J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

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Trencher

ski53 wrote:Another thing to note is that a Pure carved turn can not be any shorter than the turn radius designed into the ski.is.

I would put it this way. The radius of a carved turn is the product of the skis sidecut radius and the degree to which the ski is inclinated. The turn shape may also be altered by pressure applied to the ski.

Welcome to the forum ski53.


Trencher

daws wrote:i have problems getting the right size of ski boots.. i've just bought some new boots and i'm sure they are too big but the next size down feels really tight and one foot the end is bang on my toes.
Would people recommend a little too tight than not? its so long since i've bought new boots and i have the same problem with every make bizzarely... i've just got the nordica sm10's if thats any help..
ta

I find that unless my toes touch. the boot will be too big. When you lean forward on the cuffs, your toes should pull back and be comfortable. New boot liners "pack in". What was a good responsive fit the first time out will be sloppy after several uses. The only thing to do then is over tighten the buckles and the foot gets cramped instead of being craddled.

I look for a good tight, but relatively comfortable fit with very thin socks when the boots are new. That way I can go to a thicker sock as the liners pack in. For me that means going down about one mondo point from my actual foot length. That is my foot measures 27.4 cm and I normally wear 26.5 mondo boots (sometimes 26). This normally gives me a performance fit. Modern boot liners are warm and very thick socks detract from performance.

As a friend of mine says, "if you don't have to cut your toe nails weekly, your boots are too big".

Trencher

Most important thing to look for in kids gloves is a good seal at the wrist. Part of the fun for kids is playing the snow which can get in the gloves. Good gloves will still insulate while damp.

Generally, I wouldn't worry about liners unless the temps go below -10C, but it depends on the gloves, the person and activity level. You should figure though, that in beginner lessons, there is more standing around and the amount of movement is modest. For most people if you keep your core warm and your blood pumping, the extremities look after themselves.

Stay on top of hydration. Dehydration will make altitude adjustment harder, make you feel tired, and sap your energy. As snowgirls says, dehydration is very easy to ignore.

Helmets for the kids ?

There are no stupid questions, but there are dumb people who are frightened to ask a question.

Trencher

Gotta comment (just my humble opinion though)

"Go down the hill on a gentle terrain doing exactly the same. What is happening? When you push to the right, your skis go to the right, and when you push to the left your skis go to the left "

Doesn't make sense easily (keep your head over yours skis while tilting them would). This also leads into the overly counter rotated hips that I see a lot of instructors teaching to help people angulate.



"Place more weight on your downhill ski on the inside edge."

What's a downhill ski ? Inside/outside ski makes so much more sense for carving. I know he is refering to the outside ski, but when I start a turn, that ski is very uphill.


"Try to imagine that you are skiing in a room with a really low ceiling so you have to limit your up and down motions. "

Most people will never get weighting the edges from attempting cross- under turns (retraction). It's much too subtle. They just end up swaying from side to side. I think most people would pick up the sensation of applying pressure to the edges much more easily by starting with cross over turns. That is, sinking into the turn and rising out of the turn.


Still appreciate you posting the article. I just don't think that people writing these articles do a good job of explaining how to carve.

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Mostly terain park and freestyle. I would look for a forum that specialises in freestyle skiing to get the best advise. I'm not sure if there are any yet though.

Trencher

There were some recent threads about this, you could search for. It is easier to weight the outside ski, but the inside ski should progressively takes more weight, both through out the turn, and as you get more experience.

The down hill ski is an old term for the outside ski. In modern carving this seems meaningless as the inside ski is downhill through half the turn.

The various concepts involved with carving are things that suddenly click, very often while doing a drill. It either takes some reading and research on the internet or some instruction time to find these drills/excercises and do them correctly.

Trencher

Most of the users on this forum are in europe. I'm in MN.
The link below is the best place to get an answer to your question

http://forums.epicski.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8

It's a big US forum

Good luck

trencher