Patience For Powder Skiing - Tips and Tactics for Skiing Fresh Snow.

I will be definitely be directing my friends who still yearn to master the fluffy stuff to this video. Brilliant, direct, concise and absolutely spot on . Thank you!

I took lessons once and the instructor counseled to be more patient with my skis as they were arcing -- ie make rounded turns and not Z turns. That was on a bluebird day and I got boot deep powder a day two after that. That rounded turn advice set me up for some good skiing!

as someone who is used to east coast skiing and is going to colorado next year for my bday, this is definitely gonna be handy for me, since i wanna practice this year... i also dont use poles, as i grew up not using them and still have a great balance, so thats something im also gonna try this year. great video, definitely useful!

A double black becomes a blue
under two or three feet of untracked powder.
There's nothing closer to flying except perhaps squirrel suits.
And if the sun is at your back
your shadow makes for a delightful feedback,
an instantaneous, intense, aesthetic feeling.
If I could put that feeling in a bottle
I would save it to restore my spirit
as I approach my last horizon.

For those of you who wish to conserve energy and reduce leg fatigue
keep your uphill leg as straight as possible and put all of your weight on it.
This provides your downhill leg a moment of complete relaxation and maximal blood flow.
This works on all surfaces except difficult conditions like
those with large chunks of crud or thick wet snow.
But in the case of untracked powder with the sun at your back
it is very easy to accomplish and
with the extra energy you may choose to skip lunch.

Your last tip is the best. Before buying fat powder skis that skim the top of deep powder try your skinny skis and learn to love the sensation of porpoising up and down in rhythm while bouncing left and right

The hardest part for me, knowing that I need more speed, but being unable to really stop as quickly as I'd feel comfortable, really kills the confidence. I don't want to go fast if I can't stop when I want to.

Yep, 70mm Skinny skis are so fun in deep steep light powder, but not as versatile and certainly requires very dynamic skiing and physically more demanding. But chest deep you got it. As water content increases, get on fat(ter) skis.

Best powder skiing video I have seen. Love it!!

So will I be able to ski pow with my 65mm slalom skis with proper technique?

Skiing "powder" in the PNW is just easier on a snowboard. All great tips, but if your just learning & the snow is very heavy & deep, then go back to the groomers because if you're on an all mountain ski you will not float & you'll risk an ACL tear. Injury is not fun.

This whole video screams Canada! Everything about it!

Really good breakdown.

Thanks for the tips. For me, do not twist the ski(sharp turn) and speed is your friend should be helpful.

Can’t count the number of times I have watched this particular video. Mimetism. It makes me feel/perceive how to ski powder. During lunch in December , watching this vid is my go-to video. I must be over 30 watching right now.

bellissimo video !!! Grazie 👏

Just got my first pair of fat skis and I'm excited to get out there and shred some powder!

Patience and powder skiing? Hah! If you patiently ride powder 10 hounds are going to pass you and snake your line!

Beautiful skiing!👍

Just go fast!

what is the diference between touring skiis and powder skiis

Thanks for the great clear advice on powder. I wish I had seen this video before my first powder experience!

Really helpful, thank you.

simply fantastic video...thanks!

Extremely well explained!!! Very useful the graphic help, showing where to apply the pressure. Many thanks!! Greetings from German Alps!

Great video; I now know why I've never been able to ski powder.

Really really great tips and production, BRAVO. I love the old skinny skis in powder too ! Rosi Bandits , love em !

and you too can charge the klondike powder rush as the lines pile up and then you are elbow to elbow at the drop line, when it goes down it is an all out race to the chair in little lanes.

First comment of 2022 also best pow ski instructor there is out there 🙌

Thanks !!!!

great, now We Just need some

Where were these videos 40 years ago?!! You should have seen all of us in Utah on 50mm wide skis in powder. I think my record was 5 face plants on one run. And I set a record for fewest turns on one bowl run at exactly 1 turn! Couldn't get them around. My friends still rag on me for it! :( Love this stuff, thanks!

Yeah for mid-fat (~95 to 110mm) skies, using the bunny hop 'bounce' method is an effective way to get through Powder, especially heavier Powder. "Skiing powder is just like skiing bumps, except you are making the bumps as you go" - that is a great way to think about it! Solid advice. Stomp It has some good advice too

Brilliant 😁

Great video. Thanks.

Amen! Thanks for putting what I been preaching into an easy to follow video! I will be sharing this often!

Rock'in the Hotham neck warmer there mate !

excellent thank you

We are getting here some late season powder in Switserland, thanks for the tips ;-) i'm out and about for the next few days! whoop whoop!

Those are good ones ...... Especoaly the float turn . ........

"Skiing powder is like skiing bumps--except you're making the bumps as you go."

Best video I have watched on skiing in powder. Thanks for posting!! Much appreciated.

This is a great video! Thank you!

Excellent video. I shall take this to the slopes tomorrow.

Makes sense. Bookmarked!

This is a great video. The advice given is expert and easy enough to understand and remember as to put it good use on the slope.

Amazing advice! I feel much more prepared for the 50cms tomorrow morning at Lake Louise!

This was such a fantastic video, with a great amount of humor, illustrations and production quality to keep it interesting. Definitely subscribing.

Curious which mountain this was shot at, love Canadian content.

best vid on powder skiing on the internet!