9th in a multi-part series on skiing/snowboarding on hard snow.. It’s possible to have more than one truth, and for both to be, in effect, true. Sometimes what we hold as true is only true in the absence of additional information. And up to that moment, its veracity is solid. To pursue more information is not without peril. It might mean having to abandon the original truth. That means, to some extent, nullifying whatever identity was based…
8th in a multi-part series on skiing/snowboarding on hard snow. Truth In Ice: Line Change 1 presented productive skidding as a means of generating friction and changing direction with ‘simple’ sequential movements. To rapidly change direction without disrupting glide and grip, a rider needs command over the complexity of edge change, net pressure, and fore-aft pressure simultaneously. The amount of time and area consumed in changing direction at a given rate of travel is dependent on which…
7th in a multi-part series on skiing/snowboarding on hard snow. The endless, arc-to arc-to-arc razor line is The Goal for many riders. This is all well and good until your sidewalk ends. Could be you misjudged your line. Could be there’s an elk crossing the trail in your intended path. Whatever the surprise, you need to change course without covering a lot of ground. Like…Immediately. The intuitive thing to do is hit the brakes; throwing it sideways…
