I don’t know those skis.FourthCoast wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:14 pm
I like this current setup a lot for skiing ungroomed XC trails that are narrow and turny, even icy. But what I can't seem to do is get a nice carved turn out of this rig. I can skid and stop on iced up groomers, but I can't get them to carve even on soft, fresh, groomed snow.
If you put the tail on the floor, hold the shovel in your hands, up by your left shoulder, swing your right foot up on the ski, at the binding, let the weight of your leg press on the ski, and sight down the edge of the ski, is it bending in a nice single camber arc, or is there a double camber flat spot under the foot?
If the latter, pretty hard to arc the ski without a lot of speed and pressure.
If nice single camber, what’s not working?
Maybe not enough articulation (edging)?
The boots should be stiff enough to getting edging.
Actually “carving” a turn (no skidding) takes practice.
Like you are saying, it takes speed to build the energy needed to arc the ski.
Like @fisheater said, start with what you can do under control and increase slope angle / speed as you gain skill / confidence.