1 DAY INTERMEDIATE SKI TRANSFORMATION | 3 Drills to improve your Carv Ski:IQ
Intermediate skiers! This one’s for you ⛷️❄️
Rachel made a huge leap in her technique and Carv Ski:IQ score (from 89-116) in just 5 runs with these tips! We were pretty stoked when we filmed this. Just a few great pieces of advice can make all the difference.
Want more control and confidence in your own skiing?
CSIA Level 4 instructor Morgan Engel tackles some of the most common intermediate mistakes and gives you 3 drills to level up your Ski:IQ. He focuses on:
- Balance (to get a better foundation)
- Building outside ski pressure (to get more control)
- Being patient with edge engagement (to get more grip!)
What is Carv?
Carv’s Digital Ski Coach is a simple way to fine-tune your skiing, the sensor fits in any ski boot. Here Rachel is using it as she skis. She's getting live technique data that enables her to see where she's improving on each run. Check it out at www.getcarv.com/
Subscribe to our channel today to get access to more ski lessons, real-time feedback, and new skiing insights from Carv.
Where did you get the data in the video?
We often get asked to show how Carv's technology works in practice. Carv is an ultra-thin insert that fits in any boot. 72 pressure and motion sensors analyse your technique and that's what allows us to see what's happening to Rachel's skiing. She can get objective data to dial in her balance. We've pulled the app screen out in the video for you.
Find out your Ski:IQ and see out how Carv could help with your balance: www.getcarv.com/how-it-works
"I improved my Ski IQ by around 10 points but far more importantly the knowledge of what I actually need to improve on in real-time (for me, Balance most of all) was amazing." - Carv customer
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Common Mistakes
2:18 - Example Skier
3:19 - Drill 1 Explanation: Hop Turn
4:37 - Drill 1: Hop Turn
7:08 - Drill 2: Delay Turn
9:15 - Drill 2 Faster: Delay Turn
11:35 - Drill 3 Explanation: Inside Ski Tap
12:41 - Drill 3: Inside Ski Tap
16:00 - Put it all together
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Will these tips be useful on your next trip? Let us know if you will be working on balance and confidence edging the ski this winter👇
I will use these with my students and my junior instructors to improve their skiing. Great example of how to use these drills and carry their purpose and “feeling” into actual skiing. Thanks Morgan… and CARV. CARV will be the first sticker I have ever put on my helmet!
@@davidbeazer9799 we’re honoured 🤩
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This was by far the best instructional video I have come across and I've been scrolling through videos for a while now. I learned all of these exercises today, but not in this amount of detail. Thanks so much for sharing you experience and invaluable lessons.
Yes! Wonderful drills for strong fundamentals. Instructor is so clear and makes things simple and easy to comprehend.
You are the clearest ski instructor on KZhead! Your explanations are so understandable and easy to follow. I can’t wait to try your suggestions this Friday! Now following you on Carv and on your own channel. 👍👍👍👍
Morgan is fantastic, I'm glad he's able to help in your skiing
Muy bien explicado todo paso a paso. Quizás es el mejor vídeo sobre este tema en youtube. Gracias por compartirlo.
Former CSIA level 2 here. I love the inside tap exercise, it's superb for getting progressing intermediates to get the feeling of pressuring the outside ski when turning. It's worked on everyone from kids to teenagers and even my wife. Great content to share the knowledge!
got 28 years of skiing experience, but watching to be able to teach friends. it´s hard to explain when its so natural for me. your teaching methods are very clear and well explained!
It can be discouraging to see that ski-IQ drop in carv when trying new things, thanks for pointing out it’s like one step back for three steps forward! ⛷✨ and, nice music, too!
Thanks for the feedback, we plan on doing more about the process of learning with Carv, I hope it helps 🤙
It's always important to remember that the 'drill' or 'tactic' isn't the same as the skiing. They are used to generate new feelings or moves for the learner and often lack the same flow that the final skiing will have. It's not surprising that the CARV system can see and register the difference between a drill/tactic and regular skiing after the new moves are added.
Love this video for its clarity in examples and tricks. My compliments to the person who shot this video and Morgan who was so right to mention that the Card IQ could drop when exercising for the first few times. One step back and then two steps forward is what training is all about.
Very well explained and filmed. Gonna try these out tomorrow. Thank you !
Fantastic tips! Can’t wait to try these drills! THANK YOU!
Must say that I watched this before heading to our last ski trip last weekend (Mount Kato Minnesota) and saved me for making so many mistakes, I practiced and practiced and my skills got better and I was more confident going down the hill, I could control my speed and it felt better in my joints. Thank you so much, a true grateful subscriber from now on 🙂🙌🎿
That is wonderful news Elizabeth! Keep it up
Great to hear Elizabeth! Thanks for sharing :)
Cant wait to try these next time i’m on the hill! I definitely lean more towards a zigzag turn rather than a smooth u shape so this will help:)
As a former snowboard instructor turned skier, it has been tough to get 100% comfortable to the stiff boots and removing the ankle joint completely from ripping. Interested in trying these out for sure!
Excellent . Extremely helpful for me, thank you.
Thank you for this video. It inspired us to exercise on the slopes of Val Thorens, French Alps last week. It was great to feel improvement!
Thank you for these amazing tips!!
Very clear instruction and good exercises.
Fantastic video, using these tips tmrw on the slopes
So helpful! Made a difference for me!
The most important part of the hop exercise that he didn't mention is that it involves an edge change. So, for example if you're finishing a left turn, you'll be on your left edges. To begin a right turn, while on your left edges, you hop and land on your right edges.
feel like that's obvious
@@davidweintraub9079 It's not obvious to a novice or intermediate.
Intermediate(!) here, was not obvious. Thank you for the tip
I assumed this was the case but did wonder if that’s what he was intending. It did not appear like they jumped into the turn though. If so it was subtle in appearance
Great tips Morgan 👌
One year ago started skiing, but learnt to do it the wrong way as I was always having pressure on the inside ski(one instructor told me) as well as my posture isn’t the best. Will definitely try these ones the next time I’m on a mountain.
These are awesome videos. Thanks a lot!
Fantastic suggestions! I can’t wait to try these. Thank you!
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So good. Thank you so much. I can’t wait to try these drills!
No problem, happy skiing!
Thank you so much! You are an amazing instructor. This video is extremely enjoyable to watch and the information is broken down into very digestible segments. Fantastic video dude!
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it
I appreciate all you have accomplished as a long time instructor. Your explanations and your demos were spot on. However you did mix inside/outside ski with uphill/downhill ski. I believe inside/outside ski is more easily understood by students. I did notice that Rachel was making an ever so slight wedge to start her tuens even with her awesome improvements. FYI: I am a fully certified Ski Instructor from Mammoth Mountain California. Well done!
Thats been really educative , there are always more to learn from you guys 👌🏼 thanks for the effort.
Our pleasure, good luck on the slopes!
Thank you Qais, I am glad you enjoyed it
At last a long and detailed video! Thank you so much for your lessons,can't wait to try it in real!
Have a great season 🙌
Please let me know how this works for you
@@SkiTipsFromMorgan Next month (or two!) because it is stil summer in Greece! :)
Great, Great vid !! Fantasic improvement in such a short period of time !!! I can see that a little more time in the gym would help Rachel with her rotary control, fore and aft movement and stability, as well as edge angle. Thank you so much for sharing these fantastic drills !
thanks for your feedback. We'll have to subsidise Rachel's gym subscription next winter!
some of the tips taught here are exaclty what my instructor told me a few weeks ago. intially i felt awkward when lifting one ski, and i was certainly not able to lift my ski/leg like the instructor did. However, even though, i can say it did work!!! and help heaps!!
wow, great tips, great detailed instructions. Rachel's progress is so noticeable. I will try tips with my kids and use them for myself as well. Thank you!
Thanks, i'm glad it comes through here, she improved a LOT in a few runs when filming this - but sometimes it's hard to capture on film
Hi Max, I can’t wait to hear the results
great video!
These are very clear and helpful tips... Wish I had found them earlier.. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much these tips. Very intuitive! Will try them tomorrow. 😊❤
I am interested to see how the exercises worked for you
@@SkiTipsFromMorgan Very helpful! I need more practices. Snow is dry here in Utah!
Thank you, very good advices on basics on good skiing 🙏.
Glad it was helpful!
The hop prep method was helpful, thank you. Caught better edge today.
Awesome! Glad it helped
That's a nice green run to practice on.
Just completed my CSIA Level 1 Cert last weekend and we did these drills on our skier development days. They’re SO helpful!
Great to hear it Andrew!
Nice Andrew! Where did you do the course?
@@SkiTipsFromMorganOut at Wapiti Ski Hill in SK!
Thanks for the great carving tips. Too bad ski season is over and I can’t go out immediately to practice them.
Morgan is one of my favorite instructors I just love him and his suggestions!
That is so very kind of you Caroline, thank you! ❤ let me know if I can help you and as always message me anytime
Very clear and precise. More useful I think as exercises than flex and extend the legs. I try to pull my feet back at the start of a new turn to stay centred. On steep red slopes I have a high Angle at the end of the turn, I often find it hard to get onto the new outside ski. Any tips?
Can’t wait to try these drills. I know the “soft” hop one will help me. I tend to be a bit rigid and need to work on joint flexibility to gain edge control.
Some of our team found that the hop one was great to fine tune your balance point on the ski
Please let me know how it works for you.
Those are some great drills, I can’t wait to get on mountain and try them out in a few weeks.
Have fun!
Nice one!! Gonna test it next run!!
Enjoy!
Nice lesson! I saw her run when she did an 89. 89 looked better than I expected it to look. This is good considering on a normal day, my iq tends to have a low of 90 and a high of 120 depending on conditions. I’m a New England skier where there is a lot of ice
By far one of the best early intermediate lessons. I just got my carv, will try this out this weekend 🎉
So glad you enjoyed the video! Happy skiing
Thank you!! Have fun out there :)
How are you finding Carv? How were these drills for you? My carv should be arriving soon
A new turn starts when you cross the fall line. The uphill ski is the new turn's outside ski. Pressure the uphill edge of the uphill ski while leaning diagonally down the hill. Pinch at the waist. Angulation. Leaning uphill bad. (1.50) Leaning downhill good.
Amazing
TOP INSTRUCTOR! THANKS
Thank you Martin! Maybe we can ski together one day.
@@SkiTipsFromMorgan Yes it will be very nice and useful for me
Beast teacher Ever
Can we talk about how good of a skier the person who filmed the instructor is?
I'd love to ski around with you ! So much fun ! Best !
If you are ever in Alberta, Canada let me know
This is my second season snowboarding and I’m really intrigued by the skiing, I really think I can do all this 😅
Hi Ray, Absolutely you can!! I snowboard as well and the skills are actually quite similar
Since the first day I would teach 'inside knee'. This changes everything.
Very happy for your teaching success. Passing on the joy of our sport is very rewarding.
this is great stuff. personally i always imagine myself jumping into a turn so hearing this from a pro teacher is nice to hear. after the imaginary hop i picture myself pushing out the outside ski force wise (like a ice skater would extend during a stroke) without actually moving the leg since the counter force of the snow and the fact your edges "lean"against this prevents the leg moving outwards in practice. very usefull these drills to teach this to others.
Great visualizations! I would like to hear what other video’s you would like to see?
What a great leason, I could totally relate to it. Lifting just the inside ski also achieves the same thing to rely more on the outside ski. Posted it afrer watching 1st exercise...and Wow actually that turned out to be the 3rd exercise..amazing 😀
Glad you enjoyed it!
I would love to try using this technology to find out what Im doing wrong but then maybe just an advanced lesson could do the trick haha
It sure is a great way to boost your skiing! You can find out more about Carv on our website. getcarv.com/
You should come over to Norway and learn them how to ski :)
Good info but I’d like to hear more about pole plants and their importance along with these turns.
Where is this ski slope? The view looks amazing.
Rachel is really good.
Rachel looks exactly like how I ski. 😂So happy to see her getting better.
Is the inside ski tap drill kind of like a beginners version of a javelin turn or is it just another way to simulate the same thing?
Nice tips, thanks Will do in my next session. Which country is that I wonder.
This was filmed at Stubai Glacier in Austria
This is the best tutorial video I’ve ever watched. Best instructions and is a keeping video for next year as we’re into summer here. Thank you so much! 🙏🏻 ⛷️
Thank you Sophie 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I am so glad you enjoyed it.
@@SkiTipsFromMorgan you are the best ski instructor in video and in real life too I can see. I wish I have a chance to get a private lesson with you one day. Thank you so much for great tips 🙏🏻
Where was this filmed? I need easy, wide slopes like this to learn on.
The "jump before you turn" drill speaks to me...
Excellent video! I'm a novice skier who will use this as my syllabus the next time I go out. Question though: I know you need to put more pressure on the downslope ski when turning. Do you do this primarily by pushing down on the downslope ski, or reducing pressure on the upslope ski? Or is it a combination of both? Thanks in advance!
Me too! Switched from snowboarding after 30 years lol
yes you do, but better to think about reducing pressure on the uphill ski. this transition needs to take place pretty early, much earlier than you think. ideally before your skis are across the hill. Carv's wearable sensor measures this movement and timing really precisely so can help with mastering this technique
If I were to buy the device and the membership are drills like this available in the app? Are specific drills suggested based on data gathered from the device?
The short answer is yes.. there will be recommendations/tips based on your data. There are also training lessons that you can watch on the app as well. I can’t speak for everyone but I will also provide help on the CARV community page when asked or when direct message are sent to me on any of my social media pages
Great tips...I will definitely try them at my next ski trip. Not leaning forward enough, not knowing what is happening with my inner leg and not be able to turn a nice curve...are all my long term issues.
Hi Grace, Please feel free to share some videos if possible and I should be able to help sort out what’s going on with your inside leg
@@SkiTipsFromMorgan wow thank you..I will ask my friend to take some videos for me next time.
I'm 4 days into skiing and can get down pretty much anything, but my skiing looks like shit. Great video and lots to now try! One question... I'm a fairly big guy (6ft 2 and 15st) and have been using 160 skis. Are these too short, and if so how long should I go?
Dude I’m a new skier too and I’m 5’10” 175 on 180’s those are WAY too short for you with your height and weight, I rented 150’s the first week and then bought some 180’s before the next trip I went on. Have skiid 12 days out of my first month of skiing ever and I’m already thankful for the length at speed.
I have yet to be able to use my Carv this season. I'll hopefully be heading out this week. What mode did you use for this? Is this just in the ski mode? I really don't know yet how to utilize Carve the best way.
Hello Teri, We were just in free ski mode… my recommendation is for the fist day or so to stay in free ski mode to get a bit of a baseline. Then have a look at what metric you would like to work on. Personally I always start with balance as that is the foundation to all other skills. A key thing to remember is that while working on a particular skill your “scores” will go down. Then go back to free ski and apply the newly acquired skill in the real world environment (as you should work on the skills on easier terrain). Happy skiing
What Morgan said. Spot on :)
Try the new Ted Ligety training as well. its designed to go from lower intermediate skill. level right up to pro - in a fun 40 level progression. So, it could be a powerful tool for you as well.
Where is this place, nice run?
Great lessons! I am hanging up my snowboard and back to skis in Three Valleys, France Jan 2024. Been a long time and I think my ski IQ is going to be super low. Let's hope I don't go full retard. Did learn about the magic of the edge on a snowboard though with some pretty catastrophic wipe-outs! 🙏
Where is this ski resort? Beautiful terrain!
Stubai Glacier in Innsbruck Austria
As my first year skiing I went really fast to consistent 135 runs with peaks of 140 and lows of 120, but I still dont feel in control with regards to speed, specially when it gets steep (black runs), so I might be a 140 skier but I feel less in control than people with lower Ski IQ :(, specially when terrain goes rough.
Hi Carlos, First off… congratulations on your skiing success so far! The slower we go it is more difficult because we have to rely more on precise movements as we do not have the momentum to assist us. Continue to challenge yourself at those slower speeds
Hey Carlos, thanks for this feedback. Our coaching product manager would love to hop on a call with you to discus your experience - giving more accurate coaching in the context of the conditions are a big focus for us. Can you DM us your email if you're up for a quick call about Carv? thanks
@@SkiTipsFromMorgan Many thanks! yes that will be my focus for this season, improving control at low speeds.
You demonstrated leaning uphill when you press the uphill edge of the uphill ski. What about leaning downhill when you're pressuring the uphill/ outside edge of the uphill ski. Angulation.
Sir,,where this ski resort ?,, i want to come here to learn ski
what resort was this at? its beautiful
This was at Stubai Glacier in Austria!
Thats funny. I skied there in 1998 but didn't recognize it. I wasnt very good then. I was just trying to survive, lol.
How would Carv score the winner of different olympic skiing events?
I'm actually decently able to keep a LOT of pressure on that outside ski. However, a combination of holding my weight + inertia on one leg, while having the knee bent, takes a lot of energy on that quad. I'm usually in control, but it only takes a few high speed runs before my legs are burned out (and I'm an endurance athlete in sports other than skiing). How can I be more efficient?
This.
I was like: "Damn Sir! this is Stubaitaltaltal!"
Normal person : "her balance improved". This guy : "I cAn sEE thAT her BALANCE MeTrIC inCREASED !!" Jokes aside, thanks for an informational video !
I can tell that this lady skier’s big issue is knee over flexion of the outside leg. This not only makes “A”frame leg, but more importantly fails in strong leg extension to resist to the outside pressure.
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My Carv Ski IQ is over 9000.
Hi, is this ski hill in Alberta, Canada?
This was filmed in Austria at Stubai Glacier… Beautiful is it not
So wait... I just had an instructor tell us that we wanted to have equal pressure on both legs/skis through the turn. This vid gives me the idea that isn't right. Confused.
You should have the majority of you weight/balance on the outside leg. The 50/50 is such a brief moment in time (and that is only when you switch from one turn to the next.
Why did her A-frame get so much worse during the process? Doesn't Carve detect that your edge angles are not equal?
What are these weird IQ measures? Do they have sensors in the boots to actually measure pressure? If not then deciding it's a 63 vs a 71 seems rather arbitrary.
Yes sensor in boot
@@lukekantola6476 Wow! Something for the christmas wishlist.
Check it out on www.getcarv.com - still time for xmas delivery 👌
@@CarvSki Yup, but apparently too late for the black friday deal.
Where was this filmed?
Stubai Glacier
My skis are too heavy at 1960gms per ski. :(
Does anyone know on which mountain he‘s skiing?
I am skiing at Stubai Glacier near Innsbruck Austria
What a great video!! Thank you for the lesson. I will definitely be trying all of these exercises on the slopes today. Like Rachel, I'm trying to transition to early-advanced skiing. I'm struggling with the basics --- edge angle, weight shift, balance. Example of my skiing from yesterday: kzhead.info/sun/ra6ae9lqqptuY4E/bejne.html ... any feedback appreciated.
Hi Kenneth, Great video! I responded in the comments section of your video. Happy skiing
🤔4:46 he does a hop, turn (in mid air) and then land, then lateral skid to turn further before edges grab the rest of the turn. Needs some practice😉
The purpose of the drill is to encourage mobility in the leg joints… Rather than to hop and land on the edges. Happy to see people like to watch the videos closely.
yoooo where is this bro ;)
How do I know what "number" skier I am?
After the first time you use CARV it will populate a ski IQ score. If you are a beginner or an intermediate skier you would be close to this score as well
where is it? stubai glacier?
yes
@@vfifty9182 yes it is :) great spot
@@CarvSki yes true... i was there in april. end of april. unfortunately bad weather for 5 days. but i wann tey again. anyhow nice video and nice tips
Im a bit confused why the body doesnt have to look at downhill at drill 2
The body faces the direction of momentum.. that only happens when your skis are faced by straight down the hill. Or another way to think of it is face the direction you would slide if you fell… or on mathematical terms the tangent line
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What is ski IQ?
I believe if you by the Carv 'insole' it measures where your pressure is on your feet to determine exactly what you are doing wrong, or right and provides you a Ski IQ and tips to improve your skiing.
Thanks for asking. Ski:IQ is a score that Carv gives you at the end of each segment that you ski. By reading your pressure, rotation, acceleration, balance, edging and other factors each turn Carv is able to analysis you skiing to asses you based on 13 different metrics, built with ski instructors and coaches from all over the world. Based on those scores, we can then produce one number, your Ski:IQ, that takes all your scores into account. The number is between 0-200 with most skiers on the mountain scoring between 100-115. You Ski:IQ is effectively a measure of your overall technique for the run you just did. Hope that answers your question. Mark
On perfect snow condition it's not hard to look like this.