Powder Skiing Tips | Tordrillo Mountain Lodge

Powder Skiing Tips

April 2, 2014

 

If you haven’t skied powder before it can feel like trudging through mounds of sand with ankle weights but with the advancement of rocker technology and all around fatter sticks, it’s now easier to float on top of the white stuff instead of trying to wade through it. Even with these fatty boards, technique is still key so you don’t wind up back at lodge with quivering legs.

 

How to Ski Powder

Skiing powder can be tricky if you’ve never experienced shredding ungroomed runs before. Learn how to take on fresh powder like a pro.

Keep up your speed.

“Don’t be afraid of speed. Go too slow and you end up mired in the snow, fighting it. Speed lets your skis float to the surface, where it’s easier to turn. Think of your skis as the wing of a plane: You need speed to get lift.”  —Aryeh Copa, ski photographer

Lean forward.

“In powder your goal isn’t to grip on a flat surface so there is no need to lay hard on the edges like on groomed run. In powder you are creating a bigger platform in the snow almost like riding a berm or a luge track that tilts with the turn. This means that turns in powder can have a little more lean with the whole body and a little less edging with the lower joints.” —The Ski Nerd

Ski in “powder position.”

“With your knees and hips aimed downhill, keep your skis shoulder-width apart and balance your weight evenly over the center of your skis. Make sure your upper body is always pointing downhill when you are skiing through powder. The only part of you that rotates is your lower body. This helps with your momentum and balance.” —The Skiing Experts

 

Carve, don’t chop.

“Lengthen your turns. Instead of making lots of short, thrashy movements, make smooth, long-radius turns that let you stay inside the white room for as long as possible. That way, your face shots last three times as long as they do with dainty little turns.”  —Shroder Baker, pro skier

Experience Skiing Powder at Tordrillo Mountain Lodge

At Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, we get up to 600 inches of snow each season and 1.2 million acres of heli skiing terrain. We’ll drop you at the top of some of the best lines for skiing powder. Experience skiing or snowboarding like never before and book with us today.

Sources: Section 8 Ski

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