Advanced
The Reality of Learning How to Carve on Skis | 6 Steps to Carve
Coach's take: Some of the most precise carving cues you'll hear — center of mass, not rotation, is what creates edge angle.
3.8
Carving on skis
Skiing / Popular
Tip the skis on edge and leave clean arcs instead of skidding.
What coaches agree on
- Roll your knees and ankles to tip the skis onto their new edge at the start of each turn - the edge angle comes from the legs, not from leaning the whole body.
- Balance your weight on the outside ski, the ski on the outside of the turn, since that is the ski you carve and control the turn on.
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- Shape your turns to finish across the hill in a closed, C-shaped arc - closing the turn more slows you down and keeps the carve under control.
Common mistakes
- Staying back on the skis instead of moving the body forward into the new turn makes the skis hard to control and edge.
- Twisting the upper body or actively steering the skis around the turn, instead of tipping them onto edge and trusting the sidecut, makes them skid instead of grip.
Beginner
How to Carve on Skis | 5 Tips & Drills for Beginners / Intermediates
Coach's take: Excellent — actual drill progression plus the #1 mistake that stops people from carving cleanly.
3.8
Advanced
HOW TO CARVE ON SKIS LIKE AN ADVANCED SKIER | 5 key techniques
Coach's take: Genuinely advances your carving -- the intermediate-vs-advanced contrasts are the good part.
3.8
Beginner
HOW TO CARVE on Skis - Advanced Ski Lesson #6.2 - Carving
Coach's take: This is how you explain carving to someone who's never felt it -- clean and patient.
3.8
Intermediate
IMPROVE CARVING ON SKIS | 3 common mistakes and corrections
Coach's take: Three real faults, three real fixes -- solid coaching.
3.7
Intermediate
CARVING TRANSFORMATION | 6 tips to improve outside ski pressure and carving control on skis
Coach's take: Nice ladder of drills with a real student showing it click.
3.6
Advanced
ADVANCED CARVING SKI LESSON | Drills to improve your carved turns on skis
Coach's take: Three real fixes, three real drills -- take these to the hill and you'll feel the difference.
3.6
Intermediate
5 Reasons You´re NOT Carving on Skis
Coach's take: Good drills, good cues -- 'listen for the silence' is a great one to pass on.
3.6
Intermediate
HOW TO CARVE ON SKIS LIKE A PRO | 3 carving tips and drills for intermediate - advanced level skiers
Coach's take: Specific drills with a clear purpose each -- exactly what a carving lesson should look like.
3.5
Beginner
Carving Ski Lesson
Coach's take: Explains the 'why' of carving well. Doesn't yet show you the 'how' — pair it with a drills video.
3.3
Intermediate
HOW TO CONTROL YOUR SPEED WHILST CARVING | Expert tips from top ski instructor Aaron
Coach's take: Simple, correct mental model for reining in speed on a carve.
3.2
Intermediate
Common mistakes when carving on skis | part 1
Coach's take: Good single fix, well demonstrated -- just wish it went further.
3.2
Intermediate
How To Carve On Skis | Moving from skidded to carving turns for intermediate skiers
Coach's take: Good drills, just a lot of 'check it on the app' along the way.
3.2
Intermediate
Carving - Seven Deadly Sins (Parallel Skiing Tips)
Coach's take: Sharp, specific fault list — if you recognize yourself in one of these seven, fix it and your carving improves overnight.
3.1
Advanced
Carving skills: railroad tracks and skating drills, a clinic with JEDI Outdoors
Coach's take: Solid clinic content -- the hockey-stop-habit callout alone is worth it if that's you.
3.0
Intermediate
HOW TO CARVE ON SKIS LIKE A PRO | 3 carving tips and drills for intermediate - advanced level skiers
Coach's take: Good concept, but the clip cuts out before the drills.
3.0
Beginner
Advanced Ski Carving: How to Edge Skis Effectively
Coach's take: Good bang for your buck -- one clean concept, one drill you can try today.
3.0
Intermediate
Carving or Edging Problems? - How to Ski Tips and Solutions
Coach's take: Good, correct cue — a bit brief to be a full lesson on its own.
2.9
Beginner
Ski drill for carving, alignment, Vs on Knees
Coach's take: Simple drill, well explained -- works whether you're 8 or 48.
2.8
Advanced
Understanding Carving, video #2 of 3
Coach's take: Smart stuff, but it's a clinic recording, not a lesson built to teach you -- expect to work for it.
2.5
Intermediate
Carving for the intermediate advanced skier
Coach's take: A few genuinely useful cues in here, just don't expect wall-to-wall instruction.
2.4
Intermediate
The PERFECT ski stance when you’re carving ⛷️❄️
Coach's take: One good sentence buried in a clip that assumes you saw the last one.
2.0
Advanced
Advanced carving lesson
Coach's take: Good ideas buried in a conversation that only really works if you're watching, not reading.
1.6