J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by tomb993

Perhaps someone here can help with this problem. I hope I can describe it with words. When I am skidding or sliding at the end of a turn (to reduce speed, like on the steeps), sometimes my skis tend to hook or grab. It feels like the edge near the tip of the ski is holding at the same time that the edge near the tail releases, and then the reverse happens, the tail edge holds while the tip edge releases. I get a see-sawing motion back and forth. This is just on my outside, or downhill, ski, the one with all the weight on it.

I’m a fairly accomplished skier, certainly “strong advanced� if not expert. This problem happens mostly on hardpack (no surprise there). I’ve tried some edge beveling to reduce this, but it doesn’t seem to help much. I thought it did for a while, but the problem has come back. Perhaps I don’t have the beveling just right.

I’m open to suggestions, either in technique or tuning.

Thanks in advance.