If necessary miss the trough altogether and use a pre-jump to land on the front of the next bump.

Once in a while, every self-respecting mogul run will throw at you a bump so deformed that it defies the usual techniques. The best plan is to change lines to avoid these maverick moguls. Often, however, you are on them too quickly. This is where three special techniques come in: a foot thrust or a pre-jump can help you to negotiate moguls that sit across your line like park benches; hip projection gets your skis back on the snow after you have absorbed particularly big bumps.

Foot Thrust

If you see a particularly steep mogul coming, push your feet forwards to anticipate the impact. This will prevent you from folding from the waist.

The Pre-Jump

If you think even foot thrust will not keep you from being thrown forwards by a mogul, you have no choice: a pre-jump is hard work, but gets you out of trouble. As the mogul approaches, jump, lifting your ski tips, and land on the front of the mogul.

Hip Projection

After absorbing a particularly big mogul, use hip projection to push your tips back down towards the snow. Project your hips forwards while pushing down through the balls of your feet.

To avoid folding, use foot thrust.	To keep your skis on the snow, use hip projection. [Photos: ifyouski.com]