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Print This PageSkiing Tips - Skiboards Are Great Training Tools
Skiboards are great tools to accelerate the development of mogul and powder skiing skills.
Skiboards provide you clear and instantaneous feedback on your stance, producing a more centered and balanced skier.
A skiboard's smaller turning radius provides better speed control enabling patient, rounded turns and reduced anxiety - even in moguls and powder.
A skiboard's shorter length makes turning easier which builds confidence in three dimentional terrain presented by moguls and powder.
Skiing Tip - Choosing The Length Of Your Skis
Determining the appropriate length of your skis has little to do with your height and weight - unless your goal is to ski fast. If you are an aging Baby Boomer, selecting the length of your skis should be a function of two things: your age and the number of days you ski each year. The older you are and/or the fewer number of days you ski each season are all arguments for shorter skis.
PSIA Perspective: Ski Length - How Long Should You Go?
"What ski length should I be on?" is a frequently asked question. Patrick Hunter wrote an article on this subject, and while it was written over ten years ago, the article contains some important concepts and perspectives worth considering. Hunter's perspective: "So, how long should skis be? I believe as short as posible! Why take on any more baggage than you need?"
PSIA Perspective: Making The Switch To Skiboards In The Bumps
Victor Gerdin, an instructor and trainer in the Ski & Snowboard Schools Of Aspen, and a former member of the PSIA National Alpine Demonstration Team, offers some important insights about the value of using skiboards to develop mogul skiing skills. His conclusion: skiboards really are terrific tools for teaching students to perceive ski/snow interaction, refine balance, carve arcs, control turn shape and pick a line through the bumps.
