Drppin cliffs

Ranch

Ranch

Member
so I have jumped cliffs before but I just kind of huck it. Is there any specific technique to it. I heard to keep your knees kind of tucked in and just before you land you open them up. is that correct?
 
uhhh. I just sort of ski over them, pop a little bit, roll down some windows and stomp it. There's not really a technique to it, you just do it.
 
4 point landings man. Just don't pole plan too hard unless its deep pow pow then you can get aggressive af
 
13611135:Mingg said:
uhhh. I just sort of ski over them, pop a little bit, roll down some windows and stomp it. There's not really a technique to it, you just do it.
Click to expand...

Alright. Simple enough for me
 
Yeah you pretty much just huck it honestly, treat it kinda like a park jump.

The biggest things I can think of in terms of technique are getting a solid pop so you are balanced in the air, and making sure you land in an aggressive stance ready to keep skiing. Your goal on bigger cliffs should be to land with your weight a tiny bit forward than centered so that all of the pressure of the landing doesn't go straight to your tips and you backslap/land backseat and can't stay in control.

If you don't want to roll up windows in the air just try to grab safety.
 
13611184:Deforestation said:
Yeah, if you want your knees to fall off.
Click to expand...

I didn't mean straightening the leg all the way. I just ment kind of opening them up a little near the landing
 
13611231:Shredit0 said:
I didn't mean straightening the leg all the way. I just ment kind of opening them up a little near the landing
Click to expand...

For any landing, you want to absorb the impact, not push towards the ground and direct more force towards your feet/shins/knees/hips/back/neck
 
13611238:Deforestation said:
For any landing, you want to absorb the impact, not push towards the ground and direct more force towards your feet/shins/knees/hips/back/neck
Click to expand...

You're totally missing his point. Yes, you want to absorb when you land. And if you land tucked into a little ball you can't absorb shit.

OP - In the air, you look cleaner and will feel better if you tuck up. Go for safety, do a shifty, something to focus on. *Before* you land, yes you open up a bit. 4 point landing. Where your weight should be entirely depends on the snowpack. If you're landing in 4 feet of powder and you have your weight remotely forward, you will almost definitely tomahawk. If you're taking it to hardpack, you need that weight a bit forward to stomp hard.
 
13611238:Deforestation said:
For any landing, you want to absorb the impact, not push towards the ground and direct more force towards your feet/shins/knees/hips/back/neck
Click to expand...

Isis_rocks, your not getting it. Move along and let people who actually ski more than 4 times a year help op out.
 
13611238:Deforestation said:
For any landing, you want to absorb the impact, not push towards the ground and direct more force towards your feet/shins/knees/hips/back/neck
Click to expand...

alright
 
13611247:ben_southworth said:
You're totally missing his point. Yes, you want to absorb when you land. And if you land tucked into a little ball you can't absorb shit.

OP - In the air, you look cleaner and will feel better if you tuck up. Go for safety, do a shifty, something to focus on. *Before* you land, yes you open up a bit. 4 point landing. Where your weight should be entirely depends on the snowpack. If you're landing in 4 feet of powder and you have your weight remotely forward, you will almost definitely tomahawk. If you're taking it to hardpack, you need that weight a bit forward to stomp hard.
Click to expand...

this ^

a solid pop on the lip of the cliff

stability in the air

centered balance on landing

4 point landings help so so much, even to the point I 4 point land everything

once you get those down, the more fun it becomes

 
13611255:McNoche said:
Isis_rocks, your not getting it. Move along and let people who actually ski more than 4 times a year help op out.
Click to expand...

I'm not even joking rn, get the fuck off my back, douchebag. I'd ski every day if I could and I get as much time on the slopes as I can, which happens to be more than 4 days.
 
13611247:ben_southworth said:
You're totally missing his point. Yes, you want to absorb when you land. And if you land tucked into a little ball you can't absorb shit.

OP - In the air, you look cleaner and will feel better if you tuck up. Go for safety, do a shifty, something to focus on. *Before* you land, yes you open up a bit. 4 point landing. Where your weight should be entirely depends on the snowpack. If you're landing in 4 feet of powder and you have your weight remotely forward, you will almost definitely tomahawk. If you're taking it to hardpack, you need that weight a bit forward to stomp hard.
Click to expand...

Ahh, I get what he was saying now. You're completely on point with this.
 
13611304:Deforestation said:
I'm not even joking rn, get the fuck off my back, douchebag. I'd ski every day if I could and I get as much time on the slopes as I can, which happens to be more than 4 days.
Click to expand...

Oh really Isis_rocks? You are totally serious right now? Good for you. Keep sucking on your mom's tit faggot.
 
13611247:ben_southworth said:
You're totally missing his point. Yes, you want to absorb when you land. And if you land tucked into a little ball you can't absorb shit.

OP - In the air, you look cleaner and will feel better if you tuck up. Go for safety, do a shifty, something to focus on. *Before* you land, yes you open up a bit. 4 point landing. Where your weight should be entirely depends on the snowpack. If you're landing in 4 feet of powder and you have your weight remotely forward, you will almost definitely tomahawk. If you're taking it to hardpack, you need that weight a bit forward to stomp hard.
Click to expand...

This makes sense. Thanks
 
If you are really hucking it, like 50 plus feet, you land with the weight no the heels of your feet bc youll have so much momentum youd go over the bars if you landed with any weight forward.
 
13611296:NightFantasies said:
What is a 4 point landing? Never heard anybody say that before...
Click to expand...

Basically just landing using your poles, so your skis and poles make contact with the ground once you land, its used if youre landing in powder basically
 
13611247:ben_southworth said:
You're totally missing his point. Yes, you want to absorb when you land. And if you land tucked into a little ball you can't absorb shit.

OP - In the air, you look cleaner and will feel better if you tuck up. Go for safety, do a shifty, something to focus on. *Before* you land, yes you open up a bit. 4 point landing. Where your weight should be entirely depends on the snowpack. If you're landing in 4 feet of powder and you have your weight remotely forward, you will almost definitely tomahawk. If you're taking it to hardpack, you need that weight a bit forward to stomp hard.
Click to expand...

this 100 percent, its mostly air awareness and weight adjustment depending on the conditions. just gotta learn to understand the snow.

13611438:McNoche said:
Oh really Isis_rocks? You are totally serious right now? Good for you. Keep sucking on your mom's tit faggot.
Click to expand...

i fucking hate people like this, we are all on here because we love skiing. is your life really that shitty that you gotta go after people on the internet like that? grow the fuck up man i hope you get banned.

13611448:japanada said:
If you are really hucking it, like 50 plus feet, you land with the weight no the heels of your feet bc youll have so much momentum youd go over the bars if you landed with any weight forward.
Click to expand...

this is so true first time i hit something over 35, shit bucked me forward and into a couple cartwheels fasho. at this point backslaps are almost better
 
Huck and tuck , pull ya knees up towards your chest and drop your hands below your knees so you don't flail and roll down the windows. If you watch ski movies with a lot of cliff hucks you'll see that all the time .
 
13611636:brov1 said:
this is so true first time i hit something over 35, shit bucked me forward and into a couple cartwheels fasho. at this point backslaps are almost better
Click to expand...

Ill take a backslap any day over eating my knees too. I feel any time its deep or steep, driving those heels into the snow helps a bunch.
 
1386345171000-Squaw-Valley.jpg


This is good form^

Hands in front, knees bent from popping off, forward in their boots, athletic stance. When you hit cliffs staying forward is the most important part. If you stay forward you'll land, if you lean back or stand up in the air you'll backslap
 
13611819:ski-hippie said:
When you hit cliffs staying forward is the most important part. If you stay forward you'll land, if you lean back or stand up in the air you'll backslap
Click to expand...

This is true with harder landings, but if you stay forward in pow you're gonna have a bad time.
 
13611820:ski-hippie said:
poles have nothing to do with landing, you shouldn't even think about them
Click to expand...

Landing with your poles helps keep your weight balanced, its pretty important in BC to land with your poles in mind
 
There's no need to literally land with your poles touching the ground at the same time as your feet. If you land properly, just having your hands in a forward, ready position for your next move is what is important.
 
4 points really just keep your hands in front of you, which is good. its easy to land with your hands around your waist, then youll be a bit back seat, one of your arms will catch in the snow, you will fall, and your shoulder will be very sore.

and trying to absorb the impact with your knees will just make you crumble. let the snow, the angle of the slope, your speed, and the flex of your skis absorb your impact.

having more forward momentum will make landings smoother assuming it doesnt cause you to go too big.
 
depending on the cliff, there is always some huckage going on, but definitely with your hands up and weight forward haha
 
I find the best way is to approach it with speed and confidence, pop really hard and find a way to stay in a tucked up position. All the serious stompers pretty much look like they are sitting down in the air. If it's hard pack i try stomp as hard as freaking possible if it's pow i wait for the impact of skis hitting the snow before the stomp. Biggest thing is speed and commitment! Have a look at the POV in this if you want:
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/807316/Plus-Sized-Double---Revelstoke
 
13611821:Lbird said:
This is true with harder landings, but if you stay forward in pow you're gonna have a bad time.
Click to expand...

By forward I mean forward in your boots, not with your shoulders. If you are forward with your shoulders/upper body yes you will have a bad time, but if you aren't forward in your boots you'll crash or fall back in the air
 
sorry for the double post, but I've never heard of the four point landing. Maybe it's a west coast thing but I've always kept my upper body as quiet as possible in the air.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top