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Best simple tip you've ever received about your skiing?

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gregor100
Posts: 28 - Karma: 1,134
For me it was definitely 'properly focus on what your foot is doing inside your boot and try and actively think about keeping the weight spread flat and evenly'

I swear my skiing improved instantly when i started consciously thinking about it this way.

So what's yours?
Oct 26 2014 6:39PM
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Dlud
Posts: 938 - Karma: 544
BearGrillslook at the rails end while railing


applies when trying to bust a nut with whiskey dick and a tired girl.
Oct 27 2014 12:24AM
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MeenaSmalls
Posts: 888 - Karma: 1,776
Duck_Saucestop listening to tswift when you ski


start listening to tswift when you ski
Oct 27 2014 12:39AM
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Garebear
Posts: 378 - Karma: 4,908
put your skis on before you try to ski
Oct 27 2014 12:46AM
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lwgp
Posts: 167 - Karma: 325
SteezySmith57this one confuses me could you elaborate?


imagine you're carving around a pylon, the ski closest to the pylon is your inside ski, the other one is your outside ski, put more weight on your outside ski, helps to even out the pressure so your turns gonna be smoother/quicker
Oct 27 2014 1:29AM
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ross25boss
Posts: 17 - Karma: 29
BearGrillslook at the rails end while railing


Look her in the tits while railing
Oct 27 2014 1:33AM
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Wrenn
Posts: 226 - Karma: 915
Stop looking like such a boner when you land when you land you look like a boner - lj
Oct 27 2014 1:49AM
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AKStig
Posts: 30 - Karma: 218
Lean back and believe
Oct 27 2014 2:10AM
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Bombay
Posts: 45 - Karma: 30
To be more aggressive and stop riding backseat
Oct 27 2014 2:13AM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
Limp the wrist, press the twins, cocaine.
Oct 27 2014 2:29AM
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b.utters
Posts: 321 - Karma: 99
For everyone talking about pointing your shoulders down the hill, throw that thought out the door. Think about turning with your legs (imagine having a jar under each foot and you have to twist the lid off using your foot/leg). This results in your upper body facing down the hill but just remember that you can only turn your legs so far across your body (about 30-45 degrees). This is probably the biggest problem with most peoples skiing.

Stance: Even flex in your ankle, knee and hip, hands up (elbows infront of your chest). If you are are too upright in the hip then you won't be able to turn your legs as described above, the more flex the larger the range of motion you have.

Jumping: Make sure you pop; extend evenly through your ankles, knees and hips at the same rate as that the kicker rises, you should be fully extended when your toes hit the lip.


Got plenty of other tips if anyone is interested but those are the ones which will help you the most.
Oct 27 2014 2:43AM
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250r
Posts: 2274 - Karma: 1,020
allie oop flat 5s in pipe...just stare at the coping
Oct 27 2014 2:49AM
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000000000000
Posts: 843 - Karma: 1,552
lock your heel, lean on toes, and keep weight centered on your outside ski when traversing no fall zones.
Oct 27 2014 3:25AM
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ChillTeenDad420
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 5,512
b.uttersJumping: Make sure you pop; extend evenly through your ankles, knees and hips at the same rate as that the kicker rises, you should be fully extended when your toes hit the lip.


damn never really thought about how one is supposed to pop off a jump, but this describes it perfectly very nice
Oct 27 2014 4:29AM
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HalKK
Posts: 223 - Karma: 367
feel it don't think it.
Oct 27 2014 5:57AM
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crazy_karl
Posts: 772 - Karma: 4,914
Go fast. Take chances.
Oct 27 2014 6:56AM
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Agamemnon
Posts: 310 - Karma: 3,399
-emile-''when in trouble , tuck for double''


True, but when in a pickle, tuck for triple
Oct 27 2014 7:20AM
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slamdunk
Posts: 186 - Karma: 857
The tip that made the single biggest improvement to me skiing powder was - " reach downhill for your pole plant".
Oct 27 2014 8:19AM
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Aenomaly
Posts: 96 - Karma: 177
"Always try to be the one with the most fun on the mountain."
Oct 27 2014 8:56AM
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icculus.
Posts: 749 - Karma: 3,963
have fun
Oct 27 2014 9:00AM
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cct_222
Posts: 1526 - Karma: 141
crazy_karlGo fast. Take chances.


so true, when i stopped being a puss and i got over the fear of going fast i started progressing so much faster and grew my first pubes
Oct 27 2014 10:51AM
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.otto.
Posts: 3493 - Karma: 12,892
SteezySmith57this one confuses me could you elaborate?


keeping your weight on your outside edge helps carve better and stay aggressive and fast on sharp turns. Its a good tip if you are a racer or carving in genral
Oct 27 2014 11:23AM
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esotericjive
Posts: 1889 - Karma: 1,445
Fuckin send it son.
Oct 27 2014 11:49AM
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Lus146
Posts: 422 - Karma: 2,281
Once you realize that your body isn't made of glass, it is much easier to learn new tricks.
Oct 27 2014 11:50AM
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Bloom.
Posts: 3533 - Karma: 13,167
Get out of your mind, go into your body.

Stop thinking, start feeling
Oct 27 2014 12:16PM
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Carl_the_Llama
Posts: 504 - Karma: 1,295
Screw it.
Huck it and tuck it.
Oct 27 2014 1:00PM
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skidemon22
Posts: 4418 - Karma: 1,941
BloomOuterwearGet out of your mind, go into your body.

Stop thinking, start feeling


queer
Oct 27 2014 1:13PM
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Gr0mo
Posts: 707 - Karma: 3,663
The half cut lemon in the shin of your boot to help keep in mind your forward pressure (someone will know what im talking about)

Also pole planting really helped make me a better bump skier.
Oct 27 2014 1:14PM
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-emile-
Posts: 6610 - Karma: 8,583
Keefer told me to breathe more.

helped out a lot.

thanks professor Keefer
Oct 27 2014 1:20PM
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s195t
Posts: 3 - Karma: 144
After landing a sick skiing trick you ride away all steezy and relaxed
Oct 27 2014 1:22PM
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pattyWhack
Posts: 685 - Karma: 1,521
Not entirely relevant to park skiing, but with steeps, bumps and drops, this advice is super helpful.

--- You should be able to see your hands at all times. ---

Take it with a grain of salt, but if you can see your hands, it means that you are bringing your shoulders around with every turn. When I say, "see your hands", i mean that they should be slightly in front of you, by your chest. After you poleplant, bring the hand back to this position much like how a boxer returns his gloves back to his face for protection.

Also, it makes your chestcam footage look controlled.

tldr; hope it helps somebody.
Oct 27 2014 1:30PM
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Camharhar
Posts: 198 - Karma: 555
always pee in your butt before puttin on skis
Oct 27 2014 1:34PM
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losh
Posts: 1126 - Karma: 4,691
daveyjoneshop on the rail, grind to the end and don't come off early


*tom wallisch (the wallisch project)
Oct 27 2014 2:16PM
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-Robert
Posts: 2000 - Karma: 1,492
crazy_karlGo fast. Take chances.


Going to sig this!
Also, don't think about it. Don't carve. Got to commit.
Oct 27 2014 2:49PM
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FastSpeed
Posts: 646 - Karma: 644
rock out with your cock out
Oct 27 2014 3:04PM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12808 - Karma: 1,945
harden the fuck up!
Oct 27 2014 3:29PM
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617freeskier
Posts: 544 - Karma: 71
Use your poles, don't just hold your hands by your hips. My dad told me that when I was about 13 trying to be steezy. For park, the body will follow where you look. So spot your landings and look at the end of rails.
Oct 27 2014 3:32PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
"here, have some of this whiskey"
Oct 27 2014 3:35PM
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406
Posts: 2302 - Karma: 92
visualize
Oct 27 2014 3:40PM
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Elg
Posts: 2998 - Karma: 3,880
do backflips, get laid
Oct 27 2014 3:51PM
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S.Ki
Posts: 2172 - Karma: 3,219
These three tips came helpful quite a few times for me:

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/788176/Ahmet-Dadali--How-not-to-nut-yourself-Level-1-Extra-Dark-Episode--6
Oct 27 2014 3:51PM
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DrewPeacock
Posts: 1003 - Karma: 1,763
"Get out of my house or im calling the police"
Oct 27 2014 5:19PM
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Alyon
Posts: 161 - Karma: 166
more pop
Oct 27 2014 6:18PM
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SnowMiser
Posts: 801 - Karma: 3,150
The referenced post has been removed.


came here to summon you to post this
Oct 27 2014 10:04PM
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Knewnews
Posts: 2093 - Karma: 477
stay forward and own the fall line, always try to be one at least one step ahead of where and how you are headed.
Oct 27 2014 10:48PM
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ilikefood
Posts: 391 - Karma: 769
SteezySmith57this one confuses me could you elaborate?


If you're turning right, put (almost) all your weight on the left ski. This is the first step to learning how to carve. Besides pow, there's nothing better than the feeling of your ski snapping back at you after a great carve.
Oct 28 2014 12:28AM
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Film.
Posts: 2631 - Karma: 2,462
get loose, but honestly it helped my skiing so much when I stopped hunching my shoulders.
Oct 28 2014 12:44AM
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ItsTubbyTime
Posts: 58 - Karma: 156
Afterbang hard or go home, no matter how small the trick
Oct 28 2014 2:08AM
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DanielPlainview
Posts: 391 - Karma: 1,711
think about landing the trick, not falling and getting hurt. instantly helped.
Oct 28 2014 2:44PM
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Iliveinutah
Posts: 1250 - Karma: 5,147
spin your arms and shoulders flat not up or down , at least that helped me allot when learning to spin uncorked spins.
Oct 28 2014 2:56PM
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