Let me begin by stating my tree skiing experience is very limited, as my home Pa. ski mountain has almost no tree skiing. What little they have also is a magnet for creating rock skis. My experience is mostly on western trips and then mostly in older snow glades. So, making turns around trees, in existing ruts, at very pedestrian speeds, is what I do. There is plenty of video posted showing tree skiing that is much more dynamic, especially in new snow, not sure if I, or most, have the chops to ski it. But, we would all like to try it for sure.
People posting for advice about getting a new ski always seek a ski they can take into trees. It seems to me, that I take whatever works for the rest of the mountain into trees, simply because that's what underfoot. My thinking is it's a lot more about the archer than the arrow, maybe tree skiing requires us all to suck-it-up and ski more aggressively. There are no tree-skiing specific skis, and, the all-mountain ski term is very broad.
So, here's the question. I you really want to concentrate on tree skiing, what characteristics make a ski excel in trees? Or, what type skis should be avoided? Any thoughts on how to increase tree skiing skills?
People posting for advice about getting a new ski always seek a ski they can take into trees. It seems to me, that I take whatever works for the rest of the mountain into trees, simply because that's what underfoot. My thinking is it's a lot more about the archer than the arrow, maybe tree skiing requires us all to suck-it-up and ski more aggressively. There are no tree-skiing specific skis, and, the all-mountain ski term is very broad.
So, here's the question. I you really want to concentrate on tree skiing, what characteristics make a ski excel in trees? Or, what type skis should be avoided? Any thoughts on how to increase tree skiing skills?