west carven Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 howdy I know it is skiing, but the concept is spot on … 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) The people who made this video, TDK Ski Racing, have a number of very good videos on carving on skis, with principles that directly transfer to carving on an alpine snowboard. Edited November 1, 2021 by SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 If you are planning a trip to MCC you might want to practice this nugget at your home slope. Turner is pretty much a fall line paradise. Not many flat sections. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 The pivot reminds me alot of something i do in soft boots where i un weight my back foot and pivot on the front foot during the edge change to remove part of the top half of the carve where some of the acceleration will be happening. I initially learnt it as a way to shorten a turn so i could make a gate riding slalom i otherwise would miss from going to fast I do it in this video riding the red in bansko if you drop the speed to 0.25% youll see pick the rear up pivot the re-engage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 Let's add Length of Equipment and Flex of Equipment as #4 as a way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 The best slopes are the ones where you can hold on to the carve until you're heading uphill between turns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 18 hours ago, NateW said: The best slopes are the ones where you can hold on to the carve until you're heading uphill between turns. The yang to your yin: the best slopes are the ones that are quick to offer a beatdown for bad technique/loss of focus/tired legs. (says me, staring at a bruise I must have gotten when getting ejected into the netting today) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Job Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 if everything is right, there is not much need to go across the slope or even uphill. Turn tighter at the apex and keep moving more downhill than not. Maybe this possibly goes out the window if it is really steep, but worthwhile trying. When the pressure starts grinding against the edges, it's time to get off the edge and into the next turn. Really hard to do and something I've been working on. It's just way easier to make a bigger turn for any given sidecut and go across the hill more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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