Mogul Skiing Technique Guide - Preface

     Congratulations! You have just chosen to embark on an unforgettable journey to learn one of the most enjoyable sports known to mankind: mogul skiing! With enough motivation and effort, you can certainly become an accomplished bump skier.

     One of the most important things to consider as you begin
reading this guide is that we do not carve in an alpine racing
sense. Many of those techniques are foreign and irrelevant to
our sport. Most ski instructors do not teach mogul skiing
properly, and the methods adopted by most professional ski
instruction organizations are entirely inappropriate for correct
and efficient mogul skiing. This guide will teach you the
techniques that are employed by some of the world's best
mogul skiers. Because of the nature of all sports, accepted
techniques change constantly. Therefore, some of the
concepts in this guide might not necessarily reflect exactly
the current trends in competitive styles. However, I have
done my best to align them as closely as possible.

     As you practice the techniques you learn in this book, you will undoubtedly encounter folks from the carving and racing arena who will tell you you're doing it wrong. They may make fun of you. Tell them that you're learning our technique, and that it is the absolute best way to ski bumps. It is a synthesis of the methods used by World-Cup skiers, the best bumpers in the world. Persevere, and you will quickly prove to them (through your new-found ability) that this really is the way to ski moguls. They'll give in eventually. It will just take time. And even if they don't, who cares--you'll be doing it right!

     One thing to remember: not everyone has a natural ability to rip a bump line at Mach III. It's ok. You don't need to fly through the bumps to be a good bump skier. Any mogul skier who is able to rip the line in control with proper technique is a great mogul skier, whether he's skiing at a relatively slow pace, or skiing fast like the pros. Now, you may not be able to win a gold in the Olympics by skiing slow, but that's not the point. The point is to ski well and in control. A good bump skier is a good bump skier, fast or slow.

    For optimum results, it is best if you read this entire guide before you hit the bumps. Once you've finished reading this and you've hit a couple of days in the bumps, I strongly recommend that you come back and read again, perhaps one section at a time as you work on specific concepts.

     If you're ready, begin your trek through the bumps by starting with section one!

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