How to do moguls?

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I would say the biggest thing that was helpful for me was paying a lot of attention engaging the tips of the ski immediately as you crest over the top of the mogul, with the idea being that your always keep your skis in contact with the snow (seems obvious but it tends to be the trickiest part to get down in terms of timing and such). This frees up your tails and allows you to pivot your legs setting you up for the next turn (you would do a similar thing if you were airing in between moguls the only difference being you leave the ground and engage your tips on a mogul further down the slope as opposed to the backside of the one you previously absorbed). I'm no competitive mogul skier so you can take this with a grain of salt, I just found this to work personally.

Do not try and emulate professional mogul skiers, especially from competition footage. In competitions where speed is a 20% factor in your score, a lot of them are on the edge of exploding.

Try and find some footage from Momentum in Whistler where they're actively coaching and demoing proper technique for campers. This will give you a much better perspective on how to do it properly.

Pretty much what Jwilly said. I’m still a novice when it comes to bumps but 1.) sucking my legs up to aborb the bump then 2.) trying to engage the new tip/edge asap are what help me the most.

I have actually gotten pretty good at moguls over the years. Here is how to look at it.

1. Spot your line, only do about 20 ft of moguls at a time then stop. So stand at the top and to pick a good clean line with even bumps, you are going to be in the gully of these bumps. Visualize the line you are going to take and where you are going to stop for the next break.

2. Stay stacked. For moguls and all skiing, your eyes should be on the horizon with your peripheral vision keeping you on the line. Your body should be faced directly down the hill. Do a body check and feel your weight stack evenly on your ankles, start at your knees then your waist then your chest to your head. Also for the love of God, NEVER LET YOUR HANDS DROP TO YOUR SIDES OR BEHIND YOU. If you get in the back seat the moguls will make you their bitch, slap you around and trade you for cigarettes. Imagine you are holding a cafeteria tray on top of your poles, some bump instructors actually get trays from the lodge to teach this. If you really want to get serious hold a book in front of you and jump up your stairs at your house while looking directly ahead. Jump 3 or 4 stairs at a time while using your peripheral vision to spot the landing on the stair.

3. Reach for the peaks. I found the best way to ski bumps is to use your pole to reach for the top of the next mogul then slid into the gully. The bumps are your brakes so keep directly down the fall line and use your knees to absorb the energy in each gully to keep your speed in check.

4. Get a rhythm, slow is clean and clean is fast. Find a rhythm down the line and make sure to keep breathing and keep your weight stacked on your ankles. Always remember eyes up...reach and bump...reach and bump. The second you get greedy and try to go to fast you will blow up. Some mogul racers will actually purposely act all over hyped at the start line just to get the guy next to them to break their form.

And again, keep those eyes on the horizon. If you look down you will fall on your face, if you let your arms drop you will get thrown back and get tossed then mogul gang beat.

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Absorb on the frontside and then push hard on the backside. Speed control comes from a combination of how hard you edge on the backside and how much resistance you push into the front side. World cup style mogul skiing is the best type of mogul skiing. Other methods such as SVMM are for dorks.

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I blow ass at the bumps but one thing that really helped make it not a complete suck fest was being told to turn/pivot on top of the bumps, and not between them.

Pole plants are key!

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When I ski moguls I dump Some of my speed just before hitting them. The rest of the energy I absorb into my legs like a spring and they bounce up towards my chest at impact. Skiing moguls is not sliding and partially stopping on a mogul it’s an absorbence of energy through your legs as you go down which is why it makes it very tiring. I suggest start skiing wider lines one blues were you can do a little more stopping based lines and work your way up until you can continue at the same pace as long as your able to with good form on steep pitches.

Sign up to a team. Learn to do it right. I spent 6 years learning and mastering the technique. There is so much going on in moguls to sum it up in a forum