Master The Smooth with Scot Schmidt
It\u2019s difficult to overstate the role of Scot Schmidt in big-mountain freeskiing. He pretty much invented the niche with his explosive, airborne exploits. His signature tucked-knees hop turn and high-speed hip-check smear on 223 downhill skis defined a style that changed skiing. Scot\u2019s style inspired untold hordes of skiers in the 80s and early 90s, before skis got wide and rockered. His breakout role in Greg Stump\u2019s seminal \u201cBlizzard of Ahhs\u201d ushered in a now 30-year-old era of ski porn.\xa0
Scot at age 62 is still skiing 100 days a year on big, stiff skis, spending his winters in Montana as an ambassador for the Yellowstone Club. In this episode of Next Level Skiing, the legend himself shares insights into his longevity, his ski style, starring in a movie that captured entire generations of skiers, and \u201cflowing like water\u201d on skis.\xa0
Topics:\xa0
2:00 - Growing up in Montana City, Montana\xa0
4:30 - Moving to Squaw Valley, melding with ski racers and speed skiers\xa0
9:30 - Idolizing Ingemar Stenmark\xa0
11:00 - About that smear turn\xa0
14:40 - Put your turns in the sweet spot\xa0
19:30 - Still riding a 195 115mm-underfoot Stockli\xa0
23:40 - Never been smoother than now\xa0
25:30 - The impact of \u201cBlizzard of Ahhs\u201d\xa0
28:50 - Keep it smooth and flow like water\xa0
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