Thanks - very useful tips on breaking trail and kick turns. Appreciate it!

Awesome tips and tricks on skinning and kick turns. Thanks.

Thank you! Trying for the first time today!!

Great video thank you

Great, thanks!❤

I’m always in favor of any ‘work smarter not harder’ approach. Technique is king 👑 #SagaBingeWatchingSalomonTV

Do you have a segment on the transition from hike to ski. When I started touring I was fortunate to have a friend with lots of Backcountry experience and training as my coach. Eventually I developed a routine like packing a transition area, removing backpack,adjust boots, release brake by rotating heel to ski mode, remove skin and fold, zip up vents, dress for decent. Definitely check that toe pins are in and toe is in ski mode. Set pole length from hike to ski. Depending on the terrain sometimes the first turns can be tricky if we are in an area with trees or dropping in to a technical challenging area.

Living in Aspen this year and getting my Salomon Quest skis setup with the Shift 13 bindings. Never gone uphill before on skiis... Any advice on what to do (or not to do) on your first uphill ascent? Thank you!

you cut the best part !!! skiing!

These are great videos and content so far. Any chance you do a video on compression tests and interpreting their results to know when do and when don't ski a slope? Thank you!

@SalomonTV

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Robert, glad you're find the videos helpful and for offering a great suggestion! We will keep it in mind for future videos. 🙌

@robertrepka1372

3 жыл бұрын

@@SalomonTV thank you. Maybe you could fit it under “reading the terrain” topic for instance. Good luck!

@Greg - I noticed when you do your kick turn, you keep both poles planted uphill of your left ski. However when @Leah does hers, she has her poles either side of her body before doing the kick. (Personally I do the latter.) Is one technique better than the other? Perhaps depending on the situation?

@DerHerrLatz

3 жыл бұрын

IMHO placing both poles uphill makes you turn your upper body towards the hill. In my opinion this is the important part. It makes it way easier to move your feet. I personally place the poles the way they should be after the turn. (New uphill pole to the uphill and vice versa.) But any pole on the uphill side has to be way uphill. Otherwise it will collide with your ski.

Greg, what jacket are you wearing? It looks very long (well past the hips) which I'm looking for.

@lorezyra

2 жыл бұрын

The brand is Arc'teryx. Looks like he got one size larger - which is smart when you consider the need for several layers beneath it. Which model? Not sure, but it obviously has a hood attached.

It could be useful adding int the description also the gear you were using

so. are those the best skins ?

Here's a question: I've noticed a lot of the (very) fat skis with a long rocker to almost a reverse camber. Should seeing Greg Hill on them make me believe this is more than a fad? What am I missing out on?

@chrisoffersen

2 жыл бұрын

To be clear, I have what used to be considered a fat ski (Greg Hill Revelstokes actually with a 108 waist) and newer all-mountain-but-"fat" ski with a 106 waist. Both of them are quite long.

It's the ski touring downhill that I find difficult.

@thomasmedeiros5722

3 жыл бұрын

You definitely want to make sure you put your boot cuff into locked ski mode. The first few turns take getting use to after being in walk mode. Remember to zip up the vents on your pants if you opened then for the accent. Been there done that on a POW decent.

Just the kick-turn tips makes the video worth watching, but there are a ton of little nuggets in here.

That's one hella way to do a kick turn. But is that how you would kick a ball? Of course not. Next time, try pulling the downhill foot back gently, as if there was a soccer ball where you foot just was. You will find the tip of the ski comes up to your knee. Then rotate the entire foot (and ski) around your uphill leg. No need to throw yourself of balance. Hiya!

I think your pole positioning for kick turns are wrong

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