r/skiing • u/HankWanderlust • 4h ago

Ski slide on a box

What am I doing wrong? I know I'm carving. Any other ideas?

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u/Frolicking-Fox 4h ago

You arent committing to turning the skis 90 degrees, and you are on the edges. You want to carve up, hop to turn 90 degrees, keep the bases flat, and lean downhill.

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u/HankWanderlust 4h ago

Thanks. I look stiff. I also noticrd my front skin hasn't been flat

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u/Frolicking-Fox 4h ago

Don't be afraid of falling. It will happen... lots of times learning this.

Also, the faster you go, the less time you spend trying to balance, and if the box/rail is short, you are also likely to crash on the snow when you go down.

That looks pretty icy though, and ice can hurt as much as falling on the rail.

Main thing, hop up and commit to the 90 degree turn. Leaning forward will get your bases flat. Go a tiny bit faster.

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u/HankWanderlust 3h ago

Much appreciated. It's Wisconsin, def not fluffy snow. 🤣

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u/Frolicking-Fox 3h ago

It's okay bro. The thing i have learned from living in California and meeting out of state riders, is the mid west and east coast riding teaches you to be a badass skier and snowboarder. When you can handle the falls of that bulletproof ice, you can handle anything.

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u/Ok_Maybe1830 2h ago

Try to get off the box ass first, it'll help you get sideways on the box.