9 Responses for "Sofa Ski School"

1. BusyBeaverHP December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 1

   Bought the DVD. …
   Bought the DVD. Watched it. Verdict:

   I like his presentation without resorting to jargon (that would confuse little kids); he spoke plainly and demonstrate right after. The stillframes in the video with alignment illustrations were helpful; beats having to explain angulation with words. This video is incredibly easy to comprehend, and I recommend it as a resource for anyone looking to improve their skiing–or teaching for that matter.

   And yeah… Klaus Mair is a totally rippin’ skier!

2. flaka1111 December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 2

   I got curious by …
   I got curious by this teaser and ordered the DVD.
   The DVD is fully worth it´s money!!!. The lessons are very structured easy to understand an you find out very easy where the problem is an what and how to improve.
   I can recomend this DVD to intermediate skiers and to real good skiers to get experts.
   The individual ski analysis will show you some detail you might not find out by yourself.
   Finally I want to thank Klaus for his real helpfull video and the nice email contact we had.

3. MairKlaus December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 3

   In the bigger turn …
   In the bigger turn you are using your whole body more to fight the force. The progression is to first find the edge on the bigger turn and then shorten the radius and transfer that feeling. The DVD shows how to build up the fundamentals to carve the bigger turn and has extra short turn footage and drills for the carved short turn. And yes, you especially want to have firm conditions for carving short turns.

4. MairKlaus December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 4

   Thanks. In general …
   Thanks. In general doing the short turns happens more out of your legs, knees and ankles, as you do not have the time to use the whole body. The goals are a calm upper body facing the valley and your legs “detached” from it.

5. rdvoracek December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 5

   Very good stuff …
   Very good stuff Mair. Your videos are very helpful. I’d like to ask how the carving technique changes with regards to your extra short turns as opposed to longer ones. It looks like your using the front part of your skis much more while making short turns. Do you explain the subtle differences between short and longer carving turns in your instructional DVD? Would you be able to carve these short turns on very hard snow -ice also?

6. MairKlaus December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 6

   Definitely a good …
   Definitely a good idea if you want to get more into carving and work on your short turns. These days slalom skis also hold up very well at higher speeds and bigger turns. For skiing powder you might find the x-wing easier. So you could switch skis on powder days.

7. Mulleson December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 7

   Hi I’m curently …
   Hi I’m curently skiing on a pair of Salomon x-wing hurricane 180cm radius 20 meter. How much harder is it to learn to ski like you do with my skies? Im thinking about geting a pair with less turning radius. Good idea?

8. MairKlaus December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 8

   Thanks. On all the …
   Thanks. On all the clips I am skiing on the Nordica Dobermann SL-R-WC with a 11,5 meter radius.

9. krunchie63 December 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am 9

   Great demos here …
   Great demos here too. What ski are you skiing on here – what is the radius of this ski in the short radius turns at 1.18 onwards please ?