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Mogul Skiers?

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ECOASTSKIAAA
Posts: 67 - Karma: 10
Whats your guys opinion on mogul skiiers? I know some from like killington and lake placid and they ski park pretty well. Ive noticed a lot more in edits and i dont know whether they should put that on NS. whats your opinion?
Oct 13 2010 8:13PM
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3mania
Posts: 2614 - Karma: 10,380
Kreitler was one of the best all around skiers ever. One of the first guys to really start spinning off natural hits in the BC.
Oct 14 2010 5:11AM
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ECOASTSKIAAA
Posts: 67 - Karma: 10
sick edit man nice job
Oct 14 2010 10:36AM
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Natural_Halfpipe
Posts: 22 - Karma: 10
Natural halfpipe
Oct 14 2010 10:37AM
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Rosbif
Posts: 2543 - Karma: 930
How does skiing in powder not use use those three movements? A pow turn can be very similar in mechanics to a bump turn. I actually agree with you about moguls being great for your skiing, just not about the pow part.
Oct 14 2010 12:21PM
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gabe_cohen
Posts: 193 - Karma: 250
Moguls can determine a great skier from just an "ok" skier. I love moguls and would never quit skiing them unless global warming gets the best of us.
Oct 14 2010 12:24PM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
What I meant was that, sure, you can tilt your ski in the powder, but there's not much (if any) edgework necessary in powder skiing. What I was trying to say was that teaching someone moguls is much more beneficial/efficient to improve a person's skiing technique than teaching them park or to ski powder.
Oct 14 2010 2:35PM
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Rogge
Posts: 5773 - Karma: 3,930
Yeah... sure... Moguls suck.

Tell that to this guy.
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Moguls are fun. You don't have to love them like you love the park and you can't deny they're fun.
Oct 14 2010 2:42PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
did you really have to dig out that picture of me from last year?
Oct 14 2010 4:27PM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
Posts: 1910 - Karma: 68
Holy shit i say some guy at Kountry Kart Deli last weekend with the same suit, i knew i had seen it B4 and it was fucking rad to see at 2am while i was wearing shorts, that's why i took a pic. It made me so happy

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Oct 14 2010 7:42PM
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B.Aussie
Posts: 5852 - Karma: 4,531
I enjoy moguls. Only do it once a season, but used to compete for my school against Olympian Brit Cox (came second to her in the sate /claim) haha Came 3rd at Nationals once pretty unexpected but sweet.
Oct 14 2010 8:32PM
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fcskier27
Posts: 736 - Karma: 11
good bump runs are like big shits, you hate them when your doing it, but as soon as your done you feel great.
Oct 14 2010 8:38PM
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Rosbif
Posts: 2543 - Karma: 930
At the risk of getting a bit too ski technique geeky on ns, you tip your skis over more in powder than in moguls, think about how far inside your body moves inside your skis in a powder turn, in moguls your feet stay much more underneath you. You're not using edges as much in powder as the snow builds up under the whole ski rather than just on the edges. As for which is better for peoples skiing, I'd say they were about the same.
Oct 15 2010 4:53AM
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Evilchris
Posts: 2090 - Karma: 44
Honostly, bumped East coast tight tree runs are my 2nd favorite thing to ski. My #1 is fresh pow east coast tight trees.
Oct 15 2010 8:37AM
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montanan
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 1,346
my skiing moguls for years is why i can ski the way i do today. shit kinda sucks but makes you one good rider fo sho
Oct 15 2010 11:26AM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
what's wrong with knowing technique? Tilting does not necessarily equal edging. I probably should've specified that. You may tip your skis more but you don't edge more. in powder, you're using a more "slide and glide" movement on the flats of your skis, not the edges. The rest of your post makes no sense so I can't respond tot he rest of your post.


anyways, this is a stupid argument. moguls are fun.
Oct 15 2010 12:49PM
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montanan
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 1,346
word you speak the truth brethren
Oct 15 2010 1:04PM
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rach
Posts: 917 - Karma: 507
I admire the hell out of people who compete in mogul skiing, that shit hurts.
Oct 15 2010 1:26PM
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-AWC-
Posts: 125 - Karma: 21
bumps skiers have my greatest respect...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWBkCDdgj2E
Oct 15 2010 2:21PM
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Rosbif
Posts: 2543 - Karma: 930
There's nothing wrong with knowing technique, I just think we have different ideas about how to ski powder.

Anyhow, we both agree moguls are fun, so all's good.
Oct 15 2010 3:30PM
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Dukeybrains
Posts: 1030 - Karma: 11
you sound like a crummy ski instructor that's never skiid a gnarly pow line.


Hey how do you recognize if someone is a ski instructor at a party?? You don't have to, they'll tell you.
Oct 15 2010 4:09PM
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COskier
Posts: 1066 - Karma: 131
That is because there is no such thing as a good ski instructor, they call themselves coaches.
Oct 15 2010 4:41PM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
you sound like you're jealous i get paid to ski.
Oct 15 2010 8:04PM
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sdfsgdsgdgsdg
Posts: 41 - Karma: 92
I am a mogul skiier and moguls are dope!
Oct 21 2010 5:38PM
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purplejumpsuit
Posts: 2208 - Karma: 157
You need to fix your style in them..

I tend to fail at getting the style down.. but when you get it right.. and own them moguls, holy dang it can be a lot of fun. Super painful on the knees tho for sure.
Oct 21 2010 5:57PM
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Chompo.
Posts: 4952 - Karma: 88
Definitely fun to rip bumps from time to time.
Oct 21 2010 6:14PM
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Mykel
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 84
I love powder.  But there was something so damn fun about heading up to Bridger after class to bump some spring slush in a T-shirt.

I started skiing a more with a friend who coaches the freestyle team.  I learned more about skiing in the first two days we skied together than I had in my previous 7 or 8 seasons.  When you conquer a steep fast line, your confidence sky-rockets.  It makes everything else seem easier.
Oct 21 2010 6:16PM
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beermuscles
Posts: 1821 - Karma: 100
super sick edit above.


mad respect .. i love moguls .. hard to find some nice ones here on EC.
Oct 21 2010 6:17PM
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Thenowhereman42
Posts: 5682 - Karma: 65
Moguls are booooooring. They slow you down.

That said I think skiing moguls well is incredibly impressive.
Oct 21 2010 6:44PM
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