xevi89

Nah it was toeside and thanks to the shitty fitting rental stuff, my toes hit ice and thats what started sending my back and my heelside hit and I was gone.

BT-S DH

YouTube - Power Slide


lol couldnt resist

Slaughterhouse

Those Security Guards are freakin' hilarious!!

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JiveTalkinRobot

Wait... I thought this was something you first learned when you started snowboarding... and was necessary?


Unless... im thinking of just a regular stop after going fast.... and not understanding this trick?

Slaughterhouse

It's not a trick at all. And you are 100% correct about it being a regular stop. What sort of sets it apart is that you stop in a much more dramatic angle in order to stop suddenly at high speed. To stop at that speed with just a normal "stop" would require starting the stop much higher up on the hill so as to not take out the people in the lift lines. Doing it any sooner than that can also cause you to catch an edge at high speed which can be very ugly at best. With a power slide you can stop "NOW". Toeside is the best turn as you can use one hand to help support the angle that your body is in and also allows you to push up your body right away into a gentle coast. If you do it right you can get a lot of gasps out of the lift lines and get grins from the lifties. If you have skiers with an attitude down below (alpine ski racers take note) a well aimed powerslide will create a tidal wave of powder that will envelope them. The result is comical when they try and complain to management about it .

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Slaughterhouse

Here is an example of trying to do a regular stop at speed (and this person is not really even going that fast) How not to stop at speed

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JiveTalkinRobot

Oh... I think I must powerslide all the time then....

Snowolf

Yeah, most people do this without even thinking about it. Basically it`s just going into a high speed side slip whith a very high edge angle. Also great for showering your fellow instructor on the bunny hill with snow...

Gawd...I just watched that video...what a douche!

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