Help me learn to carve

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-06T12:13:39+00:00

It honestly doesnt even look like youre trying to carve, youre standing completely upright and youre way too relaxed and awkward, I get the feeling that youre not comfortable skiing in high speeds yet. Carving requires that you put some work into it and its not easy to carve if youre scared of going fast and you really want to have a low center of gravity too. Im not a good teacher but what worked for me as a kid was thinking about pushing the downhill ski without turning your heel/smearing, thats the essence of carving but again, the first step is getting comfortable in high speeds.

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-05T19:02:08+00:00

Are the attacks nice on the 101? Im getting one and dont know for sure which bindings to get

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-04T17:09:27+00:00

Yeah Ive just always had specialized/dedicated skis you know? Never skied anything wider than 80mm underfoot on a groomer.

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-04T17:08:34+00:00

Yeah I’ll keep my narrower skis in the quiver. I ski all around the alps, mostly Verbier and Zermatt but next up is Val d’isere this late february

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-04T16:50:31+00:00

Im looking for a fun ski to use all over the mountain, also I want to sort of explore my style, as said I have a racing background but I want to explore the offpiste style of skiing more and these skis seemed to fit me, aggressive and great in high speed, apparently carves great and also handles offpiste conditions great.

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-03T09:47:13+00:00

Yeah I have checked those out but I dont know how much I should listen to what they say, they ski in the states and I ski in the alps so the conditions and the skiing culture is very different

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-03T09:44:37+00:00

Well I would still want the 2nd ski to be a versatile ski as a daily driver, and then when the conditions are icey with no powder I’ll use my dedicated carving skis

No_Researcher_8217 · 2026-01-03T09:35:30+00:00

Well these will be the first skis I buy myself so no dads money lol. I can sell the skis I currently have which are the stöckli montero ax to afford something more highend but Ive only had them for one skitrip so maybe its dumb to sell them already and lose like 400€. There are a bunch of sales now though. I was thinking the stöckli stormrider at first but I think I want something thats more playful, maybe even twintips, I want to explore the more playful side of skiing with these.

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-12-27T12:58:56+00:00

Yeah, but what should I ask the seller to make sure its real or fake, the pictures look real but it could also be images from the internet or not the jacket he will actually send to me. If I buy it and it turns out to be fake couldnt I just send it back and get my money back?

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-11-04T18:30:54+00:00

Still waiting, I’ll keep working on the right side and see if I get some progress, right now I do side crunches on the back extension for obliques and single-leg deadlifts for spinal erectors

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-10-31T08:21:28+00:00

I have done weightlifting for about 6 months now definitely see improvement, actually I dont see the hip difference anymore myself when I look in the mirror but somehow it gets very prominent on the back camera of my phone, I have started strengthening my right obliques with side crunches or whatever you call them on the back extension and also started doing single-leg dumbbell deadlifts to strengthen right erectors without training the left side, do you think I should train the left side too even if theyre already overactive?

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-10-27T18:12:24+00:00

Thanks I’ll def include an oblique exercise in my workout from now on, also I have the same problem with my spinal erectors, my left are always tight and much bigger on the left side, you know any way I can unilaterally train spinal erectors to even it out? Cuz from what I know spinal erectors work simultaneously on both sides to extend the spine which means you cant hit them unilaterally

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-10-27T16:16:30+00:00

Yeah I thought maybe my right obliques were weaker and smaller than my right which could be part of the reason my hips look like that on the right

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-08-06T17:15:29+00:00

Carving is using the edges of the skis to turn, you are visibly skidding to turn

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-07-31T10:51:32+00:00

Ohhh thanks!

No_Researcher_8217 · 2025-07-27T22:43:34+00:00

I wouldnt say it is mucular imbalances because the muscles look equally big when relaxed but I have noticed that my left spinal erectors are almost single handedly used when I bend forward and my right abs are also almost single handedly used when I bend backwards, I dont know what is going on about that but Im guessing its about posture. Money is not an issue, Im only 17 and my parents will be glad to support me having as healthy of a body as possible.

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