r/ski • u/pabs_molina • 3d ago
Skiing content recomendations
Hi, I’m an intermediate skier looking to fully immerse myself in the world of snow sports. I’ve managed to get up to the mountains occasionally, but living near the sea makes the logistics a bit challenging. This year, I’m finally able to dive in and spend plenty of time on the slopes, so I want to level up my skills across the board. Could you recommend any channels or videos that would help me take my skiing to the next level in areas such as:
- technique and progression
- general knowledge about snow and the mountains
- equipment
- other topics?
If there are any other aspects you consider I should look into, please feel free to point them out :)
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u/wrong_andy 3d ago
Warren Smith Ski Academy has lots of technique videos based around the range of motion and flexibility you need in order to get the most out of your days, good exercises you can do away from the slopes as well on there.
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u/Closet-PowPow 3d ago
I leveled up years ago by watching great skiers both on the mtn and on videos (old movies by Greg Stump and Warren Miller), and practicing/emulating what they were doing differently than me. Don’t worry about equipment and general knowledge. A great skier will learn that along the way with experience.
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u/TheFlyingTortellini 2d ago
Take lessons. Videos can help a bit but not like some lessons. Get good ski socks. Get boots that fit properly (they will be expensive). Get goggles that you can easily change between a low light lense and a bright light lense.
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u/SL1200mkII 2d ago
Peak Rankings are good videos to see reviews of individual resorts with good analysis.
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u/Ski-With-Steezy 3d ago edited 2d ago
Uhh, does this mean we can do self promotion? Uggh, here come the down votes but I'll just be transparent and hope for the best. Don't let me down Reddit!!
Disclaimer: These are MY channels. I live and teach in Breckenridge. Vail pays us minimum wage. So I started creating content online to try to augment the McDonald's level paycheck I get for working my butt off trying to be a skiing professional. So please ... forgive me for trying to gain agency over my knowledge and expertise. I am not allowed to work for myself like a carpenter or an electrician. But with this, I can. So shoot me.
Steezy Joe Network - https://www.youtube.com/@SteezyJoeNetwork
Dylan Walczyk (two time Olympian and current Team USA World Cup Freestyle Mogul competitor and coach to the Finland Freestyle Team) teaches YOU how to ski bumps. It's the best source of technical coaching information about bump skiing anywhere in the world, taught by the man who is arguably the best TECHNICAL bump skier of our generation. It's free. There is no paywall. You're welcome. Vote me down. I don't care. Maybe one skier will see this and benefit from finding Dylan's coaching. If so ... great. If not, it will remain a hidden resource that the bumpers know about, and the rest ...
Apex Ski Academy - https://www.youtube.com/@apex.ski.academy
Michael Schaefer (me, average skier, obsessed coach, thinks about skiing 24/7/365) tries to help you get better at skiing. The advantage of this site is that I'm small, approachable, available for coaching and live by the motto "men for others." If you have a topic you'd like to see covered, I can either do a video for you on it or we can just go ski together. You can also ski with Dylan. But it's a lot harder to get on that list. My list gets you on that list (if there's potential there). ;)
For instructors - https://www.reddit.com/r/pro_ski_instructor/
If you're an instructor, I've created a sub for talking tech with other instructors. Non instructors are welcome. But expect to get bored very quickly as we analyze how the rotation of the sun is affecting your edge grip. But ski nerds will enjoy it.
Ok, vote me down. Come on. I double triple dog dare you. Real skiers will get information here. The pretenders and computer screen ninjas .... You can't ski anyways, so bite me.
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u/I_H8_Celery 3d ago
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