Training for Chair2

[wooley12]

A nice young lady ski instructor has offered to help me get the skills so I can shred the pow on 40 deg treed slopes off of Chair 2. What part of my technique should I tell her I need to work on first? I need to get real good by Feb 5. I ski K2 Pon2oons if that makes a difference.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

A nice young lady ski instructor has offered to help me get the skills so I can shred the pow on 40 deg treed slopes off of Chair 2. What part of my technique should I tell her I need to work on first? I need to get real good by Feb 5. I ski K2 Pon2oons if that makes a difference.

I think you're fucked. You can help me man the grill for Bobby.

[Canada1]

You don't have a chance unless you transition to a brand new set of kastle ski's and a New asteryx jacket. In all seriousness, it's the equipement!

[wooley12]

I think you're fucked. You can help me man the grill for Bobby.

Good to have a plan B. I'm very experienced in grilling Italian sausage at 4th of July parades. Or I could man a day care gig and still be on the snow.



But where do you think I'm weakest? Hip rotation? Angulation? Pole plant?

I'm heading up to the bottom in an hour for on snow conditioning. I need some tips. Squish a bug with my big toe?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Keep your hands in front, don't lean back and get some traditional type fat skis. You shouldn't be lifting the inside ski in that type of snow, especially on those skis. Re watched the first vid, you looked better in that one. Go ski have fun.

[GeezerSteve]

I think Wooley is playing us.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Probably, he did post those videos before and was seeking feedback then.

[GeezerSteve]

Oh, okay, maybe it is a sincere post, a TGR rarity.

Whomever is in those vids manifests bad habits similar to (and a bit worse than) my wife's bad habits of dropping the hand, skiing "from the chair" and lifting the inner ski. She's working hard and those bad habits are starting to go away, which is fun to watch. She skis best when she thinks about skiing tall, keeping her hips forward and skiing with the balls of her feet.

[plugboots]

Needs more "Vaction".

[TAFKALVS]

What I see:

Your boots are probably too big. Your foot probably moves around a lot inside your boot.

Have to lift your inside ski because the tails hang up due to a lack of front of cuff pressure/back seat skiing. Probably exasperated by too big of boots that don't allow you to use small movements in the feet and ankles to adjust fore/aft balance.

The pintail on the pontoons is not doing you any favors.

Your choice of boots (raichle or fulltilts, right?) is also not doing any favors.

Buy an all-mountain or groomer biased ski and learn how to drive the tips on those fuckers. Learn how to ski in crud/pow/bumps on those skis. Look at modern overlap boots as the stance is much more favorable.

The pontoons are not a good ski to learn how to ski better on and are doing you zero favors.


...and that's just to start. There are many other big issues but aren't worth bothering with until you get your fore/aft balance issues sorted out. You ski using the back of your boots.

[SeatownSlackey]

A nice young lady ski instructor has offered to help me get the skills. What part of my technique should I tell her I need to work on first?

der poopenhousen?

[wooley12]

I think Wooley is playing us.

That's how I roll. But with truth at the core. A lot of good info I'm hearing and understanding, kind of. I'm out the door now with Amp Rictor 90's that I made Martin pick out and sell to me. Psychologically worth 5 years of lessons don't you think? Heading up. Silver helmet, black pants, orange Marmott Precip and in the back seat. Give a wave.

[XavierD]

aaaand we are all suddenly a bunch of PSIA mouth breathers.

[GeezerSteve]

Give a wave.

We're heading up with the camper to ski this evening and will look for ya. Touring tomorrow.

[pipedream]

I see the problem here, you're not snowboarding.

Half the planks, half the problems.

[TAFKALVS]

aaaand we are all suddenly a bunch of PSIA mouth breathers.

Have I ever claimed to be anything else?

Amp Rictor 90

Good choice. Hopefully you didn't go too long.

[TAFKALVS]

Wooley, practice lifting your toes inside your boots to maintain front cuff pressure. Try it on the chairlift first and then on snow. Practice going from neutral to forward, using just your toes and ankles.

[wooley12]

Lift toes. Check. Skis are 17something. Lower is skiing good. Lift line isn't a line. 4 runs. No falls. Felt 3 good turns. I hear it's sunny on the top. Steve. Red Wrangler. Toss a snowball if you see it. If it's not me, you're on your own.

[ACH]

I think you're fucked. You can help me man the grill for Bobby.

Lulz...
Ah, there's always hope.

1st, Dump the Poons...
I know why you have them and where they came from however they are a lot of ski to manage (even in a 178cm) with that huge floppy shovel if conditions aren't soft. As suggested there are a lot of other more traditional skis that will manage pow and Alpy slack country.
Praxis RX is a fine example, there are countless others.

2nd, weight distribution...
Keep your weight balanced, or a little forward depending on what type of ski you end up on.
Some skis like a more balanced approach, something with rocker under foot, skis with camber like to be driven and require more pressure on the tongue of the boot.

3rd, hand position, keep your hands up and in front, that will keep you from being tossed around like a rodeo clown.
If you find yourself on your tails it's likely because you "gated" or dropped your hand, which lead to your shoulder rotating back, putting your weight on your heel.

The rest will come.

Or shit, what the hell, man the grill and the tap if there is one.

[Game Over]

Jesus I got to try and rally

[Game Over]

Never mind

[dewam]

\ Felt 3 good turns.

Tomorrow Four good turns. Pretty soon some folks are buying you drinks, and wish to have intercourse. Life is good.

[Doremite]

Think about where your weight is at all times. If not pressuring you boot or feel to be on your heals. Stop. Regroup and focus on balance. You wouldn't play any sport flat footed or leaning backward

[snoqpass]

We're heading up with the camper to ski this evening and will look for ya. Touring tomorrow.

Ski School starts plan accordingly

[irul&ublo]

Hey Woolley

ULLR requires that you post naked pics of the hottie ski instructor.