Why mogul skiing is very much like cycling backwards 🚲

This is how you find control on a bumpy slope from correctly timed feet movements...

Mogul skiing is very much like riding a bicycle backwards.

The upper body is responsible for balance, while the feet do the work from a finely honed backwards pedalling motion.

As you ski through a mogul course, focus on pushing your feet forward and down in the low spots between the moguls and then, like shock absorbers, letting them come back up when you hit the next one. The legs are extended, and the feet are pushed slightly forward just before hitting the next bump.

As the skier passes over the bump, the torso is brought forward to prevent it from lagging behind. Snow contact is maintained by actively pulling the feet back under the body's centre of gravity.

Combine this front-to-back movement with a retraction from the legs, and you are already well on your way to being able to ski a bump course with more control. 😎

Here are six exercises to fine-tune retraction/extension and this pedal movement:

• Stepping up a hill backwards without skis (pedal movement)

• Traverse a slope with retraction/extension

• Traverse a slope, successively pushing forward and pulling back the feet

• Traverse a slope, retraction/extension + feet backwards/forwards

• Drunken sailor turns

• Short dolphin turns

Enjoy! 🙌