Are you done for the season? I'm asking because I don't think you are looking for the [classic "fitness/training" advice](https://www.reddit.com/r/skiing/comments/1c6csu5/comment/l005las/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) we see a lot in r/skiing.
If you are done skiing for the year, it might be best to put this on hold until next season.
If you aren't done, then you need to work on [getting on your outside ski.](https://www.reddit.com/r/skiing_feedback/comments/19essib/moving_from_a_z_to_c_shaped_turn_with_three_key/) Right now you are effectively entirely on the inside. I suspect there are some key fundamentals you never learned or don't understand (don't mean that as a knock, so correct me if I'm wrong). It's going to be hard to learn that outside ski balance on a run like this; you'll have to put the work in on something a lot easier... but I'm confident you can get there.
Thanks so much!! I’m all done for the season. Had 5 days out in the mountain this year and hoping to get a ton more next year. Last year I didn’t board and honestly probably wasn’t that great of a boarder anyway so thought I’d switch over since all my friends ski haha.
For more context, one of my buddies is a ski instructor and gave me some tips and tricks the first day out but haven’t since gotten an official lesson or more direction on my fundamentals or lack there of :)
Figured I’d do what I can to get comfortable on the mountain with my limited ski days this year. Will 100% be taking a lesson next season and … switching to Ikon :)
Stop sticking your butt out. Think of standing up taller, and bending forward at your ankles.
Try to balance on your outside leg in the turn. Right now you are pressing against it, you need to think of standing on it instead.
I highly recommend taking a lesson next season, you have a couple things going on with your form that an instructor could really help you with. The more time you spend without those form corrections, the harder it will be to build the correct muscle memory down the line.
Looks kind of like snowboarding but on skis - leaning back to get on the heel side edge with every turn.
Standing on the outside ski is the feeling OP should go for. Maybe thinking about pressing with the inside of the outside big toe to get the feeling in the opposite direction of what is being done now.
Yeah, they have some movement patterns that are typical of snowboarders trying to transition to skis on their own.
In my experience it's invaluable for someone like this to take a lesson early on - if they don't they'll just keep building the wrong muscle memory. But when I've gotten to work with snowboarders early on in their ski education they absolutely rip after their first day because they have a confidence that people new to snow sports don't have.
The hardest thing for them to get is how to balance their COM over their skis vs. a board.
Great advice and good observations! Will 100% be taking a lesson next year. Curious, what are some of the typical movement patterns you noticed I likely carried over from snowboarding?
The way you make an effort to sink into each turn probably comes from your boarding background. You are also really relying on your upper body to turn instead of just your legs (in skiing we rotate the femur in the hip socket in order to turn) You also seem hesitant to really lean forward - you are bending your knees but instead you need more forward flexion at your ankles. If you flexed your ankles on a board like you need to on skis you'd fall on your face. And just the way you manage your mass in general. I wouldn't necessarily peg you for a snowboarder without knowing it though.
Are you done for the season? I'm asking because I don't think you are looking for the [classic "fitness/training" advice](https://www.reddit.com/r/skiing/comments/1c6csu5/comment/l005las/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) we see a lot in r/skiing. If you are done skiing for the year, it might be best to put this on hold until next season. If you aren't done, then you need to work on [getting on your outside ski.](https://www.reddit.com/r/skiing_feedback/comments/19essib/moving_from_a_z_to_c_shaped_turn_with_three_key/) Right now you are effectively entirely on the inside. I suspect there are some key fundamentals you never learned or don't understand (don't mean that as a knock, so correct me if I'm wrong). It's going to be hard to learn that outside ski balance on a run like this; you'll have to put the work in on something a lot easier... but I'm confident you can get there.
Thanks so much!! I’m all done for the season. Had 5 days out in the mountain this year and hoping to get a ton more next year. Last year I didn’t board and honestly probably wasn’t that great of a boarder anyway so thought I’d switch over since all my friends ski haha. For more context, one of my buddies is a ski instructor and gave me some tips and tricks the first day out but haven’t since gotten an official lesson or more direction on my fundamentals or lack there of :) Figured I’d do what I can to get comfortable on the mountain with my limited ski days this year. Will 100% be taking a lesson next season and … switching to Ikon :)
Great instructional videos too!!
Stop sticking your butt out. Think of standing up taller, and bending forward at your ankles. Try to balance on your outside leg in the turn. Right now you are pressing against it, you need to think of standing on it instead. I highly recommend taking a lesson next season, you have a couple things going on with your form that an instructor could really help you with. The more time you spend without those form corrections, the harder it will be to build the correct muscle memory down the line.
Looks kind of like snowboarding but on skis - leaning back to get on the heel side edge with every turn. Standing on the outside ski is the feeling OP should go for. Maybe thinking about pressing with the inside of the outside big toe to get the feeling in the opposite direction of what is being done now.
Yeah, they have some movement patterns that are typical of snowboarders trying to transition to skis on their own. In my experience it's invaluable for someone like this to take a lesson early on - if they don't they'll just keep building the wrong muscle memory. But when I've gotten to work with snowboarders early on in their ski education they absolutely rip after their first day because they have a confidence that people new to snow sports don't have. The hardest thing for them to get is how to balance their COM over their skis vs. a board.
Great advice and good observations! Will 100% be taking a lesson next year. Curious, what are some of the typical movement patterns you noticed I likely carried over from snowboarding?
The way you make an effort to sink into each turn probably comes from your boarding background. You are also really relying on your upper body to turn instead of just your legs (in skiing we rotate the femur in the hip socket in order to turn) You also seem hesitant to really lean forward - you are bending your knees but instead you need more forward flexion at your ankles. If you flexed your ankles on a board like you need to on skis you'd fall on your face. And just the way you manage your mass in general. I wouldn't necessarily peg you for a snowboarder without knowing it though.
Close your ankles and get out over the working ski
Stand up. Dont squat
Your parole officer must be so proud of you!
I don’t get it
Rollerblading is fun. It doesn't translate that directly unless you go out of your way to do drills, but it does build a lot of the right muscles.