Skiing Crud???

JstHuckIt

JstHuckIt

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Last night was the best pow day that I have ever had...12" (yeah I know so save the shit) anyway...it was smooth and my d-star big troubles loved it and allowed me to get a few hand dragger turns....well this morning was nothing like last night...there were some ice patches with drifts chest high...I struggled turning...my skis felt like they were dragging and it all and all really was not that much fun...how do you ski that shit right?
 
its some of the hardest snow to ski. making sure your mobile and aware of whats coming next is key.
 
make sure you arent throwing your upper body around, and that you arent flexing too quickly at the begining of the turn.
 
you have to be agressive and keep your hands in front, but carful about getting two forward cus you can get bucked. kinda tough to give a full description of how to ski crud in an internet forum though. do a little research if you want though, there are some great books that tell you how to ski just about anything.
 
plow through that shit, dont worry so muhc about turning around the drifts and everything. It will be hard on ur legs but much more fun
 
having the right ski helps, stiffness help alot too. more flex+ more give and less stability straightling through kucka.
 
look ahead

use stiff skis

keep your hands forward

be able to straightline when neccessary

and I just learned this one: if it feels like your skis are buckling when you hit death cookies, clumps of snow, whatever. Like you are almost overpowering your skis and they don't seem to push through shit. Try pushing your up hill foot a little bit forward. It tends to fall slightly behind the downhill foot and causes the ankle to flex too much. Push it forward a little and it helps.

I'm not a twinkie but one just showed me this and now crud doesn't seem so impossible on elizabeths.
 
well the obvious loose knees know where youre going know where you can blow off speed if you need to definitely going to be harder on your legs so maybe some gym work get those puppies ready for action. and your upper body doesnt need to bounce too and fro a whole lot cause it will just have to bounce to and fro the other way in a split second. for real tho i love skiing crud. i live in the mid west so i dont get very good crud or any at all that doesnt get groomed over in a second. enjoy it dude. its fun.
 
It was in the Black Hills of South Dakota...

Yeah I'm a ski instructor, and I looked thropugh all of our books and couldn't find much...the other intructors were like, "You can go ski that shit but we're gonna stay and watch you come back in with your tail in between your legs..."

I was experimenting with close and wide stance...it seemed like wide caused my body to turn from single ski drag...anyone else experience this?
 
Stiffer skis if you have them (Rossi B-Squad, Dynaster Legend Pros), stiffer boots as you'll over flex spk's or similar in this type of snow at any speed.

As for technique i would go feet slightly closer together. Also really work on your core strength it helps loads in these conditions. You kind of want to be holding yourself poised and quite tight using your stomach muscles (not sure if that makes sense it is just how i visualize it.) Then just get out there and do it, as with any conditions you will improve the more of it you ski.
 
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Nah, man. You're gonna want to widen your stance--shoulder-width at least. Feet together are good for bumps and 80's ski movies, not much else. A wider stance will give you a stronger, more balanced platform. It will also allow you to use both edges more effectively. Watch Seth, Shane, or any of those dudes. Also, make sure your hands are far in front and visible at all times.
 
speed is your friend. not like insane speed, but a good bit helps. plow right through that shit or it will work your legs so bad you'll wanna quit in an hour. i ski this shit everyday on my mountain hahah.
 
Wide stance gives you better stability, but you sink like shit. If its heavy untracked, you gotta go 80's style, knees together, gives you a better platform and more flotation.
 
There isn't really a good way to ski it. All you really have to do is go for it and be ready for anything, anytime. The right equipment helps too, I know my LP's are 100X better in variable/hard snow than my Seths.
 
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