A great turn leaves only a pencil line track in the snow, maximizing g-force and energy return by minimizing snow displacement and dragging body parts. Speed is controlled through turn shape rather than by braking or scrubbing snow.

It feels like riding a rollercoaster, only better because you are the power source! It's intense, committing and dangerous on the Revelstoke steeps but it's just so soul satisfying... The feeling is addictive, and when the groom is good you'll just want to do it faster with bigger sidecuts and stiffer boards on steeper, narrower runs with more angular acceleration and more g-force!

Notwithstanding the recent resurgence of carving and the availability of wider boards, it's kind of a lost art. It's really not that hard to learn but good instruction is very hard to find; not that many people can consistently carve smooth heelside turns on steep black diamonds, even fewer can teach you how. This is my specialty.

HMU for private coaching.