There are more details in “downshifting” than just count down the numbers, the reasons and timing are the keys. Here’s how we do “downshifting” in skiing.
No, I didn’t say I’m the “fastest skier in the world,” and people ski faster than me all the times, most of times are “after” I have passed them. But nevertheless, the fact is “pure carve”/胖C彎 has to turn to carve (must be on edges) is slower than simple “carving”/瘦C彎‧One of most hot shot coach at the Heavenly is called “wavering Steve,” a PSIA coach trainer/L4; “wavering” is to describe how swift his “pure carve” works, very very good, but I can always keep up with him by cutting inside of his turns.
Not really, people who “carves” will not get into “wedge” (can’t)‧And what you see my wife’s wedge is not actual a wedge, we call it “flatboard”; a wedge is to use both inside edges, but a “flatboard” uses one inside edge on the outside ski, and outside edge on the inside ski (to serve as a brake, very functional).
那你就看看我今年滑時， 那 wedge 出現了多少，比起上一季的片，是不是小
And she is much stronger and faster than you on the trails and no wedges now.
其實看 Joshe Foster 的片他差不多每個彎都能做得很好，壓邊在 fall line 之前很多便開始做出來，而且轉動很平均，很 progressive , 有速度但也控制很好，高水準的滑雪教練才能做，
“Pure carve” is very high level skill alright, but most time are not needed. As a coach, Foster needs all those skills to teach/show off, but for “general” skiing, “pure carve” is not needed, a competent “高手” can always ski a “line” that eliminates the need for a “pure carve.”
Derived from aerodynamic/Physics, “Carving” in skiing is “tail follows tip,” where the tail and the tip are traveling in a same “velocity,” which may allow for some slippage.
When the skis been ridden on the edges at the “all time” they produce “兩對pencil line,” called “pure carve,” but that is too strong a requirement, so it is only used in “special” conditions, but not much useful for “general” purpose skiing.
Japan is special. It is separated from the main continent by the Sea of Japan, so the N to NWly winds can pick up sufficient moisture for snow to fall
But the sea track is not so long that it pick up not too much moisture
So often the amount of moisture picked up from the sea of Japan is just right for the powder to be light and not too heavy. Especially Hokkaido is very cold
Compared to Whistler, the sea track over the Pacific is extremely long and there is too much moisture being picked up
