Dealing with swing weight in moguls

I ride my on3ps in the moguls and I gotta bend my knees a lot but then you kinda get thrown into the turn naturally. Exaggerating your movements is just the reality of having heavy skis in the bumps but it can still be fun- it just pushes you to go faster so you’re more of straightening.

Press the shovel down, especially in between turns. Hips over the toes, reach toward the back side of the mogul for the pole plant.

As to beefy ski specific recommendations, I'd just say the above are even more important to maintain control.

Whenever I ride my outsiders in bumps I always end up launching over the tops of bumps and making some turns in between jumps instead of skiing traditional zipper lines. Those skis are just too damn fun with the pop they have and the confidence they give you at speed. I've always found the outsiders to be difficult to ride smoothly at slow speeds because of the long turning radius, stiffness, and weight, but once you start charging fast they're so confident with how they react because there's hardly any tip or tail edge to catch on stuff and the edge underfoot is sufficient enough for high speed maneuvers. Whenever I wanna go make quick turns I ride something with camber and less weight, but I sure as hell don't have as much fun as when I'm riding the outsiders

ski_salmon69I ride my on3ps in the moguls and I gotta bend my knees a lot but then you kinda get thrown into the turn naturally. Exaggerating your movements is just the reality of having heavy skis in the bumps but it can still be fun- it just pushes you to go faster so you’re more of straightening.

ON3Ps, at least all the ones I've ridden, (Kartels, Magnus, Wrens) have pretty light swing weight in my opinion. I rode 171-181 definitely not 190... That has a lot to do with it especially in tight bumps.

Don’t wrench them around. Slam into the bump and compress your knees then push hard down the backside. Repeat. Heavier actually is easier cause you won’t get bucked around as much. YOU SLAM MOGUL IT DON SLAM YOU.

I just ride moguls sideways and go light speed


saves my knees and beats going slow as a mf while looking goofy

ReturnToMonkeyON3Ps, at least all the ones I've ridden, (Kartels, Magnus, Wrens) have pretty light swing weight in my opinion. I rode 171-181 definitely not 190... That has a lot to do with it especially in tight bumps.

ya that’s definitely true, On3ps are heavy but they put the weight in the right place, but you gotta stay centered if you wanna control it in my experience. But ya if you can maintain good form they’re actually pretty good in the moguls

ski_salmon69ya that’s definitely true, On3ps are heavy but they put the weight in the right place, but you gotta stay centered if you wanna control it in my experience. But ya if you can maintain good form they’re actually pretty good in the moguls

personally I can't ski moguls for shit on my Jeff 108s, maybe im just ass at skiing moguls which is probably true but at the same time they're a nightmare to maneuver in tight spaces. I thought "hurr durr they're just big Magnuses they'll be super agile" but nah.

Jemspersonally I can't ski moguls for shit on my Jeff 108s, maybe im just ass at skiing moguls which is probably true but at the same time they're a nightmare to maneuver in tight spaces. I thought "hurr durr they're just big Magnuses they'll be super agile" but nah.

Actually I thought the Magnus had more swing weight. Idk I only rode them twice vs owning Kartels. Really the key, as someone else said is to keep your balance really centered (lean forward more than you think) and let the ski do the work. When I get new ones sometime we should go rip so I can show you

JezzaWhenever I ride my outsiders in bumps I always end up launching over the tops of bumps and making some turns in between jumps instead of skiing traditional zipper lines. Those skis are just too damn fun with the pop they have and the confidence they give you at speed. I've always found the outsiders to be difficult to ride smoothly at slow speeds because of the long turning radius, stiffness, and weight, but once you start charging fast they're so confident with how they react because there's hardly any tip or tail edge to catch on stuff and the edge underfoot is sufficient enough for high speed maneuvers. Whenever I wanna go make quick turns I ride something with camber and less weight, but I sure as hell don't have as much fun as when I'm riding the outsiders

Lol interesting but I think I'd have to be a better skier to relate to this. I can't ski bumps well enough or fast enough to do that, I just try and zipperline the path of least resistance right now. Today it felt like my skis were getting deflected a bit by the slush piles on the piste (which was probably just due to me not skiing with a super great stance) and I definitely didn't feel comfortable just charging hard af through everything. Woulda probably been worse with softer rockered skis tho.