Everything the Instructors Never Told You About Mogul Skiing
by Dan DiPiro
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Author: Dan DiPiroEdition: Paperback
Published: 2005-08-26
ISBN: 142086159X
Number of pages: 100
Publisher: AuthorHouse
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Book Review: Learn to ski the bumps!
Summary: 5 Stars
For most skiers, there is nothing more terrifying than accidentally emerging at the top of a field of steep and deep moguls. If you're like I used to be, you deal with the situation by first shedding some tears, then bucking yourself up for the task ahead.
Resolute, you push off, then quickly panic as you watch the mogul and your skis drop away in front of you. Scared, you lean away from the horrifying chasm, the tails of your skis dig into the snow and you slam into the next mogul, fall, and cartwheel down the hill until you finally come to an ignoble stop.
That used to be my experience with moguls. I could do the steeps, I could do the deeps, but moguls constantly defeated me. My friends were more than eager to tell me what I was doing wrong. I practiced and practiced but it always seemed the key was beyond my grasp.
Then I read "Everything The Instructors Never Told You About Mogul Skiing" by Dan DiPiro. It's a short book but it's full of great information.
One of the most important points is that you cannot use the same form on the moguls that you use on groomed slopes. It's important to change your stance to a "tall" position so your legs can absorb the bumps.
Another great tip is when Dan explains how to do the "rotary-powered" turns that are critical to mogul skiing. He debunks the idea that you can "carve" through the bumps.
There's a lot to learn from this book. Dan describes a series of techniques and exercises that will definitely help your bump skiing. I'm still not an expert but I've improved dramatically. I've had several great (but short) mogul runs where I made it through fairly smoothly on a good line. The feeling is exhilarating. I now seek out moguls so I can practice and, hopefully, re-experience that feeling.
Thanks Dan for writing this book.
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Summary of Everything the Instructors Never Told You About Mogul Skiing
The real mogul-skiing instruction you're looking for. Whether you want to ski gentle moguls with comfort and confidence, turn heads on your local mogul run, or compete in mogul contests, this book will give you the specialized techniques you need to reach your goal. In this first-of-its-kind book, mogul-skiing competitor Dan DiPiro reveals techniques that have remained largely unknown and unaddressed outside of competitive mogul-skiing circles. Most skiers try to ski moguls using only groomed-trail techniques, says DiPiro. But the bumps require a special set of techniques that have nothing to do with groomed-trail skiing. With an understanding of these special techniques, most fit, expert skiers can become good mogul skiers, and some can become excellent mogul skiers and even mogul competitors. For the aspiring mogul skier, this book is full of invaluable instruction. For the seasoned bumper, it's an ideal tune-up guide and a long-awaited affirmation. For all skiers interested in broadening their understanding of downhill skiing excellence, it's an original, eye-opening read.General Books
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