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22/02/2025 5:30 am
Hello trench diggers! Is it me or do people get that fear too going down steeper slopes and forget how to carve but slarve instead? How do we overcome this fear haha. On mellow (green/blue) slopes I'm okay with carving (so i think, but appreciate any tips from the gurus, see attached video). Defo can work on my toe side shoulder leveling tech and moving backhand away from snow more :/
Think my heelside could be my downfall, as I am not consistent.
Normally ride 30/+12 goofy, on a stranda biru 150. Only 5'5 ish wt 68kg size 7uk boots. Have got Korua dart 156 which i find amazing for mellower terrains.
This video think i reduced my angles to 24/0 for more all mountain as was doing more varied slopes in alp dhuez, france.
Any help is much appreciated.
22/02/2025 10:48 am
I like to think that it’s not fear, but just good sense. Speed control is crucial and I’m not there yet either… very few are.
You might try more of a down/mid-weighted transition, using your knees & ankles for quicker engagement.
As for the Korua, they are definitely more fun on mellower terrain. Their basic construction (poplar & biax) with all that taper is more prone to chatter.
Big White, BC, Canada
Shazmataz reacted
23/02/2025 3:22 pm
I'm not a guru, but I will explain what helped me carve steeper slopes.
I found on steep runs I really had to mitigate my speed to stay in control. I did this by carving up the hill more before transitions. Next I learned that the more pressure you put on the nose in a carve the more it slowed me down. I quickly learned that too much nose pressure with too much speed will throw me over the handlebars LOL. I'm not sure exactly what the board is doing with more forward lean and pressure but it helped me stay in a carve with less chatter without getting too fast. After that I learned to stay closer to the snow. I did this by bending my knees towards the snow on toe side. On heel side I tried to keep my body stacked over the edge by bending forward and over the board more, but still keeping good posture and form. Hope this helps you. I'm running 30/12 angles.
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23/02/2025 7:16 pm
Next I learned that the more pressure you put on the nose in a carve the more it slowed me down. I quickly learned that too much nose pressure with too much speed will throw me over the handlebars LOL. I'm not sure exactly what the board is doing…
Absolutely true… and I’m not exactly sure why. You’re decambering the nose and getting into the turn quicker (before developing any G), but I also think it’s ‘snowplowing’ a bit as you begin digging the trench… which is evident as you go over the nose.
Big White, BC, Canada
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24/02/2025 4:41 am
@lake-m-carver amazing. This is what i have been trying to work on. But adding more forward pressure and going up the hill defo good tips. I think i just need to commit to my nose and keeping my upper body stable with leveled shoulder. Heel side when its steep is when i forget to bend forward and get too much in my head and forget what to do haha. Mellow terrain i do it but maybe its the speed that puts me off. Maybe the j turn drills would help when its wide and open and quiet. Thank you very helpful!
