Hi all, can anyone provide some tips on the technique for jump turns on the steeps. I've been watching the Warren Smith DVD and can see how it could really help when on particularly steep slopes. It's obviously made to look very easy but I doubt it'll prove that way when I'm in Flaine next week so any tips gratefully received...
Cheers!
ps any tips for good off-piste ski instructors in Flaine also appreciated.
Steeps - Jump Turns
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Guides aren't ski instructors and vice-a-versa though, so most guides try pretty hard not to instruct. Generally you'd say you really shouldn't be looking for a guide to instruct and you ought to be at the standard for the route you're skiing. Practically, it's not a bad thing to share the odd tip here and there of course.
ESF have a special class of instructor who are are also guides and I've had good experience in Val D'Isere with them. Any good instructor should be able to teach that type of technique although you've specialists like Warren Smith who focus on that sort of thing. There's no terrain around Flaine that an instructor isn't able to take you either, it's not glaciated.
crashandburn is right, ski with a guide and you'll improve, it's just you could say ski with a guide for a few tips and with an instructor if you're looking for coaching.
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Started by Simon Turnbull in Ski Technique 28-Jan-2008 - 4 Replies
Simon Turnbull posted Jan-2008
Crashandburn
reply to 'Steeps - Jump Turns' posted Jan-2008
When in Flaine find a guide that will also coach you (sorry no advice as who to choose) as you will be killing 2 birds with 1 stone. Great off piste adventure and also improve. Lots of guides will just ski off and let you follow - no help here to improve, actually just the opposite - my just trying to keep up means your 'jumps turns' will be a distance dream!!
You'll never know, unless you try...
Ise
reply to 'Steeps - Jump Turns' posted Jan-2008
crashandburn wrote:When in Flaine find a guide that will also coach you (sorry no advice as who to choose) as you will be killing 2 birds with 1 stone. Great off piste adventure and also improve. Lots of guides will just ski off and let you follow - no help here to improve, actually just the opposite - my just trying to keep up means your 'jumps turns' will be a distance dream!!
Guides aren't ski instructors and vice-a-versa though, so most guides try pretty hard not to instruct. Generally you'd say you really shouldn't be looking for a guide to instruct and you ought to be at the standard for the route you're skiing. Practically, it's not a bad thing to share the odd tip here and there of course.
ESF have a special class of instructor who are are also guides and I've had good experience in Val D'Isere with them. Any good instructor should be able to teach that type of technique although you've specialists like Warren Smith who focus on that sort of thing. There's no terrain around Flaine that an instructor isn't able to take you either, it's not glaciated.
crashandburn is right, ski with a guide and you'll improve, it's just you could say ski with a guide for a few tips and with an instructor if you're looking for coaching.
Goff
reply to 'Steeps - Jump Turns' posted Jan-2008
Hi as Ise says if you go with ESF
and can ski with level 3 or competion groups,
will find the best areas and learn technique.
Goff
and can ski with level 3 or competion groups,
will find the best areas and learn technique.
Goff
Simon Turnbull
reply to 'Steeps - Jump Turns' posted Jan-2008
Cheers guys, very helpful.
Topic last updated on 30-January-2008 at 10:21