Please, no Sliding & Banging (SAB)
 – It wakes the Pikas under the Moguls-
 

Today's accepted standard for mogul skiing is the World Cup (WC) style. It is exciting and explosive, and for those young athletes that do it at a high level it is an addicting, euphoric experience that involves skill and determination. But, for the average recreational skier, the essence of this style is to move the feet slightly left and right, beneath a straight-lining upper body, while traveling down the zipper line with the skis remaining relatively flat (no edge angle). This leaves only one way to scrub speed in the moguls. The majority of these recreational skiers must check their edges against the front and side of the bump to stay in control, as they slide and bang down through the rut. This creates shock back up through the body, something we aim to avoid with our technique. WC skiers can minimize shock by absorbing and extending their legs as they follow the contour of the bumps, but if this is not successful, significant jarring will transfer back to the skier. Being young, strong, and quick will allow a skier to enjoy this type of mogul skiing and survive the pounding for some time. However, this style of mogul skiing is not applicable to general all-mountain skiing. The average practitioner of WC style bump skiing learns nothing about using accepted carving techniques that are applicable to skiing other conditions. At the very least, one must then learn yet another technique in order to ski all over the mountain.

Using our alternative approach, SVMM™, you learn (among many other things) to ski cross rut and over the top of moguls while carving your turns. With our approach to mogul skiing you will learn to dictate your own path  and not be locked into the zipper line. When you are skiing real moguls this is a technique that comes in very handy as the steepness increases.

Some of the warriors here at WWG have had plenty of WC experience. This enables us to speak with authority about our approach when comparing it to the World Cup style of mogul skiing. With that said, skiing the WC style is fine, but it only works (for most skiers) on intermediate mogul runs when descending straight down a well traveled zipper line. WC style  is, first and foremost, a technique for competitive skiing that is performed in machine made bump courses. Beyond that, it's application is limited, as it is not very effective in real moguls when attempted by the average recreational skier. In contrast, our method will give you the ability to ski all moguls well, for life. The SVMM™ system will also teach you a lot about being a good skier in all conditions, all over the mountain. Why be limited?  

SVMM™ has its roots in the time-honored technique of carving your skis. This is not the pure carve you would experience when making GS turns on groomed runs, but none-the-less, it is still a carved turn. The pure carved turn is defined by two rail-like lines left in the snow by your skis, where the tail follows through the exact same arc as the tip. In our style of mogul skiing, the skis will be on edge and carving, although not in the arcing sense of the perfect GS turn. This is ok, because it is still carving and that is a good thing, and it works. 

When you put pressure down onto the ski  and carve, you counter-flex it, loading energy into the ski. This enables you to use this energy for control; something you cannot do if you are riding a flat ski. A counter-flexed ski absorbs the shock and spares your body. To know the sensation of utilizing an energized ski is to reach far into the Tao of Skiing. This energy will stand you up tall in the moguls, give you control, save your body, and make you look great. 

To learn this, you only need to do two things: First, get our DVD, A Weekend Warrior’s Guide to Real Moguls, Expert Runs and second; practice, practice, practice the specific drills in the DVD. You get a free SAB sticker with every order.