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Mogul Skiing

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ThatMNkid
Posts: 157 - Karma: 548
So I'm thinking about/planning on getting into mogul skiing, any tips, tricks, or any other useful stuff you can give me? Thanks!
Jan 9 2014 2:36PM
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@LANTASKI
Posts: 599 - Karma: 1,586
Drink Bleach?
Jan 9 2014 2:39PM
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manzear
Posts: 843 - Karma: 849
Learn short radius turns really well on flats and try and get really quick with those turns. Keep the vision ahead, pole plant on the back-side of the bump, and to control speed, try to absorb and push into the mogul rather than over-steer the skis. Lots of practice through the zipper line and you should be good as gold.
Jan 9 2014 2:40PM
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@LANTASKI
Posts: 599 - Karma: 1,586
Wear lots of Fate Clothing and go to a Mogul Camp
Jan 9 2014 2:40PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
i actually got a ton of good answers in this thread

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/763342/
Jan 9 2014 2:44PM
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eheath
Posts: 61604 - Karma: 123,113
Join a freestyle team
Jan 9 2014 3:08PM
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manzear
Posts: 843 - Karma: 849
Fate and BFA...
Jan 9 2014 3:12PM
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chacha33
Posts: 959 - Karma: 4,163
Go as straight as you possibly can. Don't even turn around the moguls just shoot straight off of them like jumps...
Jan 9 2014 3:41PM
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The_Polock
Posts: 345 - Karma: 1,280
Moguls!  I though only old fucks like me knew how to ski those anymore...Hahahaha  Seriously though it is a great idea to join a freestyle team if you can.  If not,  start practicing as much as possible.  Soon you will be pretty comfortable going very fast thru them.   At that point you can work on the finer points of your technique/form.    Cant look stupid forever rippin the titties.!
Jan 9 2014 3:48PM
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No.Quarter
Posts: 5257 - Karma: 16,962
buy Heartcarves

/endthread

(but actually just check out the link posted a few posts up)
Jan 9 2014 3:48PM
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jpastor
Posts: 431 - Karma: 848
hands out front looking 3 or 4 moguls ahead. slap tips on the back side of every mogul to help you initiate every turn. there is a bunch of good youtube video out there as well
Jan 9 2014 4:26PM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13084 - Karma: 18,731
best way. Although it has also become a giant expensive day care
Jan 9 2014 5:27PM
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Park.
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 4,582
-Fate clothing
-OG graphic dynastar graphic 6th sense's (applies to east coast only)
-use park poles
-know mogul terms
Know "that guy" who rips moguls without a helmet in ripped t-shirt and 2000 era skipants
-learn to love slush
-soft boots
-must shred all mtn first (mandatory)
-grow up on ice coast
-"DROP THAT ZIPPERLINE BRAH!" is your go-to conversation start at top of mogul field



But seriously learn how to fucking rip the mtn like no one's buisness so you can actually progress and teams do help but make sure you are willing to learn and encounter lots and lots of frustration and mogul skiing takes lots of time to actually rip moguls
Jan 9 2014 8:15PM
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teamdummy
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 2,605
Hey I know "that guy"!!
Jan 9 2014 8:30PM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,121
join a freestyle team.

you are gonna do lots of flats, lots of skiing the exact same run and hitting the exact same jumps.

Is it worth it? Fuck yes. Nothing is better than crushing bumps on a spring day or finishing a competition run that you are totally stoked on.

well maybe pow is better, but skiing bumps will make you a better skier in the pow as well. Also in the park on jumps I guess. In fact you basically get the same bennefits in your skiing that a racer would get, but you get to travel around and compete with freestyle skiers instead of racers, which is much more fun I think.
Jan 9 2014 11:42PM
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