Florida Ski Adventures Mogul Tips

Some tips on skiing moguls.
These are also surprisingly helpful even when not on the bumps.

Body Position

• Mostly upright (i.e. don't crouch down).
• Stay out of back seat (also helps for leaning forward)

Weight

• Lean forward; feel pressure from boot on shin on downhill leg.

Skis

• Most/all weight on downhill ski.
• Keep skis together (and parallel).
• Shouldn't have to pick up skis to keep them together.
• No jump turns.

Hands / poles

• Hands should always be facing downhill (fall-line).
• Pole plants with arms extended out front (i.e. elbows should NOT be tight next to torso).
• Don't lean too much on pole plants, just a quick stroke as you ski past it.

Absorbtion

• Upper body should stay quiet.
• Actively lift legs on bumps and push them down at troughs.
• Lift from ankles, knees, and hip flexors.

Vision

• Look as far down the mountain as possible (down the fall-line).
• Don't need to see what's immediately in front of you (or only out of peripheral vision).