shapes, apply edge pressure, transition from outside to inside ski to initiate new turns. You did a great demonstration.