Liam,
I thank you for the effort and thought that you are putting into the technique threads. I am enjoying the videos and your analysis.
Since returning to skiing 5 seasons ago, I have become a chairlift critic of skier?s technique. Like a beer connoisseur (I don?t care for wine), I know what I like and what I don?t like. Even though I would not aspire to either of the two techniques that you have presented thus far, I am enjoying your analysis of how and why these skiers may have adopted their technique.
Since this forum was established as an equipment forum, I have been thinking about ski characteristics that would support the technique styles that you have presented. I suspect jibbers are probably on similar skis as they were using in your video of ?08. Potentially early rise tip characteristics. I doubt that full rocker skis would work well when they venture back into the park. Your wide stance, upper body twisters probably benefit from the newer rocker skis, easier to twist the skis through the fall line.
Speaking of skis, I was in the shop at the base of Sugarloaf yesterday. I didn?t even look at the skis. Knowing what they have carried the last several seasons, I know that they would not be carrying any skis that I would want to ski on. Sad.
Liam, please continue with your postings and don?t let the Hatfields and McCoys get you down.
Thanks for the supportive and thoughtful comments (and those by others). Ski use, The guys in the first video and their whole crew are all on wider/ more rockered skis now...Truth is, those sort of skis require less fore and aft monkey motion to negotiate thin cover and tricky off-piste snow...you can balance right on the middle of the them and the tips still glide above the surface (something Bushwacka has been advocating for a long time)--I don't know if they use different boards for the park...probably though.
The wide stancers in the first set of videos in the other thread all consider the Atomic Metron B5 the best all around ski ever made and Icelantic Shaman the ideal powder ski. They work their edges and like side cut-they just use a lot of rotary and hip driven power to carve the ski around.
Those that have tried the Rossi S3 like it, and probably for the reasons you suggest (I think that is a great ski as well however).
Yeah, I don't have much to add here. I've said my thoughts on this style. I am happy a fair number can get past some of the initial sneer we have towards these skiers and at least attempt to detect a kernel of value and purpose in this very (and growingly) prevalent style of skiing. I realize for some, the parochial nature of ski discourse will inevitably limit and condition any contribution in these threads. But hey, that's the nature of free forum discourse, axes will get ground and soapboxes will collapse from repeatedly holding up people.
Just got a pair of 180cm Head Rock n Roll's in the mail today! --See, I really do value the opinions of all camps around here.
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