novium
Certified Ski Diva
So recently, I've had several really new skiers tell me about their adventures in (waist!?) deep powder. And I'm kind of bemused by this because powder skiing has been kind of the last area of skiing for me to get the hang of. I've been skiing for a while - and I used to live in the mountains, so I skied a lot. I mostly stick to the blacks - they're fun and they're less crowded. But I haven't really gotten a chance to get squared away with powder skiing between the drought and not really having anyone who could get me started on the basics.
I've gotten some better tips this year, and have a much more solid understanding of the mechanics of how to do the whole weighting/unweighting thing to float your skis back up. But it definitely seems at least a little challenging, requiring a degree of athleticism and practice to get the hang of. (I'm really excited to get back up there and give some of these drills a try, however).
But seriously, three brand-new skiers I know, who are still working their ways into the most moderate of blues, keep talking about all the powder they're skiing and I just do not get it. They're not even on rockers or fat skis, which at least I could understand making it easier. (Maybe all the my muscle memory for skiing on groomed and chopped up runs is detrimental?)
Have I just been missing something obvious all along?
I've gotten some better tips this year, and have a much more solid understanding of the mechanics of how to do the whole weighting/unweighting thing to float your skis back up. But it definitely seems at least a little challenging, requiring a degree of athleticism and practice to get the hang of. (I'm really excited to get back up there and give some of these drills a try, however).
But seriously, three brand-new skiers I know, who are still working their ways into the most moderate of blues, keep talking about all the powder they're skiing and I just do not get it. They're not even on rockers or fat skis, which at least I could understand making it easier. (Maybe all the my muscle memory for skiing on groomed and chopped up runs is detrimental?)
Have I just been missing something obvious all along?