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This lesson shows you the basic concept of carving and how you can improve your edging abilities. Get more information on the main ski fundamentals on www.sofaskischool.com Copyright2007KlausMair

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Where possible, you ... ( 4 months ago by Fun23E)

Where possible, you should always try to minimise the amount of "tip lead" you have as it can throw your balance/stance off.
Some of the first few turns in the tutorial show a lot of tip lead for such a gentle slope.
Upper body turned to face down the hill - yes.
Hips turned also - not necessarily. It can make the weight transfer more difficult, especially as beginners have a tendency to lean up the hill (relying on tip lead to keep balance).
Just my 2c.

The inside ski lead ... ( 4 months ago by MairKlaus)

The inside ski lead makes it easier to roll the knees and get the skis on the edge without using inclination. Try to roll your knees with your toes levelled then move the 'inside' foot more forward and try again. As this is an introduction to carving I point out the inside ski lead to make the sensation of carving more accessible to people that have not experienced that yet. The recommended ski lead is half a boot length. To make the wanted movements more visible I am exaggerating in my demo.

You are right that ... ( 4 months ago by MairKlaus)

You are right that it is not necessary to have the hips in this position on a blue run. But I believe that it is important to learn and drill certain things on the easy blues in order to be able to do them in the steeper terrain. I think it is a main quality of good instruction to teach a technique which is consistent from the blues all the way to the black runs.

The fact that ... ( 4 months ago by MairKlaus)

The fact that carving skis allow us to do certain things on the easier runs does not mean that the fundamentals and physics have changed in general.

This is great! You ... ( 4 months ago by gobytrain)

This is great! You know it's a good lesson when you're excited to get out there and try the techniques. Woot! Headed up to the mountain, wish me luck. (PS, I found the sound quality to be fine).

Nice job man. ( 4 months ago by misterminnow)

Nice job man.

thx 4 postin'..:D ( 4 months ago by huskar23)

thx 4 postin'..:D

thx this helped alot ( 4 months ago by madundy)

thx this helped alot

Thanks MairKlaus, ... ( 4 months ago by Panserborne1)

Thanks MairKlaus, this video has helped me a lot. I felt I've developed my carving from nothing to fairly decent over the last few weeks. But a question: is the end part (5:15 onwards) pure carving, or some combination of carving and hopping or...? I don't know, it just looks different. I find carving in a short radius very difficult. Any quick tips for working on that?

Thanks for your ... ( 4 months ago by MairKlaus)

Thanks for your feedback. To be able to carve a short turn you first need to find the feeling for the edge in the bigger turn. Then it is a matter of improving your fundamental skills. e.g. that you are able to create enough outside ski pressure, move in the right place and avoid any disturbing motions, esp. with your upper body. On my DVD you can find lessons on the main fundamentals as well as drills to further work on your carved short turns. P.S.:There is no hopping involved. Happy Easter!

Cheers, I wish you ... ( 4 months ago by Panserborne1)

Cheers, I wish you were a ski instructor here in Norway! But I'll go with your DVD. Is this an excerpt from it?

Yes, this is the ... ( 3 months ago by MairKlaus)

Yes, this is the shortest of 5 lessons. In total it contains over one hour of instruction plus 14 additional drills and a 'what am i doing wrong?' section. greets, Klaus.

Anybody notice the ... ( 3 months ago by malicatmb)

Anybody notice the guy taking a fall in the background in min 1:37 ;-)

A proper bit of ... ( 3 months ago by brucesterman)

A proper bit of instructing! Nice.

Array ( 3 months ago by pouderking)

Danke Klaus f
ür die DVD! Ein Wahnsinn. Das müsst ihr gesehen haben! Grüße aus München/Tirol! Gruss Andi

Cool as great job ( ... ( 3 months ago by djdejan72)

Cool as great job (Y)

Wow! That really ... ( 2 months ago by 008VansProductions)

Wow! That really helped! Great vid.

This is a ... ( 1 month ago by saintrroy)

This is a tremendous video, very clear in demonstration and exposition, where was this filmed?

Thank you.Filmed in ... ( 1 month ago by MairKlaus)

Thank you.Filmed in California/Mammoth Mountain.

i so seriously want ... ( 1 month ago by Willemvanderdecken)

i so seriously want to be able to do that. So Klaus, if i understand correct, you say to keep the poles at home at first? That would mean avoiding the steaper slopes, because you would need poles on red/black?

You definetly want ... ( 1 month ago by MairKlaus)

You definetly want to pick an easier slope for your first carved turns. It makes it easier to have some speed, but if the forces get too big you might start to slide again. It is not necessary to start without poles. I just like to do it like this as it makes people realize that this is something new and it helps with the drill i am showing.

good job.. teaching ... ( 3 weeks ago by Robunit1080)

good job.. teaching how to ski would be so hard. Ive been skking most of my life and if i had to teach someone i wouldn't know the first thing.

Great video. Your ... ( 2 weeks ago by rogase68)

Great video. Your skiing is great to watch.

You should feel the ... ( 1 week ago by MairKlaus)

You should feel the pressure equally on the whole foot. In no case should you lift your toes, as this simply takes away important sensory information. That the skis become unstable probably means that you are out of balance. Too much pressure on the front or back part of the ski. Especially at the beginning of the new turn you should try to move your body/hips forward and get your shins to push against the tounge of the boot. Greets to Chile. Klaus

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