Message #18622

[Gary]

Hey Bush....some of the worlds best bump skiers do the same thing you just described and some of the best tree skiers I've ever seen do the same thing.

I find in certain situations in all mountains skiing I will use the same tool...

I must admit though I am a true hybrid....I apply both schools of turning when conditions allow and or demand it.

AND without question...both effective...BUT..in my humble opinion and experience, in specific terrain, one is more beneficial than the other. Having said that....I am of strong belief that there is NO perfect technique.....that the old, perfect and wrong techniques are still as much a part of skiing as the new ones...just more tools to make me the most versatile skier I can be.

BTW Bush, I just saw that video you posted...amazing, well done....I must admit i wish I had learned that early on in my skiing life...you looked very fluid and control, picking your line and not it picking you.  I will have to try that dolphin move next time I get in the bumps...a sweet tool indeed.

Great subject matter...g