Ski the Modern way with Harald Harb

Harald Harb, President of Harb Ski Systems, posts his thoughts on skiing, ski racing, technique and more.

Monday, December 25, 2023

Learn the PMTS "Phantom Move" from Marcel Hirscher!

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The brilliance of Marcel Hirscher has never been in question! In this sequence of photos, I'll explain one of the many technical movemen...
Monday, December 18, 2023

The World Cup Season is in Full swing. What is big and what isn't, misconceptions already abound!

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Misconceptions I've already read and heard from analysts in the 2023 season.  "Odermatt extends in his GS skiing." This is one...
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Skiing dynamically means limit folding at the waist even for expert skiers.

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Hip Collapsing robs angles, ski bend, and tip engagement! Even expert skiers can be seen collapsing their hips to reduce pressure. When the ...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Short turn demonstration during 2023 Coach's training.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Different turns by Odermatt in GS.

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This turn by Odermatt shows a strong retraction release. Many analysts would like to point out that Odermatt uses an extension to exit his t...
Friday, February 24, 2023

Develop early angles while testing skis!

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

You won't fool yourself or cheat in "Pure Carved Turns" if you know this simple rule!

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I often show my students how to determine if they are pivoting, hip thrusting, or extending too much into the new turn by showing them this ...
Thursday, February 9, 2023

Keep the uphill leg bent in transition, extending is the biggest errors skiers make!

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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Power up your skiing using Richie Berger as a model!

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In this series of photos and with the text added, I explain the development of high-energy turns used by the world's best skiers. As wit...
Friday, November 18, 2022

Skiing at the highest level: How to Transition with Fore/aft Balance preparation.

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       The PMTS Transition as applied by World Cup racers. All skiers at any level can learn to use the World Cup PMTS Transition. We teach ...
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Leg and bone curvatures for skiers, greatly influence your edge holding ability!

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One of the realizations we noted studying ski racers for 50-plus years and performing alignment assessments for 40 years is the differences ...
Thursday, September 15, 2022

Skiing with the emphasis on the inside half of the body to create movements.

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Inside foot and leg Movements PMTS Direct Parallel is the proprietary teaching system invented by Harb Ski Systems. It is built on the funda...
Monday, May 16, 2022

Build a turn with inside ski tipping movements.

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When asked what I focus on in a series of turns or a ski run, this is how I describe my approach. It usually surprises people. The inside h...
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