floatingyardsale
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I've been skiing four seasons, but almost none of it has been in deep powder. I think I have two days in powder out of 150+ skiing? It's been a dry few years! This season has been mostly behind my kid who was slow to remember that the skis need to point downhill, so I'm reinforcing all manner of bad habits, specifically using tails as a rudder to cut speed.
Today we had 17" of powder, and while I had fun, man, I am BAD at it. I feel like I can't get out of the backseat and apparently I don't know how to turn without getting my skis on edge which was NOT working. I think in general I need more speed and to make gentler turns. I didn't fall but I felt out of control the whole time.
I had one good run where visibility was awful so I was using pole plants, which I'm not great at, to reach down the hill sort of like I was feeling my way. But I was actually making turns around bumped up soft moguls while my hamstrings screamed at me for my life choices. So that worked?
It didn't help that the light was flat and I ski like a baby deer in bad light.
I'm hoping to get lessons this season but I think what I need are some mental cues to help me deal with choppy/deep snow. What works for you?
Today we had 17" of powder, and while I had fun, man, I am BAD at it. I feel like I can't get out of the backseat and apparently I don't know how to turn without getting my skis on edge which was NOT working. I think in general I need more speed and to make gentler turns. I didn't fall but I felt out of control the whole time.
I had one good run where visibility was awful so I was using pole plants, which I'm not great at, to reach down the hill sort of like I was feeling my way. But I was actually making turns around bumped up soft moguls while my hamstrings screamed at me for my life choices. So that worked?
It didn't help that the light was flat and I ski like a baby deer in bad light.
I'm hoping to get lessons this season but I think what I need are some mental cues to help me deal with choppy/deep snow. What works for you?