What i am not sure of is instructing against leaning your upper body forward, when XC wedging. In a forward leaning position, could you activate also your buttock muscles more effectively? Maybe there is also a difference whether you wedge in an alpine or XC downhill context. In the latter, you are...

So if you show us a photo or video of your wedge technique, I think we can give you more valuable feedback. I teach skiing at one of the local resorts, mostly to first timers, so nearly 100% of our focus is on the wedge ("snowplow") technique. The principles of a good wedge are the same in XC as in ...

Really been giving thought to putting power to the trailing leg on lighter gear. I’m understanding the intention and use of harder flexors to help achieve the desired down pressure…I guess maybe next year when I’m a 100% again I’ll give it a more serious effort. I’d be faking it if I tried right no...

why do skis need leashes/breaks, but not snowboards? i see runaway snow boards almost every day at my job. i mean i understand why a ski with DIN release would need breaks or a leash. but why an nnn-bc ski that is never coming off my foot unless i consciously open the binding and take the ski off my...

I finally messed with the red bumper yesterday, it was delightful! i was able to do entire blue runs using t-turns. but man does it kill the kick and glide, traverses/catwalks were slooooow. my ski buddy fashioned a leash for his nnn-bc set up, personally i am riding without a leash. my reasoning is...

Sometimes you just need a lift so you can practice descending with telemark turns over and over again. I can only climb so much and my goal was repetition with tele turns to get better. You may already know this, but I thought I might mention it having done the same (i.e., resorted to practice tele...

Took my S-Bound 98s with NNN-BC and Alpina Alaska boots to the resort yesterday. Granted I only did green runs but I am so impressed with the turnability of these skis. I imagine it would be even better with 3-pin with cables or Xplore. Blue runs might be pushing it with NNN-BC but I was able to do...

Does any one have a spare red bumper for NNN-BC? every where online appears to be sold out.

Very insightful response, thank you! My roommate has an s-bound 98, only problem is it's 169 cm (she is small), a bit short for me though I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try it out. the 112 comes in handy out here in Tahoe where we do get deep snow on days that aren't very cold. it's greatest strength...

Okay, went to Heavenly today and dropped about 10k downhill on the same setup! There was some dust on crust today, and generally soft conditions, which made for a good time. I'm fully comfortable carving groomers and even taking small bumps now. i tried going in the woods a bit, also fun. i found so...