Coaching
Your skiing is about to get a whole lot better.
What will I learn?
Skiing is a sport that rewards those who keep pushing their limits. We’ve designed Carv to optimise around your data, so it works for intermediate to expert skiers.
Carv will transition your turn types from wedge to parallel to carving. You will develop consistent stability and balance through your turns that will get you tackling increasingly more challenging runs with ease.
Carv will take your fundamental technique to the next level. Forming satisfying C-shaped carve turns with ease, so you can crush it on the entire mountain and carve down any terrain.
For experts, Carv will unlock completely refined technique by finessing your edge angles, progressive edge building, fore:aft balance and more. Carv can show you what truly effortless skiing feels like and get you closer to complete mastery.
The Carv system has been built using data from some of the best skiers in the world - people who turn heads on any terrain. But they can do that because their fundamental technique is perfect.
The Carv metrics will drive you to ski with more efficiency, more control, and a more dynamic, stylish turn.
0%
of CARV members
across all levels told us they improved.
Tips personalized to you
Carv will track your progress and give you tips based on your focus area. If your focus area changes, so will your tips.
How Carv finds the right tip for you
Step 1
Carv assesses you against 12 performance metrics as you ski
Step 2
Carv gives you a focus area based on your scores. It will tell you why this will improve your skiing
Step 3
Carv analyzes your ability level based on your scores
Step 3
Carv will give you a tip based on your focus area and ability from one of the best instructors in the world
What kind of tips will I get?
Select a Focus Area:
"Instead of going on and off the edge like a light switch, think of it as a dimmer switch"
Written by:
Morgan Engel
CSIA Level 4 Instructor
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Focused advice tailored to you
Carv captures pressure and motion data every turn you’ve made, 20 times a second. Over just a few turns, it will build a picture of which part of your technique is holding you back. This metric will form your next focus area.
Using your data, Carv will then give you feedback on your specific areas to focus on. With personalised tips, drills and games tailored to your level, you’ll have a clear path to improvement.
Carv will push you to breakthrough your skiing plateaus and unlock the next level of your skiing.
What can you expect on snow?
In Free Ski, you’ll get audio tips on the chairlift, based on your data, to help you improve on the next run.
In Training mode, feedback on every turn helps you to beat each target so you can level up in just a few runs.
Developed
with the best
5x world champion
2x Olympic gold
Ski:IQ 168
“I’ve spent my whole career pushing the limits of what’s possible on skis. Carv has created a truly groundbreaking performance and coaching system. I was sceptical at first, but it really works, and I’m proud to be able to develop this product.”
Built with the best instructors in the world
Tom Gellie
APSI level 4 examiner - CSIA level 3 - Biomechanics specialist
Eric Lipton
Coach to US Ski Team - 3 x member PSIA elite Alpine teamteam-2_2021
Kaylin Richardson
2 x Olympian - 4 x National Alpine Champion
Tom Waddington
BASI Level 4 - Verbier ISTD program lead
Richard Amacker
Freeride World Tour. Swiss National Demo Team
Kevin Jordan
PSIA National Team Member
Kili Weibel
Swiss National Demo Team. Technical Director, Engelberg
Thomas Roennau
PSIA & Danish National Examiner. Head Coach, Carv Performance Institute.
Kimberly Mann
PSIA Alpine Level 3
Want to know more?
- Carv works with regular headphones, Airpods and any other bluetooth headphones. See our recommendations here.
- Almost all helmets work with in-ear headphones, so you don't need to make adjustments to your current helmet
- If you do not want to ski with headphones, you can still improve with text-based tips, scores and drills.
We’ve spent years working on the technology behind Carv, mapping millions of skiing turns (and counting) across Carv's 35 metrics. We have refined our scoring benchmarks and created our coaching with the world's top instructors.
That's why 95% of members told us they improved with Carv.
We have designed Carv to measure and coach the fundamentals of skiing for a wide range of skiers.
You can expect to develop:
- Smooth parallel turns to increase your confidence
- Rotation and edging, helping you on steeper slopes
- An athletic stance to help you on varied terrain
- Edging and pressure control to push your carving to the next level.
You can choose to learn with real-time audio tips, interactive drills, videos and live data monitors.
Carv is designed to improve your form on all terrain.
Carv will automatically detect the difficulty and snow type that your skiing on - taking into account steepness and terrain variability (bumps, crud, powder). Carv will adapt your score based on the terrain so you're always rewarded for keeping your form when things get dicey.
Carv's coaching is focussed on developing an efficient, controlled and stylish technique. It will push you to make more stable, rounded and exciting turns. While Carv is not designed to coach you in off piste (yet), the improvements it will make in your fundamental technique will certainly iron out issues so when you do get the perfect pow conditions of the season - you are focussed on your line not your technique.
Carv is best for intermediate to expert skiers.
Intermediate skiers: Build your control and confidence
Carv will transition your turn types from wedge to parallel to carving. You will develop consistent stability and balance through your turns that will get you tackling increasingly more challenging runs with ease.
Advanced Skiers: Push your limits
Carv will take your fundamental technique to the next level. Forming satisfying C-shaped carve turns efficiently, so you can crush it on the entire mountain and carve down any terrain for longer.
Expert Skiers: Finesse effortless form
For experts, Carv will unlock completely refined technique by finessing your edge angles, progressive edge building, fore:aft balance and more. Carv can show you what truly effortless skiing feels like and get you closer to complete mastery.
The Carv app and instruction is currently only available in English.
We will be looking to translate Carv into other languages in the future, but we are currently focusing on really nailing the instruction in English before we commit to translating the product into other languages.
Loved by every level of skier
“One of the best investments to improve my skiing I ever made.”
Randy Babcock
National Ski Patroller
“I got accurate feedback. The same type of coaching my coach would give. I was blown away.”
Jeremy Bloom
3x World Champion, 2X Olympian
“It did exactly what it said it would do. It has the potential of really educating people on what great skiing is.”
Jonathan Ballou
PSIA Alpine Examiner
“I could see my skiing improving in only a few hours.”
Natalya Paul
Stuff Magazine
“Carv shows the truth about how I stand and move vs how I think I move on skis.”
Michael Rogan
Head Coach, Pro Ski Instructors of America Demo Team
“It was the best purchase I have made in a long time.”
Jonathon Parton
Carv customer
“Best trainer ever. I learnt more in 1 hour than in one week with a real person. Can't wait for next winter.”
Christian Müller
Carv customer
“People with me commented on how much better I was skiing”
Paula C
Carv customer
“Carv was exactly what I was waiting for - instant feedback on my ski technique, and now I really understand the sensation of carving and how to improve.”
Ruth Louise
Verified Carv user
“Carv brings a new perspective to skiing. The pressure sensors allow you to see exactly what's going on. It really works!”
Filip Filisar
Olympian, Ski Cross World Champion
“I highly recommend CARV to anyone who wants to improve their skiing technique whilst hurtling down a snowy mountain every year.”
Patricia Montgomery
Carv customer
“A great and unique tool for any reasonably serious skier.”
Richard Salzedo
Carv customer
“It's something that not only can help the best racers in the world improve their time by the 1/100th of a second that matter but it can help a whole range of people ski better.”
Alex Hoye
Founder, Faction Skis
“It visualised a lot of things that you cannot see in the video. It's definitely next level!”
Luka Krajnc
Head coach, Slovenian Ski Cross Team
“I think that this is very evolutionary for Cross-Country Skiing!”
Enrico Nizzi
Olympian, Cross-Country Skier
“The whole concept of CARV is mind blowing. Amazing!!”
John McQuaid
Carv customer
“When I tested Carv, it was constantly analysing my form and reminded me to correct some of my old habits that had resurfaced!”
Dominic Haffner
Co-Founder, Unique Skis
“It’s not just what you can see, film, or even how the athlete feels. With Carv you actually know what’s happening.”
Jernej Koblar
3 Time Olympian, Alpine Skier
“The first week of use blew me away. The improvement (noted by my wife) was tremendous”
Justin
Carv customer
“Fantastic bit of kit - especially for intermediate skiers”
Christopher Kenny
Carv customer
“I found it useful for pinpointing weaknesses and easily and instantly know I was improving.”
Xaghra R
Carv customer
“A great way for skiers of any level to improve their technique”
John
Carv customer
“Instead of not understanding where the problems are coming from, it will be instant.”
Denis O’Brien
FFS National Ski Instructors Premier Degree France
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