snoboy Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 chewing up the spray and throwing it away... Quote
Ursa_Eagle Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 hoping for another 10" tonight ... are you sure that's snow you're talking about? Quote
thelawgoddess Posted January 3, 2004 Author Posted January 3, 2004 got 12" since last midnight ... and it's STILL growing - er, snowing! not sure i can handle much more at once, though. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted January 3, 2004 Author Posted January 3, 2004 okay; i think i was gettin' it today. it felt almost like i was surfing on my back leg, with my weight pretty far back (to keep my tips up ... and to keep from face planting over my tips). but man is it hard work! i think i need to be more comfortable with skiing faster in powder, too. it also helped that they're doing a tele/at demo here today and i got to take out some fatties! Quote
erik Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 methinks you exaggerate. even with a snorkel i couldn't ski in 7 feet of pow. me thinks you not reasd enough of the weather and news. me thinks i dont care what you thinks. so fuck off. Quote
10b4me Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 forget the skiing and get your bum up the Ames Icehose Quote
thelawgoddess Posted January 3, 2004 Author Posted January 3, 2004 ames is closed. but i'd be happy to go climb it despite that if you want to come give me a belay. you're likely to not make it here if you have to drive over red pass, though - it's closed due to extreme winter driving conditions. woohoo! and anyway, i'm pretty tired from skiing the 15+" of NEW powder we have inbounds here today. Quote
murraysovereign Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 okay; i think i was gettin' it today. ....but man is it hard work! Yeah, it sounds like you're getting it. Eventually, you'll get more comfortable with putting more weight onto the front ski, so you end up about 50:50 overall, but it will always vary with snow conditions. And although it may feel like it, it isn't actually "work". If it was "work", you'd be getting paid for it. But like they say, the best things in life are for free, right? Quote
thelawgoddess Posted January 4, 2004 Author Posted January 4, 2004 sounds like you've got a great view on life, murray! i hope i get to spend some time in your part of the continent again this year! Quote
Alex Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 i think i need another lesson already! what's the short and sweet for making tele turns in pow? Relax. The skis do the work for you. Start cross slope in tele position. Now softly, take uphill ski and step into turn. (Its an offbalance movement.) During this you transition your body weight from - tele pos 40% uphill ski 60% downhill ski - step, shoulders square to fallline 50% 50% weight on each foot - skis flex and turn now you are again 60% downhill boot, 40% uphill boot, back into tele position crossing slope... After the first turn and once your momentum is going, use a subtle "jump turn" (its really just a hop, if the snow is light) to float the skis up and to the surface to ease through the turn easier. Find a rythm for the turns so that you control your speed by turning based on the incline of the slope. Trying to ski pow when the slope angle is too shallow to get you some good momentum is arduous and makes you fall and loose confidence. In fresh snow, pick a slope that is steeper than one you would choose if groomed or even tracked out. If the slope is already tracked out, choose the most untracked line to keep the snow consistent. You'll find you speed up noticably in tracked terrain, which isnt good for easy control. The toughest time I have is breakable crust, when the skis are very unpredictable through the step and turn as you are transitioning your weight. When I get into breakable crust or windslab, I try to go elsewhere Quote
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