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carving in the really deep stuff!
i'm just about getting carving sorted on the pistes, but when it comes to
powder i seem to lose it. i can straight line it with a few swishy turns in there, but if i really go for a full on carved turn throwing up loads of snow etc .. i just seem to bury myself to the inside. maybe i'm forcing it too much, or maybe i can try and blame the snow - it was pretty wet heavy 'powder' .... any tips on translating carving from piste to powder appreciated. thanks, C |
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carving in the really deep stuff!
"copek" wrote in message ... i'm just about getting carving sorted on the pistes, but when it comes to powder i seem to lose it. i can straight line it with a few swishy turns in there, but if i really go for a full on carved turn throwing up loads of snow etc .. i just seem to bury myself to the inside. maybe i'm forcing it too much, or maybe i can try and blame the snow - it was pretty wet heavy 'powder' .... any tips on translating carving from piste to powder appreciated. thanks, C Copek I don't know, just like your windsurfing - get a longer board, better still a Swallow Tail / Powder Gun - to see yours truly in action http://www.mountaintime.nu/gallery/simon_320.html I wouldn't say I actually carve in powder like the piste - but to kick up a nice big rooster tail, as ever, it's all in the hips and knees - just look at the style in the above clip ..... you have to really let the board go down the fallline facing forward Windsurfing here on the south coast had been pretty insane recently - well I'm exagerating there - been really up and down, lots of false calls...... Regards WC |
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"WeatherCam" wrote in message
I don't know, just like your windsurfing - get a longer board, better still a Swallow Tail / Powder Gun - to see yours truly in action http://www.mountaintime.nu/gallery/simon_320.html Have you got a URL where I can download this movie as I have a slow net connection. Thank you -- David Brown ) http://www.kitemap.co.uk/Jack-Foil-5m.JPG |
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"Baka Dasai" wrote in message news:slrnc0a907.61r.idontreadthis@yahoobb220004112 021.bbtec.net... On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:13:55 -0000, copek said (and I quote): i'm just about getting carving sorted on the pistes, but when it comes to powder i seem to lose it. i can straight line it with a few swishy turns in there, but if i really go for a full on carved turn throwing up loads of snow etc .. i just seem to bury myself to the inside. any tips on translating carving from piste to powder appreciated. Maybe this is just a terminology issue, but it doesn't make sense to speak of carving in powder. It can't be done. It simply doesn't apply. As for turning in powder, you often have to do things that are somewhat opposite to what you would do when carving, for e.g., use your rear foot as a rudder to steer with, try not to get too much edge angle (which causes the board to sink), etc. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What's the most annoying thing on usenet? WC : yeah ... gybing technique has definitely helped. its only on the heelside i have problems ... haven't been able to get down to the coast for a while. it's been looking ok though. will be on the water soon with my new Ezzys! baka : ok, not strictly carving - but getting more powerful clean turns. sounds like i was trying too hard and burying the board. will try to be more gracefull from now on .... cheers guys, C |
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"David Brown )" wrote in message ... "WeatherCam" wrote in message I don't know, just like your windsurfing - get a longer board, better still a Swallow Tail / Powder Gun - to see yours truly in action http://www.mountaintime.nu/gallery/simon_320.html Have you got a URL where I can download this movie as I have a slow net connection. Sorry, just be patient - if you go to the gallery, http://www.mountaintime.nu/ I think there is another smaller version - under the La Grave title that's 240*180 - plus you'll also see where we're going in the back end of April - 4 days on a boat in Lyngen...awsome Regards WC |
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S'ok, took over an hour but I've got it now.
Lovely bit of video BTW ) -- David Brown ) http://kitemap.co.uk/stack |
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"David Brown )" wrote in message ... S'ok, took over an hour but I've got it now. Lovely bit of video BTW ) -- David Brown ) http://kitemap.co.uk/stack Last couple of years have not been quite as good as that from the video perspective - he really pulled the stops out on that one - we normally have about three cameras in the group, so at the end of the trip we give all the films to Simon and he goes off an does his thing....this year was more about scenery as we were touring, still some nice riding sequences though.....only trouble he's bowed out of this year's trip!! Regards WC |
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carving in the really deep stuff!
Wow. Great video. Looks like you guys hit it big with the powder.
Seemed like there was at least a foot in some of those shots. I'm head to Austria in a few weeks to ski at a place called Arlberg (http://www.arlberg.com). Any advice on where the best areas are? I'm looking for the steeps and the more technical stuff. Less cruisers. Chris Stringer RDCShop.com Online Board Shop Bend Ski and Board Sport 1009 NW Galveston Bend, OR 97701 Email: Web: http://www.rdcshop.com Toll Free Phone: 1.877.BEND.SKI |
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carving in the really deep stuff!
Maybe this is just a terminology issue, but it doesn't make sense to
speak of carving in powder. It can't be done. It simply doesn't apply. Very true! (Keep in mind, Baka nd I are speaking of the technical definition of carving... all points on the board edge go through the same track) Think of surfing the deep stuff rather than carving it. When making a carved turn, one may finish one turn transitioning the pressure from the tail to the nose of the board, using the tail to pop out of the old turn and then pressuring the nose to flex the board for the new turn. When surfing powder, or even deep wet snow, your weight shifts are more subtle. |
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carving in the really deep stuff!
http://www.splitboard.com/vids/splitfish384.wmv
On a similar topic, check that little video out. You can't really carve in loose snow, but you certainly can load up the tail in turns and spring between them. I was able to do a little bit of this recently when we had good snow in this area... it's very fun, gets addictive very fast. |
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