CARVING Basics - Beginner Drill

@ Tiggerboy62. Thank you for this informative video. I have learned a great deal about carving from watching your videos. When I carved on a green trail (USA), I didn't have the problem of brushing snow with my ski ( Head Kore 85 W Women's Skis 156cm). However, when I skied on (USA) blue trails, I always had a brushing snow problem. Is my ski a cause of the problem? BTW, I am 175 cm (170 lbs). Thanks.

so we carve only one one ski and the other one follows?

Nice video. I have a question. Where is your weight placed? On the outside ski being edged or the inside ski being the stabiliser?

I also like the music in your videos. It gets me the western vibe.

I'm struggling with curving, i think my problem is small edge angle but I will try your drill this winter thanks for this.

Great points for skiing !

'Stabiliser' not 'steering wheel' I think.

=Very helpful. Thank you.

Tha from korea
Then where r u ?

most common mistake i see ... not learning the basics .... glad to see you keep reenforcing this view with your videos ... all i know is .. if you can't do it on the baby hill you sure as hell won't be doing it on the green ... or blue ... or black ... or double black (and when you get to this stage, black, it best to go in stages, start from the bottom up - perfect it on the bottom where it usually not so steep and progress up to the top - same with moguls, start at the bottom 6-10 and work your way up, but perfect the bottom first) .... great video, again. I show people this drill and others like it, on the baby hill and 5 minutes after i leave, they on the black trying to do it .. and they can't even do it on the baby ... do it till you can do it in your sleep then progress .. to the green ... and then ... not saying don't try it on the tougher stuff, but when practicing and doing drills it best to work your way ... up ...


and this is one of the most important drills out there for carving, cuz this is the best way to "FEEL" the carve actually happening and how it should feel to be "constantly" on edge and because you are on the baby hill, where speed and terrain is very easy, you have the time to actually concentrate on what is actually happening and how it feels and how it should always feel, and if you don't have this "FEEL" imprinted in your brain and muscle memory you'll never carve to the fullest extent.

Hi! It's always great to watch your videos! Thanks for the instructions. I'm wondering what equipment you used for taking videos.

ha, I did the same drill 9 years ago :)

Hi Tom, are you in Levi now? Is it possible to receive a live lesson? Tnx

Thank you man! Will try
Greetings from Russia, anyway!

Tom, I am beginner and i have big problem with separation down/up body.

Очень красиво !

The ski is so short! Under the chin. Hmmm.

You are making it even fun!

This is a really cool trick. Some of my friends afraid of putting skis on edges and gain speed. They should see this video

Tom,
I demoed a race ski in a ski only resort, and it is much easier to hold the edge then my all mountain ski ... does that mean I need to tune my skis? I do feel like the edge is not as sharp as before...

Do you do anything with your toes inside the boot because according to my coach you lift them to the top of the boot in some way