Message #17522

[bushwacka]

I think the "pop and schmear"" ref is unweighting upwards and brushing out or drifting the skis....Maybe with pencil thin skis, but I think overkill with todays gear.

I don't quite agree with that for light  pow but it certainly sounds like someones tool. Maybe there's more of a place for that in heavy dense snow....

Be curious to hear from someone who skis "Sierra Cement" for an opinion.

G

In vermont we get all types of snow density from much lighter than Utah to feet of slurpee. Smearing does not work on skinny skis, and even on fatter skis can be hard to do in heavy snow.

I teach extension or leapers to build versatility, but really I tell people to strive for arc to arc or brushed arc to arc, and skid when all else fails and off trail retractions get us much closer to rounded turns than extension.