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Heelside Carve

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#1 · (Edited)
Found this on another site, and thought it looked pretty intense. Heelside carve ripped on an alpine board. :thumbsup: If this guy wants to carve any lower, he'll need to follow his previous trenches so he has someplace lower to get his body into.
 
#8 ·
No wipeout, just a wonderfully executed laid out carve. :thumbsup: Not terribly difficult on a toeside carve, but on a heelside it's particularly impressive. IMO, A high speed carver vaulting in a sinuous path from edge to edge with shoulders grazing the snow is just a thing of beauty. That style of carving calls for a very aggressive method. Cross the fall line with speed, switch to the downhill edge, and dive forward and down, ahead of the board and loading the nose, having faith it will catch up to you. :laugh: Maintain a low center of gravity, but push the board away from you in mid carve. Then compress, rock back, and allow the board to catch up to you. Recover and dive into the next carve. I haven't been able to get "that" low, but this photo gives me something to work towards.

Stiff alpine boards are needed for this type of riding. On a soft board, if by some grace the edge doesn't just wash out completely, the nose will fold and send you into a series of faceplant somersaults. :D
 
#12 ·
Lies? I've folded the nose and gone into aerial cartwheels more times than I care to remember on soft setups (even softer alpine sticks) under aggressive carving. I have to make a conscious effort to take it easy when I switch from an alpine board to a soft setup, or I know the inevitable will happen. Anyway, I just loved this pic.
 
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