How To Carve: An Intro to carving

Carving can be one of the must fun and exhilarating things to do on a pair of skis.  But only about 10% of skiers on the mountain can actually carve a turn, according to a poll of ski instructors by Ski Magazine.  If you're unfamiliar with carving, it's using the sidecut of the ski to leave two clean arcs in the snow.  Better yet, leave a series of connected arcs in the snow, much like the letter 'S'.  Still unsure?  Next time you're riding the chairlift, look down at the trail and see if you can spot some arcs in the snow, or look up some videos of Giant Slalom racers.

Happy New Year 2019!

Happy new year skiers & riders!  It's been far too long since I last posted; my new year's resolution: write more content!  I won't make any excuses, but the at the end of last season I was far too busy actually skiing to have any time to write about it!

It's January 1, 2019, and the busy holiday period is all but over.  I have the luxury of a day off today, which isn't such a bad thing as it's liquid snowing outside and I'm trying to get over a cold.  The end of last season was a real high for me.  I was awarded a Logan Scholarship to attend the PSIA National Academy 2018 at Big Sky, MT.  I've not skied out west for a few years so to do some big mountain skiing was amazing.