The First Golden Rule of Ski Technique

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If ever skiing technique seems complicated, it doesn't have to be. The fundamentals can be summarised by two Golden Rules which apply to the majority of scenarios and solve the majority of common problems. If you can master the two simple golden rules of ski technique - you will have greater control and confidence on pretty much all ski resort slopes. This video summarises Golden Rule Number 1
Check out Golden Rule Number 2 in the next tutorial here: www.alpinetutorials.com/inter...

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@rujianfu
@rujianfu Рік тому
this is great but i couldn't find the video for golden rule #2 :(
@KlausMair
@KlausMair Рік тому
Well done! Love the start of the video! 😁👍
@Na-Vse-Ruki-Master-1872
@Na-Vse-Ruki-Master-1872 Рік тому
Quite possible this channel is the best ski tutorials on UKposts ! I've seen lot of them You are the best. Thank you!! 👍👍👍
@lw7501
@lw7501 2 місяці тому
Agree. I like the analogy along with the pictures to explain using outside leg to turn. Super helpful to understand and then to practice.
@cathyzhang1863
@cathyzhang1863 Місяць тому
This video is so useful and informative!!! Thank you very much for creating it!
@sophiehaskins8700
@sophiehaskins8700 6 місяців тому
Super helpful video- thank you! Can't wait for the ski season to start now to put all in to practice again :)
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 6 місяців тому
Thanks for the comment - have fun next time you're on snow, hope this helps
@Skedawg88
@Skedawg88 Рік тому
Very good! I coach similarly but use a " fan" progression whereas I traverse lifting the uphill ski ( tail only ) then start backing it up in the turn, lifting after that middle, then in the middle of the turn. Finally, at the beginning if possible. Yours is a great video with superb coaching. Thanks.
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
Thanks James glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment
@tabishshaikh6402
@tabishshaikh6402 Рік тому
Looking forward to the other videos.
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
Thanks! We'll put some of them up in due course, or they are all available here: www.alpinetutorials.com/intermediate-skiers
@ardenpowers7730
@ardenpowers7730 Рік тому
My 2 Golden Rules for over 27 years were . . . keep it simple and have fun. Thanks for sharing
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
Great rules!
@sunbird2479
@sunbird2479 Рік тому
Waiting for your 2nd rule
@Piggyn
@Piggyn Рік тому
Based on the ending, it appears rule #2 is keeping your weight forward and your ankles flexed so that you can initiate turns with the front tips of your skis. It also prevents the front tips of your skis from getting kicked around by crud so easily. Many beginners get into trouble because they are riding in the back seat, and then they try to correct by twisting their arms and/or torsos... which only makes things worse.
@casscassy9174
@casscassy9174 2 місяці тому
Awesome video 🙌 Like you said, too many instructors over complicate teaching the basics. Thanks again 👍🏻👍🏻
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 2 місяці тому
Cheers to you! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@PCB91
@PCB91 Рік тому
So great! Thanks
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
Thank you Priya
@LeoSuarezUK
@LeoSuarezUK 4 місяці тому
Your course is the best George!!! Congratulations! It is so good to have all the information in one place without contradictory guidelines. Very reasonable priced, full of great information and well structured. Looking forward to be practicing all we have learn with our two kids over the next to weeks in the Alps.
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 4 місяці тому
Such a nice comment, that means a lot! I hope it helps you to have an awesome time on the slopes. Many thanks - and enjoy! 🙌🏼⛷️🙏🏻
@jingzhou230
@jingzhou230 7 місяців тому
Really good lesson. Maybe see you in Avoriaz later this year
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 7 місяців тому
Thanks for the comment - looking forward to skiing again soon!
@kevinmurphy8644
@kevinmurphy8644 3 місяці тому
Excellent --- just excellent -- thanks :)
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 3 місяці тому
Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks for the nice comment
@trangnguyen-fo4on
@trangnguyen-fo4on 5 місяців тому
Thanks so much 🙏
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 5 місяців тому
Thanks for the comment 🙌🏼
@terimcgann2408
@terimcgann2408 Рік тому
How do I access all of your tutorials? I'm subscribed but only see a few and they are not in order. I really enjoy your clear instructions and have been able to implement them while recently skiing Breck in CO. TY
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
Hi Teri - glad the videos are useful to you. I have just put a few on UKposts and sorry they are not in order. You can see the full series of videos, in order via www.alpinetutorials.com/intermediate-skiers - hope that helps. Thanks, George
@patrickconnolly2997
@patrickconnolly2997 Рік тому
Can’t seem to find other videos
@joseserranosuner
@joseserranosuner Рік тому
Where is your video about the scenarios where more of the weight is on your inner ski?
@philliptoone
@philliptoone Рік тому
Let me guess, Golden Rule #2 is to "Control the relationship of the center of mass to the base of support to direct pressure along the length of the skis"? Or in other words maintain an athletic stance for good balance. I liked the video and subscribed to this channel.
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
Thanks Phillip, great guess! But I use a somewhat different wording for GR#2....
@mlieb5202
@mlieb5202 Рік тому
A tip to help you lift the inside leg off the snow on a steep hill. Is to bend the outside leg. The more you bend the outside leg the more the inside leg will lift.
@ingadilauro3596
@ingadilauro3596 2 місяці тому
So what is number 2?
@Spaceghost4201
@Spaceghost4201 Рік тому
Where are the other videos in the series?
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
the full series is on www.alpinetutorials.com/intermediate-skiers
@Scandinavianalpscoffeeroasters
@Scandinavianalpscoffeeroasters Рік тому
Are you balanced on your outside ?
@Osnosis
@Osnosis Рік тому
Always, on hard pack. Not in deep powder.
@vivianpoon6086
@vivianpoon6086 2 місяці тому
My problem is I cannot turn after balance on the outer ski-to-be before the turn
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 2 місяці тому
Start the turn first, then balance on the outer ski once it has begun 👍🏻
@vivianpoon6086
@vivianpoon6086 2 місяці тому
@@Avoriazskischool thank you so much. I am also struggling on balancing on one leg. Cheers
@abavetta
@abavetta Рік тому
Can’t wait! What is the 2nd Golden Rule? Let me guess the 2nd Golden Rule is that there is only 1 Golden Rule in skiing. Pressure the outside ski! No?
@Capo51
@Capo51 4 місяці тому
Haha. Nice way you presented the way no one learns nothing. But.... No one learns to ski in general or well by watching (good) ski videos likes yours. Like a child does not learn biking by watching her mom biking. But.... Its fun to watch if one likes skiing.
@agenthex
@agenthex Рік тому
So, uh, what's the other golden rule?
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool Рік тому
it's here ;) www.alpinetutorials.com/intermediate-skiers
@Osnosis
@Osnosis Рік тому
The actual Golden Rule #1 is that the body weight must be forward (shins in contact with boot tongue). BTW, just teach lifting the heel of the inside ski.
@harryhanson6660
@harryhanson6660 Рік тому
Yea, no. Good at turn initiation, but not so much at apex and finish. If you stay forward, the tails of the skis tend to skid, losing grip. Center of mass (body weight) shifts subtly fore and aft throughout the turn -- body position is dynamic, not static. Your center of mass should in general always be over the entire length of the skis and not too far forward or too far back.
@Osnosis
@Osnosis Рік тому
@@harryhanson6660 True enough, but once the bindings are mounted, if your weight is in the heels you will not be able to carve a turn.
@harryhanson6660
@harryhanson6660 Рік тому
@@Osnosis Not sure what you mean by that -- you can't ski without bindings, LOL. You also can't properly carve a turn if your center of mass stays over the front of your skis. At turn initiation, pressure should be in the ball of your foot. This forward movement engages the front of the ski, making it easier to turn. The movement of the pressure from the ball to the heel directs pressure along the entire length of the skis, giving grip to the tail of the skis, providing direction. Keep in mind this is a subtle movement of the feet to direct pressure -- you're not moving the entire body.
@Osnosis
@Osnosis Рік тому
@@harryhanson6660 I’ll stick with my Golden Rule #1; 30 years of experience😀
@Osnosis
@Osnosis Рік тому
@@JB91710 Yes (see Harald Harb's technique books and videos). However, I have found that. in teaching, the forward (athletic) stance makes this much easier to accomplish this as the student is 'carrying' less fear into the turn (edge change). Additionally, the forward stance helps tremendously in powder turns, which aren't really edge change turns.
@Capo51
@Capo51 4 місяці тому
Besides, no one remembers none of these video contents when the enter the slope. Beginners are stiff from fear, mediocre skiers try to remember how it was last time, and advanced skiers dont need any advice. But , you are doing good promotion for skiing and yourself. I mean all of you hundreds of ski vloggers, who share (for free) your knowledge here and in other social mefia platforms. Thnx for that👍
@perro0076
@perro0076 3 місяці тому
I don't usually leave negative comments as I understand you're only trying to make a living, but tell me. How well would this work on soft powder? Only knee deep.
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 3 місяці тому
Powder is the exception to the rule, where weight should be distributed more evenly across both skis, depending on how soft it is. However, in my experience, it is much better to build a skiers technique around the ability to balance on the outer ski first, and later teach them how to tweak that for variable snow conditions. You’ve got to crawl before you walk before you run. Confusing beginners with the exception to the rule is like teaching running before crawling
@DustyTail
@DustyTail 3 місяці тому
As an American I like to use the word “whilst” but people look at me weird. 😙.. I wish we’d use that word more often.
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 3 місяці тому
Haha 😂 use anyway, even whilst they look at you weird ;)
@humanbeing2420
@humanbeing2420 2 місяці тому
My sister - an advanced intermediate skier - took a lesson last year and told me the instructor taught her to focus on leaning on the *uphill* ski in turns. I couldn't believe that was the case - I thought she must have misunderstood but she insists this is what the instructor was teaching her. It makes no sense to me.
@jimantonino4394
@jimantonino4394 Рік тому
While I believe you, and applaud this excellent video, I would challenge your instruction. Stop any turn mid frame and ask where the center of gravity is…it is NOT over the outside ski. When I am asked to balance on my left foot while standing, I put my center of balance over my left foot, and right foot same. I.e. stop vid at 1:29 and see that NO PART of the body is over the ski (except lower arm). So - while I know that you know what you mean, saying to “balance on the outside ski” is not the right phrase. As a diving coach and instructor I know that once the diver is off of the springboard, what happens in the next 3/4 of a second is everything, so I need to impart a single focus that must interpret to the correct outcome. I am assuming that you mean to shift weight and drive into the outside ski, lifting weight and drive away from the inside ski…? Am I correct? Can you please comment or perhaps rephrase your instruction. I am really trying to get my arms around this sport. TY, and otherwise one of the best instructions I’ve seen yet.
@johnward654
@johnward654 Рік тому
At that point in the turn there is centripetal force pushing him onto the outside ski. This allows him to stay balanced over the outside ski despite not being properly over it
@HkLY45
@HkLY45 3 місяці тому
Looking at your footage you are not "over" the outside ski. You are directly "over' the inside ski. I think the way you say this is confusing. The force is on the outside ski for sure, but the body is not at all over that ski. Pause and look.
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 3 місяці тому
Perhaps balance ‘on’ the outer ski, rather than ‘over’ is better wording then 🤔👌
@HkLY45
@HkLY45 3 місяці тому
@@Avoriazskischool agree! I love your videos. Thank you.
@MrDogonjon
@MrDogonjon 5 місяців тому
I find that children like frivolous unnecessary nonsense. You can call things what ever you want and get the same result. I like gibberish like Counterbary to describe (local frame of reference, general relativity) Balance. It sounds funny. I also like wobbly stability. I also like manipulating gravitic force vectors Dynamic Counterbary (Inertial frame of reference... Special Relativity.... Einsteins happiest idea because he stole from Newtons home work). The golden mean is a Fibonacci spiral. Great for learning the forces in "J" turns. Gravity is not a thing but differential time dilation is the latency clocks exhibit in proximity to massive objects... frame dragging. Pole plants help us to extablish a local frame of reference (happy place) between moments of rectilinear motion (free fall).
@Avoriazskischool
@Avoriazskischool 4 місяці тому
These are hilarious! Can’t wait to try some out on my next 6-8yrs easy blues group 😂
@avimench1
@avimench1 Рік тому
Do you have more complicated words to use? I'm sure that's enriching the poor kids' vocabulary ...
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