First of all, let's talk about the object that is flickering in the background.We'll talk about that later. And whether it's double camber with soft boots, how about uneven POW, A or B, etc., etc. will be postponed. So what is the theme of this record? Hi, that's ``Why are you turning continuously?'' "is. By the way, when I asked the guests at the school, ``Why do you
turn?'', the answers were ``to change direction'' and ``to slow down.''
To the former, I reply, ``Then why do I have to change direction so many
times?'' To the latter, I ask, ``Do you want to turn on a cliff with a
50° slope?'' "What are those consecutive turns you do on the slopes?"
"what?". At this exact moment, the screen turned black and white
(←That's an NHK TV program~). I'll go back to the question again. "Why
are you making consecutive turns?" For us, the answer is as follows.
``For skiing straight down in a narrow width on resort ski slopes.'' I will explain. The reason for repeating left, right, left and right turns
is to avoid going in one direction and not in the other. The slopes are
narrow. Above all, a lot of people were coming down from above the slope
behind us. If you're going downhill from one end to the other, the risk
of a collision increases. A ski instructor with poor safety management
is on the other side saying things like, "Hey, here we go!" (According
to the Mahoroba Code), he deserves capital punishment. Now, what about
deceleration? Even if it's not a 50 degree cliff, it's hard to turn when
going down a very steep slope. The only option is skidding. Draw a turn
arc, that's out of the question. "No, there's nothing like that on
the resort slopes." Of course. Therefore, the phrase ``to slow down''
was born. , in the first half of the turn, it accelerates by falling into
the valley, and in the second half of the turn, it decelerates by cutting
up to the mountain side. More than 10 years ago, I was proudly drawing
such a diagram on a whiteboard. Ah, that's embarrassing. . So, the text
in red above is the reason for making consecutive turns or being forced
to take consecutive turns. The key point is that it says ``On a resort
slope...'', and if there is no one else there and it is a wide slope (←In
other words, it is a mountain/recently called backcountry). ), there is
no need to descend in a narrow width, and there is no need to descend straight
down. You can also lower the altitude by going downhill in an endless diagonal
direction. To change direction, all you have to do is stop and kick turn.
So, on such a mountain, I was wearing the perfect setup for walking (←
I'm talking about fluffy shoes and double camber skis), but as expected,
I ended up running into the steep, uneven POWDER slope of the ski slope.
As usual, this video is about my struggle to make continuous turns.This
is the usual long explanation. . summary. Why are you making continuous turns? He said that this is because it is
a resort slope, and that it is definitely not a must-have in the mountains.
January 24, 2024 PS: I think it's now easier to get to the nearby BC from
the car. I think it's important in the beginning that you don't practice
turns on the slopes, you just walk on the BC, go straight downhill, fall
down, and get back up. Just like nature skiing.