There are several approaches to bump skiing. This is a good transitional technique for skiers moving from groomers to hacked up snow or easy bumps because it allows you to ski THROUGH bumps rather than OVER them. It would also work in bigger bumps if you used less spring or leg extension.
I have skied with Norm and he is an AWESOME all-round skier! I doubt that anyone posting here could keep up with him in ANY conditions.
@olleofthehillpeople k wow. he's one of the best skiiers you will ever see, and he's not making this video for people attempting hard bumps. It's just for people who are making the adjustment from groomed terrain to harder terrain and easy bumps
This guy is old skool spot on, even though he is using modern skis. That's how I'd ski here, nicely keeping the rhythm, bouncing. No carving, I'm afraid, no centrifugal forces, to send him up the hill. Deep powder skiing is not carving. When carving, make sure there are no moguls ahead, you rely on edges making good contact with slope so that good turn can be done following ski radius. His feet are kept close together (old skool) but on that slope I would not even try carving!
@factorclassic A narrow stance is not old school there dude. He is carving but it's mixed with the right amount of pivoting. It's called steering.
Terrain and conditions dictate what stance to use. World cup ski racers and top level IV's will ski this type of terrain with a narrower stance. In the course though they will open up.
Julian - you are a BASI trainer right ?? search "ski lesson"..carving lesson from Klausmair..tell me if you think that is instruction from an austrian manual from 1975..it's horrible.
If you must, I think that's OK, I wouldn't just use the knees like that or be turning the hips like that but, hell, it probably wors fine for his clients. He also says hip width stance but then demo's much wider which make it difficult for him to have a similar edge angle on both skis. This means he then has to skid his inside ski some of the time. If you notice on the higher speed clips his stance narrows quite a bit.
I thought exactly the same. For me he teaches a movement that has to be eliminated later..why ot teach the lateral move to start with ? That is how I was taught 25 yrs ago and it's what I have to try and teach people NOT to do...very amusing. Ta !
well I wouldn't say it need to eliminated later, I'd say it is am important movemnet but one that has to be blended with other movements and also combined with inclination to make an effective turn where the forces are ballanced. What do you teach?
For pure carving (without ny rotation) I teach a fairly wide stance, a lateral movement of the pelvis as the fundamental move to put the skis on dege (without any rotation of pelvis) then to increase further the tilt on the skis, rolling the knees in (focussing on the inside knee more) -
cont...then at the opposite extreme I teach rotation of the legs/feet from the hip socket for a pure skidded turn..then blend the two..to me, the twisted pelvis seems a weak posture(and unnatural) and arguably risky for lower back.
AMAZING
littleminionz 9 months ago
There are several approaches to bump skiing. This is a good transitional technique for skiers moving from groomers to hacked up snow or easy bumps because it allows you to ski THROUGH bumps rather than OVER them. It would also work in bigger bumps if you used less spring or leg extension.
I have skied with Norm and he is an AWESOME all-round skier! I doubt that anyone posting here could keep up with him in ANY conditions.
billmcl2 11 months ago
This is a fine piece of instruction as long as you do the exact opposite of what he advocates.
Let's call a spade a spade; this terrain is not "bumps" and this is no technique for bump skiing.
Try this on a real bump and call me when you reenter the earth's atmosphere..
olleofthehillpeople 1 year ago
@olleofthehillpeople k wow. he's one of the best skiiers you will ever see, and he's not making this video for people attempting hard bumps. It's just for people who are making the adjustment from groomed terrain to harder terrain and easy bumps
littleminionz 1 year ago
great to see a ski pointer that is actually useful on here!
proximateXplatypus 1 year ago
Wish mogul skiers would do more of this. Instead of just zipper lining. Great tip and skiing
cordeauski 1 year ago
WELL IT'S CUZ HE WAS AT SILVER STAR! AND SILVER STAR IS THE BEST, besides whistler. hehe.
poner101 3 years ago
out of all the lessions on youtube.. this guy can accualy teach
kjo14 3 years ago 2
Exactlly be the boss
neutralan92 3 years ago
Nice. Tried this out in chopped up pow crud... it works!
jasperman7 4 years ago
Hop turns is not bump skiing, and skidding your tails is not carving.
vbodyz 4 years ago
100% agree
brianthegod 4 years ago
@vbodyz you try skiing as well as norm does
littleminionz 1 year ago
good job!
BettaFreak 4 years ago
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man you suck im 14 and im better
DOUCHE BAG!!!!
unclebryce99 4 years ago
Hmm I dont think you are son...
wochilds 3 years ago
This guy is old skool spot on, even though he is using modern skis. That's how I'd ski here, nicely keeping the rhythm, bouncing. No carving, I'm afraid, no centrifugal forces, to send him up the hill. Deep powder skiing is not carving. When carving, make sure there are no moguls ahead, you rely on edges making good contact with slope so that good turn can be done following ski radius. His feet are kept close together (old skool) but on that slope I would not even try carving!
factorclassic 4 years ago
@factorclassic A narrow stance is not old school there dude. He is carving but it's mixed with the right amount of pivoting. It's called steering.
Terrain and conditions dictate what stance to use. World cup ski racers and top level IV's will ski this type of terrain with a narrower stance. In the course though they will open up.
Cheers
dowsemeister 1 year ago
Nice skiing and a good narrative.
juliangriffiths 4 years ago
Julian - you are a BASI trainer right ?? search "ski lesson"..carving lesson from Klausmair..tell me if you think that is instruction from an austrian manual from 1975..it's horrible.
Ihearditallbefore 4 years ago
I am , but I cant find the video you refere to, do you have a link?
juliangriffiths 4 years ago
search for " carving - ski lesson "..he has since explained but I am interested to hear what BASI trainer thinks.
krunchie63 4 years ago
If you must, I think that's OK, I wouldn't just use the knees like that or be turning the hips like that but, hell, it probably wors fine for his clients. He also says hip width stance but then demo's much wider which make it difficult for him to have a similar edge angle on both skis. This means he then has to skid his inside ski some of the time. If you notice on the higher speed clips his stance narrows quite a bit.
juliangriffiths 4 years ago
I thought exactly the same. For me he teaches a movement that has to be eliminated later..why ot teach the lateral move to start with ? That is how I was taught 25 yrs ago and it's what I have to try and teach people NOT to do...very amusing. Ta !
krunchie63 4 years ago
well I wouldn't say it need to eliminated later, I'd say it is am important movemnet but one that has to be blended with other movements and also combined with inclination to make an effective turn where the forces are ballanced. What do you teach?
juliangriffiths 4 years ago
For pure carving (without ny rotation) I teach a fairly wide stance, a lateral movement of the pelvis as the fundamental move to put the skis on dege (without any rotation of pelvis) then to increase further the tilt on the skis, rolling the knees in (focussing on the inside knee more) -
exdynastar64 4 years ago
cont...then at the opposite extreme I teach rotation of the legs/feet from the hip socket for a pure skidded turn..then blend the two..to me, the twisted pelvis seems a weak posture(and unnatural) and arguably risky for lower back.
exdynastar64 4 years ago
Great skiing a the beginning of the video!
jcinnes 5 years ago