Moguls are a series of bumps on a piste formed when skiers push snow
into mounds as they do sharp turns.
This tends to happen naturally as skiers use the slope
but they can also be constructed artificially.
Once formed, a naturally occurring mogul tends to grow as skiers follow similar paths around it,
further deepening the surrounding grooves known as troughs.
Since skiing tends to be a series of linked turns,
moguls form together to create a bump field.
The term mogul is from the Bavarian language word "mugel", which means mound or small hill.
Four things will help you improve your mogul skiing.
1.You have good balance, and are able to recover from being out of balance quickly.
2.You can make a good short radius turn with speed control on steeper groomed slopes.
3.You have a rhythmical, well timed pole plant.
4.Line, skiing the tops, the troughs, or a mix of both.
To improve your balance
Try some traverses through easy bumps. Suck your feet up as you go over the bump. Push your feet down into the trough. Aim to keep your hips at a constant height , using your legs as shock absorbers.
As the tips of your skis hit the bump in front of you it will tend to throw your hips forward, putting you slightly off balance. Practice moving your hips slightly back just before you engage the bump. This compensation will put you into a neutral balanced stance. A similar thing happens as you slide down the bump, you feet accelerate down the face leaving your hips behind your feet, so push your hips forward to compensate. Balance in bumps is a case of rapid recoveries from being out of balance.
Keep Your Feet Together
Skiing moguls is unique in that keeping the feet in a narrower-than-normal stance can actually be advantageous to fitting more gracefully in between the bumps. Bring your feet in a smidge, stay in a balanced position, and let her rip!
Upper-Lower Body Separation
Have you ever noticed that professional freestyle skiers have colored patches on their knees? Other than accounting for a major portion of their freestyle swag, these patches are required in competition to highlight knee absorption to judges. Knee and hip absorption are a key element to upper-lower body separation in bumps—take a second look at the pros skiing moguls and you’ll notice that they produce very little movement in their upper bodies; it’s all from the hips down.
Remember to Pole Plant
Trying to keep a quiet upper body (as us coaches call it) in the moguls does not mean that the pole plant should be forgotten. Planting the downhill pole at each bump can help maintain balance and facilitate a consistent rhythm. Speaking of rhythm…
Feel the Rhythm!
Mogul skiing is all about finding a rhythm and sticking with it. Use each mogul as a means to maintain momentum for the next, rather than slamming on the brakes at each turn. Getting a nice beat going in your head (or out loud) helps too!
Moguls can be intimidating. Many skiers have considered them a major hurdle when advancing in skill level. But once mastered, dominating the bumps is a satisfying feeling unlike any other in skiing. Keep these pointers in reserve the next time you find yourself tempted to go around that mogul run and learn to rule the bumps!
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