3 Levels of Parallel Skiing
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- Hi & Merry Christmas
This weeks video is the second video in the series: 3 LEVELS OF SKIING. This time we are looking at PARALLEL SKIING. The idea with these videos is to target a larger skilled group of people in the area of focus. WEDGING can be done by both beginners and advanced skiers and will be quite different. Same goes for PARALLEL SKIING.
BEGINNER LEVEL
You have mastered the WEDGE and you are confident you can move on to a bit more challenging terrain. Wedging can be both tiring and slow. Parallel skiing will definitely take you to the next level. Everything will be easier and you will conquer much steeper terrain and you will look much better out there in the winter wonder land. In the WEDGE (STEM) CHRISTIE you make the turn in a wedge but bring your skis PARALLEL at the end to go across the slope maintaining some speed. Because, as you turn your skis into the fall line you accelerate and that's when the wedge helps you keep your speed under control. Then as you come out of the turn and you start to slow down, bringing your skis parallel will keep you going nice and easy. As you become more confident you can start to match your skis earlier in the turn. The WEDGE (STEM) CHRISTIE can be done with or without a pole plant.
NOTE: as you open up the wedge at the start of the turn it is actually an UPHILL STEM you perform with your uphill ski. It's because your weight is on your downhill ski. This is BTW something many will object to but it's important to learn how to distribute weight and pressure between both skis.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Next thing to do would be to drop the wedge at the start of the turn and keep your skis PARALLEL at all times during your skiing. This kind of turn is called a PARALLEL CHRISTIE. Note, there is nothing wrong with resorting back to the WEDGE (STEM) CHRISTIE whenever needed. As I pointed out in many of my previous videos, for example the 3 LEVELS OF WEDGING, you only need to lean out over your outside ski to start a turn. In the PARALLEL CHRISTIE you need to establish a small skid/drift/brush before shifting weight out over your new outside ski. This you do by Up Un-Weighting. Extend your legs up for a the INERTIA effect to kick in and feel the de-crease of pressure underneath your skis. Use the up-ward momentum for slightly pivoting your skis into a skid and as you regain pressure it will be on your outside ski. Take special note of the segment from 2004 where I show the correct stance for PARALLEL SKIING.
ADVANCED LEVEL
When you want to go faster and step up your skiing try CARVING. CARVING means that you ride the side cut of your skis leaving only two sharp edge tracks in the snow behind. A CARVED turn is initiated by tipping your skis on edge. Noting else. No need for Up Un Weighing or turning your skis. Let the skis turn you. Simply tip the skis on edge by leaning out over your outside ski, tipping your skis on edge by tipping your feet, pointing your knees into the turn and ANGULATING at your hip. Remember to keep your shoulders level. Note that as you do this your speed will accelerate. Make sure that the slope is not too steep and that there are no people in the way. Check out my video 4 TIPS 4 SAFER CARVING. Link below.
That's all folks. Hopefully you will have fun skiing this winter and see you out on the slope.
Tom
3 LEVELS OF WEDGING: • Ski LESSON: 3 Levels o...
4 TIPS 4 SAFER CARVING: • 4 TIPS on Carving SAFELY - Sport
I went skiing today and something just clicked and I went from doing pizza to carving
Wow, what better feedback could one get. But yes, it only takes that on small "click" and you level up. Be sure to check my other carving videos, especially the 3 Levels of Carving lesson. Or the shorter extract containing only the first 3 drills: Learn How To Carve. Thank you for watching, enjoy your new skiing level and Happy New Year :)
Can you help me out here
Edit: It’s 20 hours later, I went skiing today and it just clicked for me too. I can finally parallel ski
Edit: 45 days later. I can now carve, still working on perfecting jt
It’s so fun
I actually can't believe how comprehensive this is. Thanks so much.
Thanks for watching :)
5:08 - this is superb. I've been failing to describe to my kids that a parallel turn is not that different to a wedge/snowplough but those few seconds just nailed it. Thank you!
You are welcome. Nice to be of help and the source for insights and revelations. When I teach kids I teach them how to brake their speed, how to turn, how to go faster, how to ski in bumps or powder and how to race. On the technical side there are a few things that separates these apart but its basically the same thing. It all boils down into a few important fundamentals of which the wedge is one of them. Cheers, Tom
Your channel is by far my favorite ski instruction series! Useful, on point, but still laid-back and enjoyable. Thanks! :)
Hey, thanks a million for watching and for your nice words on the content. Enjoy :)
Great explanation. Thank you.
Your explanation, of the difference between turn types 2 and 3, is exactly what I have been looking for.
Thank you.
You are welcome! And thank you for watching. Glad to have been of any help.
Simply the best explanation of parallel skiing technique on CZcams. The algorithm suggested me this right after I'd accidentally had my first success in bringing skis parallel and now it's finally got clear in my head. So now I know how I'm going to practice it tomorrow. Keep it up, dude!
P.S. Love your country so much, you guys know a thing or two about how to live in harmony with the nature!
Thanks for watching and commenting and for your good words on my video snd our country. You sre always wellcome here. Glad to hear you are making progress. Happy New Year :)
Excellent! Just the information and insight I’ve been seeking. Much appreciated.
Great to hear! I try my best to incorporate all the skiing techniques I've been taught since 1966. Thanks for watching.
I'm at a solid 0.5 level. I try to maintain that level, as I feel it gives a confidence boost to everyone else on the mountain when they see me barely survive the kids park.
You are doing an honorable gesture out there. Thank you very much. But I'm sure it is not that bad. And by the way, that only gives you the opportunity to learn so much more than others. Don't give up. You can do it. You can level up. Start with the wedging drills and work your way up. Cheers, Tom
Thanks a lot for this video, will watch this again a couple times to get it in my head. Very very helpful.
Thanks for watching and you can always watch it during your day of skiing. Thats what I do :)
Outstanding instruction. Thank you.
Thanks!
Excellent! The best ski tuition video I've seen. I've been stuck on level 2 parallels for some time.I'll be applying this lesson on my next trip to make the jump to carving.
Awesome, thank you! Also check out my 3 levels of Carving :)
I had my little epiphany on the snow couple weekends ago where I carved so nice I felt weightless. Since then I can’t stop watching videos and yours are great. I want to slow things down and understand how to continue that form.
Sounds great. How can I help you?
thanks excellent! greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
Thanks!!! thanks excellent 👌🏼🇨🇱
Never ever explained better….Thank you
Gracias 🙏
Wow! Thanks! You are very welcome. Cheers, Tom
Greetings from New England USA. Great video, Tom. As a beginner, I found your video super easy to follow. I've got wedge turns down and ready to start parallel turns. I'll definitely remember your tips the next time I'm on the hill.
How nice of you to compliment the video. Hopefully you will be skiing soon and enjoying parallel skiing. Glad I could be of assistance. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year :)
The differences are so well explained! You keep it simple unlike most other carving video lessons. Very, very helpful even for good skiers to realize those basic technique variances.
Than you so much for keeping it simple, makes it much easier to understand the dynamics of these three levels and to explain it to others when teaching skiing.
Thank you and thank you for watching. Yes, skiing is not really complicated. It is not completely intuitive but with some basic concepts explained and demoed most people catch on quickly. I have my students learn to ski in just one hour. I have students carve in a few lessons if they have the basics nailed. If they dont, we fix them first and then we move on to carving. I always think about a cat or any animal. Did someone explain in detail how to hunt a mouse or climb a tree? Or a bird how to fly?
Happy Holidays, the Triggerboy Team!
It's quite fascinating how many specific words and descriptions can be used for something that comes so natural to certain people
Indeed it is.... back in the days before CZcams we used to discuss skiing on dedicated ski forums. There we over time came to build a skiing vocabulary to avoid confusion. But books have been written on ski-technique so it is not so simple as one might think. Sorry for so many words. Cheers, Tom
very well explained. thank you
Thanks for watching. Wishing you a marry Christmas.
I like this guy. Clear, to the point.
Thanks :)
Love the explanation- everything is so perfectly explained
Wow, thank you for watching and for such positive feedback. Thanks, Tom
Nice video! I have been skiing for only a few years, and I will definitely try carving more!
Yes, carving is a must. Good luck and ask if you have questions.
Great video keep up the great work and content
I'm a 47 yr old beginner! Great explanation! Greetings from Las Vegas!
Lovely to hear from you. Wow, never been there. Lucky you. This lesson should be useful to you. Also check out my video on 3 Levels of Wedging. And lots of other videos on my channel. Look under my playlists :)
Спасибо
Greetings from Vancouver BC Canada, As a new skiier, your video is very precise and helpful. Thank you, so much. Post more......
Thanks for watching! Yes, more coming soon. Welcome to the sport and my channel. Cheers, Tom
So Comprehensive with scientific convincing explanation!
Good to hear that message was clear and understandable. Cheers, Tom :)
Very nice live background poster-ish!
Thanks. Glade you liked it. I have been waiting for a greenscreen comment :)
Best ever. Wish I had such a lesson 20 years ago. Damn!!
Too bad yes, but good that you saw this now and not in 20 years :)
Thank you so much! It’s really detailed.
Thanks, Cheers T
Lapland in Finland! Very cool, never been there. I’m Swedish, but not even skied in Northern Sweden yet. Yet I’ve skied the Alps, Alta in Utah, NY state, Mountain high, Big Bear mountain, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth in California. Mammoth was really great! Going back there in March. Can’t wait to ski again. Hoping to ski Lapland some day, that looked totally great. Thank you Suomi. Great video. Sending you love from Sweden via California.
Thanks and greetings returned to sunny California.
Thank you Tom! I just watched all your intermediate level videos. They are very helpful and insightful. Your channel reminds me of another tennis CZcams channel called Feel Tennis. The guy there (named Tomaz) shows the inner working of tennis for recreational players. I think you have a similar insight for ski. Please keep up the good work. You can really be the best ski CZcams channel if you keep going at this! Regards, Billy.
Wow, what great feedback. I will check out the tennis channel as I'm also a devoted tennis player. Yes, I'm trying to instruct and inspire all types of skiers. Not all skiers aspire to become great at carving or long for difficult bump runs or feel the urge of killing themselves off-pist. Still they want to become better in order to safely enjoy and better master the conditions in which they ski in, for boosted confidence and safety. Especially persons a bit older with a long history of skiing but told they are old school or have a dated technique. This is absolutely not true. I teach the ski racers I coach traditional open parallel turns as well. And even if I get a lot of critique out on the hill I don't bother as I'm primarily a CZcams instructor at the moment and I focus on the viewers appreciating my approach and my lessons. Have a great season!
Superb explanation! Thanks a ton!
Most welcome!
Enjoyed these instructions as they make sense. Still struggling at level 2 as I can't get my skis to slide while parallel, to initiate the turn. Probably because I am not lifting the pressure from my skis enough. Need to try and extend myself upwards more to raise centre of mass ! Always harder to implement in practice on snow, where it doesn't take a lot to tumble.
Thats right. You need to extend more and learn to be good with the timing. Since Im very good at timing the extension and the pivot exactly at the right time and together a manage with a very subtle up move. In the beginning you should use a bigger move. Also close your stance. It helps with keeping your skis parallel.
Started carving first day. For me, it’s all about just going for it. Don’t be afraid!
Thanks for watching and great to hear that you are carving. Yes, its all about daring to go forwards and wait for your skis to turn. Good luck.
watched lots of videos about carving this is the first time I know what's the differecne between carving and parallel ski, good one !
Thank you for watching and for leaving a comment. Im glad the video gave some new insights. Cheers, Tom
So helpful. Level 1 came super naturally but couldn’t figure out what was holding me back from the steep stuff and it’s that I was trying to wedge all my turns which is impossible at speed
Good that it was helpful. Yes, getting rid of the wedge is a big step. Check out my other videos on parallel skiing. Cheers, Tom
thank you this will help me very much
You're welcome! If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask. Cheers, T
This is one of the best informative video I have ever seen. I´ll be in Levi next week and as a beginner this is really hepful. Thank you.
Wow, glad to hear! We are back here in the sought now and going back to Levi after Eastern. Would have been fun to share a few turns in Levi. Have fun, this should be a perfect time to ski in Lapland. Hopefully you will also see the northern lights. Cheers, T
This is soo helpful. Thank you so much! Greetings from Germany 💙
You're so welcome! How nice of you! Cheers, Tom
Carving is so much fun
Yeah, for me it was a life changer. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment.
@@Triggerboy62 I just discovered your channel. It is cool, I like it. I started my channel just a few months ago and it great to see others who love skiing too. I like both skiing and ice hockey.
@@skiandscytheguy good luck with your channel. Had a look at it and you seem to have a lot of fun skiing and messing with the dog. All part of the BIG plan :)
The explanation that broke it through to me, from a book, was
Come out of previous Turn , weight on down hill ski, both skiis always on the same edge,
As you cross shill shift weight to uphill ski
Lean straight down the fall line and roll your edges (and lift inner foot a little if you need to, just keep it parallel)
The uphill ski becomes the downhill ski as you move through the turn (THE SECRET OF SKIING)
Go to step 1 and repeat
You might think that you will fall on your face, but you already have 80% of your weight on the soon to be downhill ski, so it works out beautifully.
Its just a matter of shifting your weight to the uphill ski as you go across the hill.
That is my level 2.5.... I used to actually jump up and twist my skiis when I first self guessed how to parallel. Self taught
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Great to hear that you had a brake through as explained. It is indeed the secret to just lean in the direction you want to turn and trust your skis to start turning and catch up with you. So as you go across the fall line you need to lean into the fall line. That can be scary at first but once you get the hang of it you do it without thinking for a second you will fall like a tipping over lamp post. However, this applies only to Carving. If you are brushing/skidding your turns then you need to also apply a pivot to your skis. You would still need to lean in the direction you want to turn but much less than if you were carving. Look at the pros carving, hip on the ground. Look at the mogul pros, barely any inclination or edge angles.
Great video, thx
Thanks!
Another great video Tom,
Great explanation of the 3 levels of ski turning.
So I've got stuck in Level 2 (the parallel) because it was the advanced stuff 30 years ago.
I've got it now and tomorrow I'm going to be a better "Carver" 😉
What great news. BTW, my mother became an instructor in Switzerland back in 1957. I have the manual. It is an Austrian manual. There they said that in the old days, hmmm.... must have been in the very very old days, nobody ever had to learn past the wedge because there were no groomed slopes. Then when slopes started getting groomed the parallel turn became mainstream. And we all get stuck at some level anyway. Great that you have this seasons target in sight. Good luck, Cheers, Tom
Best tutorials!
Thanks :)
LOVE your videos!
So glad! Cheers, Tom
A very good teacher
Thanks :)
perfect!
Thanks :)
Awesome lesson!
Thanks! 😃
Thanks Tom! from Vancouver, Canada :)
Wow, Vancouver... that is literally on the other side of the planet. Thanks again for watching and all the best to you and everyone else from Canada, Cheers :)
@@Triggerboy62 I see it's invaluable work you've been doing for skiers and the community around the globe. You have all our support :)
Good wishes,
Ma
this was the most usefull explanation of carving vs parallel that I have ever seen! thank you. every time I carve I feel like I’m going to panic and i trip myself up. now I know that is normal I’ll persevere. By the way... I’m in Finland! On holiday at Ruka Valley! ❤️ place is stunning!
Thanks and so nice to hear that you like the videos. Ruka is great, have fun. They have a new gondola Ive heard.
Triggerboy62 yes its a bit more of a bubble lift really. Gondola in France are like buses 😂
@@laurahulland hahaaa.... yes of course, but they market it as a gondola :)
first one explaining in a way that makes sense and quite different than many teachers. Still on my mind looks easy but doing it is way more complicated than looks and still does not work to me. The most accurate explanation I had was "go up releasing pressure and just in there start looking to the direction of the way you want to go...that will make nature drift of the skies in the new direction, after that go down again, make pressure on the skies already leaning and with forward position", Thanks for the video
Great. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Tom
Omg Tom - I should definitely try carving skis someday! Never done that because I stop skiing around 1992 or so. Then I started snowboarding 2005 and that was lot of fun as well. Now haven't been to slope for years. I should 😉
Thanks for dropping a comment. It's a huge loss to mankind that you have stopped skiing even though you picked up snowboarding as recently as 2005 LOL. Our trip to StAnton was legendary. I still might have some footage of you from that trip. I need to call Filip..... to be continued :)
@@Triggerboy62 OMG! 😉 Sure it was a legendary trip! Maybe some day I'll be powder skiing in Sankt Anton with you again (or snowboarding)? Those were the times! 👍⛷🏂❤
@ hahaa... be careful what you wish for :)
another great drill I have found is the double tap. You initiate the turn whilst in a small snowplough, then you lift the inside ski twice as if you were tapping your foot. This forces the skier to put all weight on the outside ski and it really helps them skid and complete the turn. It gives them a feeling of what to look for!
Great drill. Thanks for pointing it out. I actually did that exact drill yesterday with two customers.
Works like a charm 🙂
Thank you very much for this video. Too many ski videos show technique without showing proper progression, or don't bother to explain what's going on. Stance width in parallel skiing can be adjusted according to the situation, so learning both the "old school" narrow stance and the modern wider carving stance is essential to becoming a more versatile skier.
Thanks for your good feedback. Glad you liked the video. Yes, we should be able to vary our stance width. I used to have a narrow stance, then I widened it but since I skied a lot of bumps my old narrow stance was always there as a default stance width. Now when a more narrow stance has become popular again I don't bother trying to ski shoulder wide as I sometimes maybe should. I don't like the ide that I could not ski in a certain way. Should be able to at least imitate different styles. Like a standup :)
Man - you really nailed it!
Thanks :)
Great explanation
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching.
I'm a snowboarder. How did I get here?
Thinking about adding skiing to your hobbies?
Think about yourself as one ski skier
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground..
i'm a snowboarder as well, but I learned skiing after I learned snowboarding. It's different than skiing as I think skiing is more technical - it has more moving parts than skiing.
Get outta here ya filthy mongrel
Just kidding, come join the dark side. We have free snacks
Thanks lots.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much.... ❤❤
You're welcome 😊
I like the music in your videos
Thanks! I'm a music lover so I try to find suitable music for my videos but after getting so many copyright claims over the years I'm done with all music except the free music CZcams provides us creators with. But I'm not complaining, great music to be found in the library.
Superb explanation! Greetings from Canada!
Thank you very much. Skiing in Canada is on my bucket list. Cheers, Tom
Pretty well explained the 3 types of skiing. Since I started skiing in the early 90's i know both ways of skiing the oldschool parallel turns with narrow stance as well as the newschool carvig. But one thing i don't agree with is the fact that there is no up-down unweighting in carving turns, if we do carving short slalomturns we still have this movement to be able to change edges quicker. Not anymore that extrem movement like in oldschool shortturns but ist ist still there. We go a bit up to make the edgeturn quicker und we go a bit down to give the outside ski more edgepower, to controle the speed in steep terrain.
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting and for your crazy good comment. Yes, you are absolutely correct. My next video in this series is going to be 3 Levels of Carving. My point that I was trying to make is that "you don't need" to unweight to initiate a carved turn. Just like a train. It just keeps moving forwards and turning. No up and down movement. However, unweighting is a result of CoM moving in the vertical plane causing the inertia effect. So when you are carving there is unweighing but it is a result of CoM management and mechanics, not because you need to pivot your skis. CoM needs to move up and over if you are carving deep enough. All retraction turn transitions as in the Line Selection video are unweighted.
Its also very interesting that you mention that we today dont need that extreme oldschool up movement to initiate a turn. That is absolutely correct. I did not mention it in the narration but if you look at 3:30 you can see me exaggerating the up move. Then at 4:00 I turn my default way. Personally I hate the oldschool huge extention move followed by a continuous flexing move. I mean, how can you extend if you dont flex? And why should you be flexing during the pressure phase of the turn? Thats when you should be extending or be extended. I need to make a video of that too. Secret move in parallel skiing?
@@Triggerboy62 Hi, I have read your replies and they contain a lot more technical terms than in the video such as centre of mass and flex and extension. The video kept terms simple which makes a lot of sense for people learning. One aspect I have learned particularly for snowplough turns is to create rotation in the hip socket by foot rotation under the base of support or middle of your boot to prevent your knees dropping in. Also at level 3 to push that on a bit more, early edge engagement for the new downhill ski to develop good rythmic turns without traversing. Cheers and happy new year.
Very very helpful ✌🏻
Glad to hear!
Thanks to this video my 7 year old daughter went straight from a wedge to carve today missing out the slipped turns.
Wow, thats great news! Thanks for watching and sharing such a wonderful event. Cheers, Tom
Very good video
Thanks, Tom
Cool video! I wounder if you read "Physics of skiing. Skiing at the triple point" by David Lind?
Hi, thanks for watching and for your nice comment. No, I have not read the book but checked it out just a second a go. Looks very interesting. Can you recommend it?
Very good ,easy to understand...In a futur video,it would be intesting You talk about pivot for tighter turn in carving
Thanks👍
Hi, thanks for the request. Have you seen my earlier videos on pivoting? Here are the links:
czcams.com/video/9A6cHkP91yM/video.html
czcams.com/video/53Q735ZZwdg/video.html
But yes, there will be more pivoting videos in the future as Chris is the master of pivoting. I have one request that I'm working on, carving on steep. That will involve pivoting. All the best and happy holidays.
Thanks for the links....very good
To do level 3 it will help if your edges are sharp. Fresh tune. Probably will need doing again after a few days of pushing them hard too! What fun 😊💖
Yes, sharp edges are a must. And narrow on piste carving or racing skis. I tune my skis all the time. Great advice, thanks :)
Loved the video!! I'm about to go on my third season skiing this winter and started with the learning videos early so I'm prepared :) Do you have any advice for someone that is afraid of heights but really wants to ski?
Yes I have. I have a video planned for this purpose. Requested by a lady affraid of heights. First, work on technical skills. Second, build confidence on easy terrain. Third, focus only on your next turn. Dont look all the way down the slope. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and good luck.
@@Triggerboy62 thank you!!!
Exelent demo
A million thanx :)
Yes. .this is what i like: SLALOM(parallell) I'm typical level 2
Not carving
Thank you Tim! Belive it's gonna be difficult to find ordinary. long slalom skies. Everything is short
carving skies
Thanks for watching. Modern skis for use on normal groomers (not off-pist) are all so called "carving skis". It's because of the side cut. SL racing skis are 155-165cm long with a turn radius of 11-12m. These skis are great for carving but can be unstable if used for basic parallel skiing. GS racing skis are 175-195cm long with a turn radius of 20-30m. These skis are very fast when carved but easier to brush your turns with. When I say "racing" skis I don't mean only pure WC/FIS racing skis but also user friendly off the shelf skis made in a variety of variations depending on skill level. The more pro you go the more difficult the skis will be but if you choose skis intended for a more moderate skill level then you can find yourself skis in the range 175-185cm long with a turn radius of 17-20m. These are the ones I recommend for you. Sometimes branded as GS skis or Cross skis. Or just overall carvers. However, I don't recommend over 2m long skis. I have 215cm long SG skis and these are very difficult to ski. Heavy and stiff. If you take off-pist skis then you will get wider skis under foot and longer. I don't recommend such skis if not on the moderate side. Lets say under 85mm wide. Even if you ski off-pist. You want well waxed skis with tuned edges. Most wider skis are horrible to ski on groomers with. Hope this helps.
@@Triggerboy62 Thanks . It helps a lot !!!
Great video, thanks. What type of skis is better for drills training? Sl or GS?
Thanks for watching and thanks for leaving a comment with a question. Specifically for GS I would recommend GS skis but for training parallel skiing in general, technique, carving, agility etc I prefer SL skis. Also, not having too many skis to choose from makes life easier.
are you going to do a full carving tutorial? Really need this, thank you so much.
I will, that is my next project as soon as Im back on snow again.
Thanks for a good video showing progression in turns. This is the first time I’ve heard someone saying to initiate the turn by leaning the body out of the turn. Most people I’ve talked to say to either rotate the ankles or knees inwards first and then incline the upper body slightly out of the turn to keep balance and separation. Interested in your thoughts on what comes first, the knee/ankle rotation or the counter-body rotation. Greetings from Stockholm :-)
Hello Craig, thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I had to watch the video myself to find what you are referring to but still not sure. I think you are referring to Level 3 CARVING where I instruct you to start your turn by leaning out over what will become your outside ski. Is this correct? Just want to be responding to the right question.
@@Triggerboy62 Hi again, yes, to clarify, I meant the level 3 turn, ie carving. As I understand it, you suggest to initiate the carve by leaning over the outside ski. I’m asking as I have been looking at other technique coaching material which suggest to tip the ankles and knees first with some angulation of the upper body in the opposite direction. Some I would like to hear you take on what movement initiates the carving turn and why. Thanks.
Nice video - good instruction technique. Cool jacket, where do I get a similar one? :)
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kiitoksia, thank a lot of .
Ole hyvä. Thanks for watching. T
Also, would be nice to see a video explaining the transition from blue slopes to red and black ones, and how to know when you’re ready to advance.
Thanks you for watching and for your great video topic suggestion. I will see what I can do.
I agree.
Even though I know how to do level 1 and 3 carving, You description of up-unweighting made a light-bulb go in my head. My instructors always told me to bend the knees when turning, but not why I should stand up. I normally put my weight forwards to "skid" the back of the skis which isn't always useful. Thanks very much you gave me a new skill to try!
Wow, that is so nice to hear. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. Glad that I could be of any help.
Three parts of a short RadiusTurn. 1- Fore and Aft. 2- Lateral 3- Vertical. Learn this. 1- use poles at the beginning of turn and than lean into turn and get timing. Lean forward in boot: So important, Timing and Balance.
Next: You going to feel a compression on stomach. The carving and turning is happening now. You re heavy under foot, and than the release. The carve is finished and your light on foot. Your being pushed back in boot, so lean forward again. The transition time.
Part two/Lateral. The tilting of the skis and rolling of the knees. This happens once you got the timing and body position down. The tilting of the skis and rolling of the knees. Ski Tilting or THE LATERAL happens once you've mastered Timing. This comes almost naturally.
First: Focus on The reach into the turn and the compression on stomach and the Vertical (up and down.) Part one and three of a turn.
Part one of a turn, leaning forward and reaching into the turn and part three are semi natural. Always stay in front of the boot, and at the end of a turn when your light on foot, remind yourself to push forward again. BALANCE and SEPARATION.
First step to a turn should be reaching into the turn with poles.
Go watch BODE MILLER VIDEOS on turning. Remember the three steps to a turn. Step two comes once you mastered good timing and absorbtion. 1 and 3 Remember this.
That was a great explanation, really appreciated! Where do you teach?
My home slope is Noux, Finland :)
Triggerboy62 aaaw, im in Ruka, Finland. Wish i was there hahah. Havent even learned parallel turning yet, but gonna try my best tomorrow.
@@joo661 Ruka is great. Have fun :)
Triggerboy62 Yeah, its been great so far. Just worried because most of the ”green” slopes are closed. Only one is open. And im kind of worried about going to the gondola slopes, since i dont know how well i could do in them.
@@joo661 take a lesson with a ski instructor.
Thank you very much for your video! Adult learner here- just started a couple months ago! I am trying to keep up with doing parallel turns consistently but when I get a bit nervous the stem turn comes back! I wonder what will train my brain to stop doing that when the slope is a bit steeper- just practice and more practice, I suppose!
Thanks for watching and for your great comment. Let me tell you a secret. I've been skiing for 54 years and I have the exact same problem you have. I just watched an other video on the same subject here on YT and they were teaching their students to try to make the wedge smaller and smaller until it disappears. What I don't like about that progression is that it ingrains micro wedging and micro stemming. So I like to make a clear distinction between stemmed and totally parallel turns. Did you watch my "Booty Band" video? Here if you need a link to it: czcams.com/video/X0Mn2iSb_Tc/video.html . In this video you will see and hear, for better or worse, all you need to know about parallel skiing.
@@Triggerboy62 thanks ever so much for your reply and your recommendations! I will check out that video, thank you again! Happy New Year!!
@@KristabelleTwentyOne when you have time, check out a bunch of videos on my channel :)
@@Triggerboy62 will do! :-)
I have been a ski instructor for 8 years and I still find this fascinating. I do not teach level 2, I try to go from a wedge christie straight to a carving turn. I have a series of drills I use to try and get the student ready to make this transition. I have not done unweighted turning since the mid 1990s,
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Level 2 is a huge grayzone. This is IMHO part of why ski instruction has become so dissconnected from the real world application of skiing the whole mountain. The only thing where ski schools are real good at today is teaching total beginners how to wedge, if that is what they do. At L2 everything becomes real confusing. Instruction really doesent make much sence and there is more theory and talk than clear demos and drills. Part of the reason is carving. There was a huge demand all of a sudden and so ski schools started to skip L2 and jumping sraight to L3. Race coaching not being any better. Having kids ski gates and go straight from wedging to carving. Just ripping gates and refining carving skills with a huge drop out %. Take any jr racer and put him on a bump field or in powder or crudd and he has no clue what to do. That is one reason wider skis have become so popular. Its easier. And it has to be. Instant gratification :)
I was taught to parallel the unweighted way and it has got me down most slopes, but it’s almost a hindrance when you try to carve as it’s like unlearning a bad habit. I didnt know this when I learned it and I was frankly quite glad to get out of the snowplough turn territory. Also, I was well into my 40’s when I took professional tuition having only ever skied on dry slopes in the 80’s! 😳
@@laurahulland carving and the parallel turn are different yes. You know more than 90% of all skiers :)
Thanks for the nice video, very helpful. Is there a systematic way to improve ski from green line to blue line?
Thanks for watching. I would be more than happy to help you but do not really understand your question. Are you maybe referring to another video talking about line selection maybe or what is a green and blue line? Cheers, Tom
@@Triggerboy62 Thanks for your reply, Tom. I am a basic skier, and like to improve my skill to intermediate level. Are there any videos?
Thank you for this video! My problem is that I do know how to ski like this on the blue slopes but not on the red ones. I’m too scared to loose balance while going too quickly because it’s so steep
Had my first skiing day a few days ago. Didn't go for a teacher, but instead followed a few videos about stance and trial and error until I get there. At the end of the day I had mastered Wedge Parallel skiing and everything before it and was blasting down the green and a small section of blue piste. I tried a few times to do level 2, but now that I've watched your video, I know what my problem was - I wasn't extending my body thus not removing my weight off the skies hence why it was almost impossible.
A question in regards to falling down - how does one recover if you for example overturn and are now pointing backwards and you are face down - i can't fall entirely because of the ski boots, can't throw myself to the side nor to the back. I had it happen once and was easily the scariest moment there - I had to wedge my poles where my skies were so that I stopped finally, ejected from the skies and put them back on again, but obviously that's not ideal.
Hi and thanks for watching my videos and leaving a comment. My 3 Level concept seems to work great since I now know exactly at what level you are. You are perfectly right. Next time you go out, try to bend your knees and as you extend up get some momentum going also a little bit sideways so that your skis will pivot out into a small skid. As you can see from the videos, once you get a hang of it you can make all movements smaller. But as you start, make them big so that you feel the effect.
About falling. I know what you mean. First thing to remember is that we need to be very careful with overturning as it is a completely un-natural way to be standing on the hill. We can also be sliding down backwards and that could also be really dangerous. However, what I would recommend is that you don't brake as much at the waist because overturning is almost always a result of too much forward lean. Stand up a bit straighter and also remember to point your hips into the turn, lean out over your outside ski with your upper body and shoulders as overturning also has to do with too much upper body rotation into the turn and not enough angulation. Angulation will make your ski edges work more efficient and your turns will be rounder. One option is to sit down sideways to the inside of the turn or uphill when you feel you are going to overturn even if I usually never recommend anybody to fall down on purpose as it can lead to a bunch of bad situations.
Hope this helps.
I think I skipped right to parallel skiing when teaching my friend a few years ago. Either he's just gifted or my teaching was better at that time because I haven't been able to break any of my new student of wedging haha great video
Hahaa.... thanks for sharing. Great story. You know what is a bit depressing? Its the athlete that makes the coach. If it was the coach then everybody we coach and instruct would learn instantly and become great skiers at once. Not saying it wasn't a good job done by you. On the contrary. Many ski instructors never experience that sort of brake through among their students. Cheers, Tom
Hi there man great video! I can do the level 2 parallel skiing but my legs get really tired and usually depending on the steepness of the piste I stop to rest my legs since they burn out and that I don’t endanger myself and others on the piste now I don’t know my skiing is far from perfect but it is really taxing on my legs and usually I only go skiing maybe once a year for a week or so. What would you suggest to improve on so that I don’t burn my legs quickly.? Cheers!
Hi and thanks for watching my videos. You are asking a very good question. For us skiing every day we usually forget what it feels like for those who doesn't. Well, I'm not one of those. Not that I don't ski a lot but I also get tired. Especially when I'm skiing in a new location or for a longer time period than what I'm used to. When on a one week skiing vacation my legs hurt the most on day 3. To the point that I cannot get out of bead in the morning. So, take it slow the first couple of days. Eat, drink and sleep well. Don't drink that much alcohol as that is also taxing on your body and muscles. You need proper sleep and rest. And stretch each evening. And work on your physics before you go on your skiing trip. Jogging is a highly under rated way of training for skiing. This is what I tell all my Master racers, keep coming to my race classes because it will push you to keep yourselves fit. You will go to the gym and you will go out jogging and play tennis and golf and whatever your other physical activities are. Eat healthier, lose weight etc. etc.
On Tuesday I was out skiing with an adult student for 4 hours straight. My forth time on skis this season. Yes, I ski a lot but during this pandemic everything has changed, even the weather hahahaa. Anyway, I talk to her the next day and she has absolutely no pain in her legs. Note that she hadn't been skiing for 5 years. My legs were aching. Talked to her the following day and she had no pain. Me, I was struggling to keep myself standing properly at first. So, it's highly individual and both of us, you and me, we are both skiers with muscles that easily get tired.
Hope this helps. Have a great skiing season and please watch more of my videos as there are many aimed at intermediate level.
@@Triggerboy62 Thank you very much for the response will do my best to get my fitness levels up the next time I go skiing!
5:15 really useful footage thank you
Glad you liked it. Its actually a really good and informative video containing the best of what I know in a simplified version. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Tom
My situation is, turning on steeper terrain. Green slopes I can turn pretty well, but when it comes to blues, I tend to skid too much and sometimes out of habit jump into the next turn out of fear of heading down hill too fast. My goal is to be able to ski down these slopes with smoother turns and transitions and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. After a day of skiing about a week ago I was about to get away from doing the snow plow/wedge as much and stay more parallel but not too happy with my performance on intermediate level slopes.
Any tips on what I can do to work on this?
Great topic for a new video. You need to build more confidence in turning into the fall line. Trust your skis to turn out of the fall line and check your speed. The trick is not to rush the turn. When wedging be patient an let your skis brush down hill before turning out of it. Be sure to watch my wedging videos for the pressure method. For steeper terrain check my 3 Levels of Parallel Skiing. Level 2. Because wedhing on steeper terrain is difficult.
your videos and explanation are excellent!!!!!!
Thanks :)
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Yes, the real deal! Thank you for watching, Tom
I just think -
If I don’t go over there, I’m going to crash.
Then I turn. I am now one of the best under 14 slalom racers in Norfolk
Checked out your club on FB and you seem to have great action going on. U14 is a challinging time but it will get easier. All the best to you.
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There are many ways to turn a pair of skis.But if you are trying to go fast ,you have to change your body movements.
Such as?
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Thanks for posting this, Tom. I have a bit of a disagreement that these represent three "levels", and you yourself point this out at 6:30 that people can and go directly from stem to carving (and in fact my children learned to carve almost immediately - they are appalling at snowplough and stem turns ;-) ). They are three techniques for making a turn, and each has its own applications!
Thanks for watching and taking time and writing a comment. Looks like you watched the video the whole way through as you picked up on my comment about kids going straight to carving from wedging. The funny thing is that you have basically two kind of skiers: The ones that can carve but cant make open parallel turns (parallel Christie's) and the ones that make open parallel turns but cant carve. The post and the pre carving ski generations. So a skier that can both carve, ski open parallel turns, ski bumps, crud and powder are indeed advanced skiers. I should make a video on that :). Have fun with your kids skiing.
@@Triggerboy62 Pre and post indeed! I learned to ski in the 1970s with straight skis, and my stance still suffers... in modern terms. As does yours, I think - we both tend to ski with skis "too close" for fast carving on a smooth piste, but the narrow stance is much better in bumps and powder (I had a laugh at your video on "skiing bumps like a pro" when you had a youngster that can ski a zipper line but can't quite cope with going around the bumps). Keep posting good content, and Happy New Year!
@@dlevi67 hahahaaa.... yes, those young guys also have their limitations :).... note, the narrow stance is not a bad thing at all. It's just the way we ski. In bumps and powder we benefit, on the racing track we might need to widen our stance a bit. Thanks, same to your, Happy New Year :)
When carving do you put the pressure on the outside ski?
Yes, on the outside ski. Dont turn or move your feet. On a very easy slope just lean out over the outside ski with your upper body and let your hips move sideways into the turn. This will tip your skis and keep you balanced.
Triggerboy62 That was always an unanswered question for me and for the first time I see so clear answer, you’ve made it obvious but, when I watch downhill racers, I love seeing how they turn and when TV shows some of those amazing turns in slow motion we can clearly see that both skis are cutting into snow equally, spraying the same little amount of snow and this is very misleading because it makes us thinking they apply the same amount of pressure to both skis. Is that right or false impression? With speeds well above 100 km/h it is hard to believe that they can bare those extreme G-forces of the sharp turns only on one leg. Legend says Ingemar Stenmark was exercising squads with a backpack weighing over 100 kg but still...
@@KrzysztofJablonskiPianist it might seem like that yes. However, the more they incline into the turn the more weight needs to be on the outside ski. A long leg carries a load much more efficient. Putting too much weight on the inside ski when the inside leg is bent will put them in a back seat position and they will loos their balance to the back. Happens all the time. Any more questions just ask. I have a new carving video in the works. Stay tuned.
@@Triggerboy62 When coming down a Hill facing forward in a left turn which leg is considered the outside ski and which one is considered the inside ski/leg?
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I can ski edge, but I just can’t bring my legs together, I’m afraid of tripping on my own feet! So, I’m a level 3 gaper! 😆
Pull your self together and get those skis parallel. Its not that hard. You made it to L3 so you must be a good skier :)
Triggerboy62 heading to Colorado tomorrow for a 12 days ski trip! 2020 is the year! ⛷
@@evelineeckert3989 so happy for you. Have a great ski trip :)
I just want to learn how to carve and I’ll be happy. I have 3 days to learn starting tomorrow, wish me luck.
Bear532, thank you so much for tuning in and paying interest in my video. If you only have 3 days to learn how to CARVE and you are not a total beginner, here is my crash course for you:
STEP 1
Even expert skiers and racers wedge for practice so don't be offended when I suggest you try to nail all 3 levels in this following video: czcams.com/video/k-abHWe7wfE/video.html
Maybe it will only take you 5 minutes but the reason I want you to start by wedging is that for CARVING you need to be able to pressure that outside ski. Balance over that outside ski. Keep your hips to the inside of the turn and angulate from your hips by leaning your upper body out over the outside ski. In this video you can spot the basic mistake often made by even good skiers that keeps them from advancing further: czcams.com/video/k-abHWe7wfE/video.html
STEP 2
As a ski instructor and a coach I taught a lot of classes and countless students how to ski and how to CARVE. In this video I have put together the ultimate CARVING lesson by using a progression that works. Every time. Just be patient and do it together with someone so that you can monitor each others movements and compare them to what I'm teaching in the video. Have your skiing buddy shoot video of yourself and vice versa doing the drills. Or if you are skiing by your self, do what I have done a million times, ask some random person to do it on the fly. It's always better than nothing. To take it one step further, send me the videos to tkd.skiracing@gmail.com or share them on dropbox or a drive or upload them to your CZcams account and I will give you feedback within a couple of hours. Yes, for free. My Christmas gift to YOU and anyone reading this posting. Here is the video: czcams.com/video/DTyKjmFo0dM/video.html
It is an excerpt from this longer more comprehensive video: czcams.com/video/vaPDpU1_OrU/video.html
Heck, I haven't watched that video for a few months now in it's entirety but it's actually brilliant and even a bit entertaining for me as well :)
Hope your ski trip will be successful. Happy Holidays and report back with good news :)
@@Triggerboy62 thank you for the reply! Really appreciate the advice and help, it’s very kind of you :). I will definitely be trying these drills. I’ll let you know how it goes in a few days haha.
@@bear532 great! hope to hear good news from you in a couple of days. have fun, reg. Tom
@@Triggerboy62 Well done with the ski trip. It went ok. Things outside of my control prevented me from getting as much training as I would have liked. Couldn’t ski on the last day due to heavy rain and spent 80% of my first 2 days teaching 2 of my family members how to ski. The last day was when I was going to devote all of my time training but it rained, oh well that’s life. I was able to carve though! Although inconsistently and fell a few times from catching the edge on a wrong angle haha. I did the exercises you recommended and they definitely helped so thank you! I now understand how it feels to carve and towards the end I could semi consistently carve during the middle/end of the turn depending on the snow which is an improvement to not being able to carve at all. I find transitioning instantly into a carve difficult. I did some research and I think I know how to fix it (shifting my weight onto my inside ski towards the end of my turn to get me to tip, right?). Overall, considering the circumstances I am very happy! I know I’ll eventually learn how to properly carve in the near future. Can’t wait for my next ski trip. Merry Christmas to you!
TACK TACK! Just a question, so for parellel ski, lets say ski to left side, should the initiation coming from the inside feet(left feet pinky toe?) or from outside foot(right foot big toe?). I have been hearing different versions and some even said the pushing force is coming from trapping your right foot heel horizontally to make you turn, but in this way I always have problem having my left ski parallet to the right one, causing wedge in the begining of my turn. Many thanks for your reply!
If you are struggling with micro wedging, stemming or stepping at the initiation it is always caused by non efficient up-unweighting and simultaneous release. I have a new video coming out this weekend explaining and demoing how to ski parallel and how to keep your skis parallel through the whole turn. Also check out my Booty Band video. That is the ultimate video for parallel skiing. You need to come away from sequential ski management. You need to do the exact same thing with both skis. You need to be platforming over both skis instead of having a very strong inside and outside ski focus and tasks. Cheers, Tom
@@Triggerboy62 Many thanks Tom, I have checked on the booty band video, it's great. What is your recommendation, since now I am at the transition from wedge to something else. Should I do carving or this upper body stand position when initiating a parallel trun(because in your other video carving is not standing the body up)? I will be in Åre this Sunday for skiing, north of Sweden, so your video will be of much help to me. Many thanks again!