How much do you lean back in the pow?? even with pow sticks

just wanted to applaud your mastery of the english language and labeling pow to be 3D snow. Us east coasters don't see all too much of that, except when it's 60° in january and everything turns to 4" deep slush.
 
When I'm coaching free skiing I tell the kids to push their feet ahead. If you think about the difference in conditions and adjust with stance this will make sense. The main difference between pow day and non pow day technique wise is here is more resistance against your feet. So the way we coach kids to deal with that is by pushing their feet ahead. Not leaning back. By pushing your feet ahead you are bracing against this extra resistance and pulling your tips up at the same time.
 
yup i never lean back except when slashing around and landing cliffs. once you figure out the technique you can lean a little forward and ski so much more aggressively
 
I lean back ever so slightly when maching through the bumps/crud. Plus a pintail def skis a little better with your weigh a little back in conditions like that.
 
You should have learned very early in your skiing days that you should always have pressure on the front cuff of your boots and have your weight forward. If your weight is back, it will be difficult to turn properly and your boots will not be able to come out of your bindings and that is how you injure your knees. In powder, you just need to go downhill and gain speed before turning.
 
Its obviously best to lean forward, but there are definitely times that you are better off leaning back. If you are hucking cliffs and landing in multiple inches of sugar, you need to lean back or your skis will literally stop moving when you hit the ground. If you are skiing super chopped up snow at highway speeds, you should at least have your weight centered, but you may have to even lean back if you are on super short soft skis. And like everyone else said, if you are skiing through deep snow slowly, then unless you are on a ski that just won't sink you need to lean back. There are times to lean back, you just have to know what your doing. People who think its never okay to lean back are a bit naive.
 
No leaning back of course , even if anyone considers it good, which is not, your legs will wear off in an hour. I ride 120 underfoot which definetly helps and ofcourse the rocker helpos too. If your ride center mounted park skis it's only logical to lean back, however i don't think it's even closely enjoyble as riding pow with pow skis. FLOW with the POW my friends.
 
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