BlueB Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 About 2 weeks ago we had really frozen, super fast, corduroy in the morning. Somehow, I got inspired to lay few carves on my skis (nothing special - Head C140, 163cm, 6.8cm waist, 14m scr). As my excitement grew, I was laying them lower and lower, eventually doing full EC - outer leg fully extended, inner leg squatted, bum and hands (no poles) on the side on snow, and not even bothering to stand up between the turns, but just pull-pushing into next one. A total blast (just so much more physically demanding than board, that I wouldn’t choose it as my regular G-fix). Few times I blasted by a group doing their Level 1 ski instructor thing, without paying too much attention to their exercise. Next week, a fellow kid’s camp instructor, who was in that group, told me that they saw me laying it over and most of attendants loved the style. BUT, the chief examiner told them that anyone caught skiing “like that” will not pass their exam !?! Apparently not a popular, or common, style. Now, go figure? I can not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Fun is officially a no no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 the examiner knows that instructors doing that will inspire a lot of newbs to try to put their hands on the snow, which will just be bad. getting your hands on the ground is a byproduct of carving, not the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timinor Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 The PSIA and their, "you must ski the final form" coupled with their robotic lack of imagination 20 years ago is what set the stage for the explosion in popularity of snowboarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 The PSIA and their, "you must ski the final form" coupled with their robotic lack of imagination 20 years ago is what set the stage for the explosion in popularity of snowboarding. that is exactly why I became a snowboarder in 1987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timinor Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 You and me both Dr. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 can't carve low enough to touch the snow, even if they reach for it. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Stevens Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Blue B... Get your acronyms straight! CASI is the snowboard instructors assoc. The CSIA are those other guys we share office space with. If you came skiing by us like that, the worst we would say would be "at least he ditched the poles". Rob CASI Prez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 :D :D :D Apologies - easy to mix up with the same 4 letters! Boris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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