Following on from yesterday, today we will be using XCD. I'm using NNNBC, and Mr. S is using SNSBC (!). It may not be well known, but the soles of NNNBC-compatible Crispy boots are hard and difficult to bend. On the other hand, Salomon X-ADV boots are soft and bend easily. Well, there is a difference. And so we arrived at the start of the forest road. Oh no... the tracks from yesterday that we were hoping for have completely disappeared. We put on our skis and dived down to knee-level, but maybe that's because our skis were too thin? ? We immediately put on our skins. And we quietly broke through the snow to knee-level. On the way, Mr. S took over the lead. Around this point, the tracks from yesterday came into view, and it became a little easier. We arrived at the slope. As expected, the surface of the mountain was completely white. There was no highway from yesterday. We'll have to make it again. We took one step, two steps, and quietly continued. The zigzag path was complete! Now, Mr. S started downhill. Straight downhill -- he moved his foot -- he sank! It can't be helped. If he took one step, he was out. His foot would open. That's for skis where you have to ride and hold on. So one solution here is "brakes." What kind of brakes are they? They are brakes that you apply by diving. There are two legs, but one is enough. One. Dig only the tail of the ski. Dig and float, then dive the other side and float, repeating the process. The movement is to stretch and push the joint, then contract it to match the float. And on the third run, Mr. S got something. Po-wan-po-wan~♪ Yes, it's the movement that's important to initiate, but at the same time, it's also important to receive and match the movement of the board! Skis are not poles, they're boards. That's why they bend. Things that bend try to return to their original position. This is a very important point! Even with a double camber, they're still boards. The rocker shape is also a board. If it's a board, it will bend. And then it returns to its original position. The key is to make good use of that force that tries to return to its original position. In this environment, it's easy to just use force to hold down the ski, but the movement of bending the ski and the movement of receiving the return
are half and half. Half and half. 50/50. You shouldn't ride the skis with your body weight. Use them by pushing and pulling. This is today's point. January 31, 2025 |