Mogul Skiing
Instructor's Message
Supposedly, mogul skiing is hard on your knees. I
hear this from non-mogul skiers all the time. Even though I've skied bump runs
for many years, I have no problems with my knees, nor have I experienced any
injuries.
The reason is that I learned how to ski moguls
gradually over time and in an environment I could control. I also realized
earlier on that if I was to get good at mogul skiing, I needed to become
stronger in the muscle groups that supported the knees.
Hence, I learned to use my quads, hips, and glutes as shock
absorbers during impact, which transfers most of the force away from the knees.
I also developed a number of techniques to tame my natural aggression so I
could control my speed.
Oh that humbling feeling!
If you try to attack a steep mogul field with a
gung-ho attitude and not much bump experience, no line, no technique,
weak-legged, and all tensed up, you will crash and burn, more often than not.
Your stance will be too tall and you'll probably be back on your heels, which
means you will gain too much speed, and then ski out of control.
Have you ever experienced this
feeling before? Humbling, isn't it! Well, in this situation the terrain is
definitely in control! It's ok. We've all been there at one time or
another.
For sure, you need to keep the gung-ho attitude, but
jettison the rest. A positive attitude with the proper mind set is essential
for mogul skiing.
Mogul Skiing Lessons
The online mogul skiing lessons #6 and #7 in our training
course, Skills of the Expert Skier, will teach you all about
short-radius turns, choosing the right run for your level of expertise, and
picking the correct line in a mogul field. You'll come away with the know-how to build your own
set of skills for skiing moguls. Lesson #6 is entitled Moguls 101 and
lesson #7 is dubbed Moguls and the Expert Skier.
Time to Master the Moguls
Trust me, there is no better feeling in the world
then after you've zippered down a tough mogul run, with confidence and control.
You can look back up to the top and smile, since you have now mastered the
terrain.
To learn how to master the moguls,
register below to gain access to the mogul skiing lessons.
Course
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