Skiercross Halp/Advice.

TROLLED.HARD

TROLLED.HARD

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Title says it... Me and B-phil entered in a skiercross contest. i don't know why i just wanted to try something new and experience the different aspects of skiing. It's going to be my first time doing this thing.

Have any of you entered into a skiercross comp ?

any advicee ? much appreciated.
 
shave your entire body. even though it is inside your whatever you are wearing, it makes you more aerodynamic in there, and it feels good, which counts for something.
do the whole thing backwards.
throw punches. at nobody. just throw them.
 
its basically just a race between friends that you would do every day on the mountain. except they make the race course super fun, and there are no gapers to hit and get sued by! it will be sooo much fun

remember to pump rollers and try to double up on some rollers if u can. tuck it and huck it nuff said
 
sharp edges and use your poles. the key is comming out of the gate so make sure you get a good grip on the handles
 
i think only a few people here have any idea what they're talking about.
the start is really important. you can load up the gate with as much pressure as you want before the start, even til the skis flex. watch the top of the gate. that's the part that moves the fastest when it drops (see physics 101) so that's the best spot to look for. once you're out of the gate pole plant a few times then tuck ASAP. think of it this way: if you're not tucking, someone else is. and that person is going faster than you. this is especially important in the qualifiers when you don't have much to judge your progress on.
as for the rollers and jumps you need to absorb the uphills and pump the downhills. once again stay tucked for as much as you can but if you need to open up before a jump think of sucking your knees up as hard as possible to meet the lip of the jump. that will stop the jump kicking you up into the air too high.
if there are any wu tangs in the course then you need to get some practise on them. you want to pre jump them. so pop off before you reach the top so that you land on the downhill side of rather than the top. be careful though, sometimes you need to touch the top or you'll eat shit. check out the vancouver olympic course for a good example. youtube it.
if you're coming 2nd in any race other than the final don't try to overtake the guy coming 1st. there's no point. top 2 will progress.
aside from that the best thing you can do is get lots of experience. get as many course inspections as possible at speed so you know how the features will affect you.
one last thing...if you're approaching the finish alongside one other dude don't waste your energy trying to push them over or pole plant. tuck as hard as you can, skis wide, body right down near the snow, head low. dont look over at him. just look down and make yourself as slippery as possible. races have been lost because people have looked sideways or up at the last second.
 
Pretty much this some great advice in there.

Also contrary to a lot of people in this thread make sure your clothes aren't too tight. You need at least 4cm of material that can be pulled out and measure on your arms and 8cm from your thighs downwards including at the top of your boot. However, as long as you're not wearing a speed suit this doesn't matter under USASA level usually, but something to watch out for.

Try and stay as compact as you can in the air and during the course to get as much speed as possible.

Remember intentional contact, putting your poles between their legs, pulling or pushing them is all illegal however you are allowed to lean on them and hit them with your hips.

Make sure you do a good inspection of the course looking at the features figuring out how much speed you need, which ones you need to absorb which ones you need to pop. Where the course is wide enough to pass, the line you need if you can't see the next gate after take off and what direction you need off the jumps.

If you're not confident in the training, watch a few of the more experienced racers and how they take the course. After the first run or so you can even ask them if you can follow them down the course and do as they do.

Overall just give it a go and have fun. What race is it?

 
Sickk i'm stoked ! the race is at Lake Louise in Alberta.

1 more question...there is probably a rule whether if you can sit on your tails of the skis right? is that considered a crash or something ? because i prefer that to tucking. but i'm ex racer so this should be dopeee.
 
Nope no rules on skiing, as long as you don't purposefully ski outside of the natural line to put someone into a fence then you're fine. You can tuck and ski however you like.

Good Luck
 
Hole shot is the most important thing EVER.

If you get out in front right out of the gate you'll usually stay out in front and not be at risk of collisions and falling.

If you can skate well (I have a nordic racing background) I find that it helps in getting hole shot as most in skier cross can't skate worth anything.

If there are banked turns, I always found it useful to start high and drop low. Esp, if someone is trying to sneak by below you then you can drop down on them.

(claim ** I got 3rd at World Telemark Cross Championships in 2005)
 
imagine a spine in a skate park thats a quarter pipe up and a quarter pipe down. its like that but with a flat section on the top. but if you look at the vancouver olympic ones they had the back edge of it cut out to make it harder to clear, so the racers had to touch the top, which made it even more strategic. wu tangs are usually the first feature in a race but they dont have to be. they can vary in height from 3 ft to 20ft
 
are you taling about these cocksuckers? How the fuck am i going to clear that shit !

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sharp edges, fast skis, hole shot, no mercy. i did one last year. also remember to pump all the rollers. oh and bring your biggest balls. its scary as fuck hauling ass through the air with tons of people around you. i crashed into my friend in the air and we are super lucky we didnt actually fuck ourselves up. so you might want to bring body armor if its a big serious course with lots of serious people.
 
its not as hard as it looks. its just hard to get right and get the sweet spot if that makes any sense. if you absorb the uphill then pre jump it you should land on the downhill side of it and get a heap of speed. but get heaps of practise runs on it and youll get the idea.good luck, let me know how you go
 
Also if you know how you can try and prejump the top of the ramp to just make it over and land on the downside of the wutang. Also try and "pump" as much speed as you can from the downhill. You don't want to jump over the thing, it is much quicker to get no air and gain speed off the snow on the backside.
 
Air time kills your overall time. Keep as much contact with the snow as possible. That means pump rollers as hard as you can! Also remember that the fastest qualifier is usually never the winner, it takes balls to win skier x not just speed
 
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