How to soul shred

If you want to know how to really shred...ask this guy. He is showing all of the signs of a perfect carve. He is really low, draggin' a hand and rockin the real soul clothes. He is digging his edges into the snow real deep and getting his nice sharp turn to show how soul he really is.

Soul-Skis

When you are out on the mountain trying to look as soul as possible you dont want none of those twin-tip skis. You want at least 200cm skis with pointy tips and no back rises. When you have these long skis and all of the soul-wear that i have told you, people are going to think that your are for real and that you time-traveled to this time (not really). Skis and boots are the most important look if you are trying to be soul because if you have any of that new stuff then you dont look like you are from the older ages. So follow these tips if your want to shred your mountain with the soul style. The picture above is a good example of the size of skis that would be appropriate for soul (But not the right clothes!)

Proper Soul Manuevers

Most people who try to imitate the "soul" era bring their soul skiing into the park. That is all Wrong. When you are soul skiing you want to keep it real by going to the big mountain and doing crosses all day. Don't do any of those flips because those just aren't soul. The tricks you would want to do is the tricks that someone back in the day would do or stuff that looks like the picture above.

Memorable Soul Skiers

Shane Mcconkey is a skier that lived in Squaw Valley U.S.A. and lived to ski. He was all about having fun while he skied including a game called Gnar. The game was supposed to show how crazy you were for skiing and at skiing. You would get points for skiing crazy lines and chutes and the crazier it was the more points you would get. To maximize your points you could ski lines but naked or stop call your mom while you were skiing it. Shane Mcconkey really like to play this game and i really brought some soul skiers to the mountains. Shane mcconkey died on March 26, 2009 due to a ski base jumping accident. He brought a high level of soul to Squaw Valley.

Ski wear

The ideal soul-wear is some tight and bright clothes. In the early days of skiing, skiers wore mainly bright color, tight clothes and headbands. Shane Mcconkey is a prime example of what soul really is....

Shirtless

Almost every weekend last year i would ski with no shirt for at least 5 runs. We were trying to bring back the great beginning of the park skiing sport. Not only did we ski with no shirts but we also wore clothes that a skier would have worn in the early years of skiing. We did this to show our appreciation towards skiing.