Return of the Turn: Marcus Caston and "Actual Skiing"

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10-15-2017, 05:07 PM
doebedoe

Return of the Turn: Marcus Caston and "Actual Skiing"

Some straight talk from Marcus Caston on why he's working on a flick / hashtag / movement / whatever called "Return of the Turn"

https://freeskier.com/videos/actual-...fficial-teaser

Teaser video: https://vimeo.com/237924857
10-15-2017, 05:19 PM
Jacques Sheer-Rocko

Amen, Marcus!
10-15-2017, 09:18 PM
wakefield

Yup, I definitely want to watch a movie of people ripping groomers.
10-15-2017, 10:42 PM
Banh Mi

I’m pretty sure it’s not just groomers..

I think this looks like a fun watch personally.

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10-16-2017, 10:00 AM
raypruit

there's a big resurgence in carving happening in snowboarding right now, mainly driven by the huge number of riders that are now entering their late 30s/ 40s and can't really relate to all the double/triple corking. directional and even asym boards with setback stances are back in. pow will always be the best thing you can shred but i've been having a ton of fun soul carving the groomer to get back to the lift lately instead of just straightlining it like i used to.

here's a vid making carving great again:

https://vimeo.com/193349624
10-16-2017, 10:31 AM
brutah

Quote:

Originally Posted by raypruit

https://vimeo.com/193349624

goddammit, why does snowboarding always have to be cooler than skiing??!? holy shit, that was rad on many levels.

marcus' project looks good too. dude can definitely flex a ski
10-16-2017, 12:46 PM
nyskirat

Marcus was such a good racer, dude just shreds the entire mountain now. It's incredible to watch
10-16-2017, 01:14 PM
2FUNKY

Nice to finally see dudes carving on snowboards. Those laid out front sides were sweet.
10-16-2017, 01:42 PM
hatchgreenchile

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRUTAH

goddammit, why does snowboarding always have to be cooler than skiing??!? holy shit, that was rad on many levels.

:yourock: :yourock:

Those were sick turns.
10-16-2017, 01:59 PM
Kopi_Red

Karving is kewl.
10-16-2017, 02:07 PM
mall walker

that muhfucker shreds
10-16-2017, 02:19 PM
TurxSki

Does this mean the end of boarders sliding down a slope on their heelside, and removing all the soft snow?
I fucking well hope so.
10-16-2017, 02:42 PM
Jonny Snow

I wasn't aware that turning ever went out of style.
10-16-2017, 03:06 PM
TAFKALVS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonny Snow

I wasn't aware that turning ever went out of style.

Have you been to a ski resort in the last 10 years?

schmeear schmear schmear point it schmear schmear schmear
10-16-2017, 03:12 PM
raypruit

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2FUNKY

Nice to finally see dudes carving on snowboards. Those laid out front sides were sweet.

my favorite shot is the laid out heelside at 1:43. so much harder to do than toeside without washing out.

sorry to highjack the thread. skiing on groomers is cool too i guess :wink:
10-16-2017, 04:12 PM
2FUNKY

Quote:

Originally Posted by raypruit

my favorite shot is the laid out heelside at 1:43. so much harder to do than toeside without washing out.

sorry to highjack the thread. skiing on groomers is cool too i guess :wink:

Yeah I know. I've snowboard before, *gasp. I just like the laid out front side, styley and smooth.
10-16-2017, 04:30 PM
doebedoe

Da fuck is wrong with this place. I make a post with rad skiing about rad skiing and all mags want to talk about is knuckledragging.
10-16-2017, 04:35 PM
N1CK.

sorry, no heart carving, no care.
10-16-2017, 04:36 PM
east or bust

I'd see the movie from the op if that's indeed what the final intent is. watching a good skier from the lift on the way up is always fun for me, esp. the balls to the wall skiing like what's in that clip
10-16-2017, 04:56 PM
GoldMember

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonny Snow

I wasn't aware that turning ever went out of style.

I'm with you on this. As far as I'm concerned, it's always been about the turn.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier

Have you been to a ski resort in the last 10 years?

schmeear schmear schmear point it schmear schmear schmear

And yeah, you're right, too. It drives me nuts to see these guys who are the 'best' skiers by some accounts, slarving their way down the mountain. I suppose I'm just old school.
10-16-2017, 05:02 PM
#######

GLUE is another good free snowboard video sans 1440s and energy drinks mitten camera pats what wutz . Great soundtrack too.

MC is the man. Saw him at the Bird a couple of years ago in the spring ripping a bumped out Silver Fox at 40+mph like it was nothing.
10-16-2017, 05:45 PM
el hefe

Thats what it is all about for me. Doesn't matter if its pow or ripping hard groomers.
10-16-2017, 06:00 PM
2FUNKY

Quote:

Originally Posted by doebedoe

Da fuck is wrong with this place. I make a post with rad skiing about rad skiing and all mags want to talk about is knuckledragging.

Your vid was sick as well, serious karves. There, feel better? [emoji16]
10-17-2017, 08:19 AM
Jonny Snow

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier

Have you been to a ski resort in the last 10 years?

schmeear schmear schmear point it schmear schmear schmear

95% of people don't know where their edges are or how do to use them, it's been like that forever. Back in the mid 00's when everyone was on carving skis, almost nobody carved. At least with wide skis, people can skid all over the place with more ease and forgiveness, which ultimately means more control.
10-17-2017, 08:31 AM
TAFKALVS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonny Snow

95% of people don't know where their edges are or how do to use them, it's been like that forever. Back in the mid 00's when everyone was on carving skis, almost nobody carved. At least with wide skis, people can skid all over the place with more ease and forgiveness, which ultimately means more control.

I give the 40+ crowd a pass since most of them learned on straight skis anyways.

But for those of us who started skiing in the 00s on shaped skis? No excuse. Learn to tip those skis and leave a trench. Maybe leave the hellbents at home for a couple days and bust out the "nerd skis".
10-17-2017, 08:39 AM
Norseman

Nerd Alert
10-17-2017, 08:48 AM
reckless toboggan

Every turn is a sign of fear.
10-17-2017, 08:55 AM
TAFKALVS

Those who can't ski, obsess over technique.
10-17-2017, 08:55 AM
::: :::

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier

I give the 40+ crowd a pass since most of them learned on straight skis anyways.

I’ll take any handicapping I can get
10-17-2017, 09:03 AM
Norseman

The trailer sucked, IMO. Hope the film is fun and not preachy.

Though sometimes I feel like preeechin to the skidders.
10-17-2017, 09:03 AM
TAFKALVS

Quote:

Originally Posted by acinpdx

I’ll take any handicapping I can get

Don't you have a bingo game to be at?
10-17-2017, 09:13 AM
Kopi_Red

^^^Ha!
10-17-2017, 09:55 AM
::: :::

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier

Don't you have a bingo game to be at?

dinner's up in a few minutes here
then bingo
then a reasonable bed time
10-17-2017, 10:16 AM
TAFKALVS

Quote:

Originally Posted by acinpdx

dinner's up in a few minutes here
then bingo
then a reasonable bed time

Let me guess, senior special at Denny's?
10-17-2017, 10:16 AM
NW_SKIER

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier

Let me guess, senior special at Denny's?

Old fucks eat at Taco Bell now
10-17-2017, 10:31 AM
GoldMember

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier

I give the 40+ crowd a pass since most of them learned on straight skis anyways.

But for those of us who started skiing in the 00s on shaped skis? No excuse. Learn to tip those skis and leave a trench. Maybe leave the hellbents at home for a couple days and bust out the "nerd skis".

I'm over 40 and skied 'straight' (they weren't truly straight but, I get your drift) skis for....25 years(?). I learned to carve on straight skis. What the shaped skis did was make skiing/carving a whole lot easier. They extended a skier's active ski life by many years. They also opened up the trees and other non-designated/un-groomed runs/areas to a whole bunch more people, which I hated. We used to have storm snow last for two or three days. After snowboards, then shaped/fat skis hit the market, the un-tracked was gone in two or three runs. In many ways, fat skis kind of ruined skiing but in many ways, they allowed the industry to evolve and grow whereas before, it was dying.

But yeah, anyone who learned to ski after the new shape came along really has no excuse for not using their edges but I don't necessarily give us over 40 a pass, either, since it's so much easier to tip the ski to the edges.
10-17-2017, 03:37 PM
grskier

Episode 1:

ow.ly/dlYC30fWvnF

ow.ly/dlYC30fWvnF
10-17-2017, 06:37 PM
rod9301

I have to say that I wasn't too impressed with his Mogul skiing assuming he was the guy with a mustache ( I watched the video with the sound off).

Most of the other skiing were skiing much more centered in bumps.

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10-17-2017, 06:58 PM
ill-advised strategy

it's true, nobody ever wants to ski moguls.

The struggle is real.
10-17-2017, 07:43 PM
2FUNKY

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier

I give the 40+ crowd a pass since most of them learned on straight skis anyways.

But for those of us who started skiing in the 00s on shaped skis? No excuse. Learn to tip those skis and leave a trench. Maybe leave the hellbents at home for a couple days and bust out the "nerd skis".

In my experience, my crowd, over 40 old fucks, skiing straight skis helped a ton. We actually had to learn how to bend a ski and make them carve, the carve wasn't built in like a crutch. I loved mobbing around in 210+skis making hudge arcs down the entire mountain. Along came skis with side cut, "shaped skis" and I thought they were for pussys who couldn't ski as did the crew I rolled with. Hopped on some and was, pfft, to fucking easy, chick skis. Then they were all you could buy, so I hopped on the bandwagon. Then came the "fat ski". That's when shit changed. As Goldmember pointed out, for better and worse. I fucking LOVED it. Sure the pow got chewed a little faster, not much though as only the core dudes were riding them. I freaking love to set an edge and get some G's. The smear kids today make me laugh. Can't Karve to save their life. Now everyone can "ski" pow. Which is cool and shitty at the same time.

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