Style

Extremecarving

A named carving style associated with linked deeply laid turns and a developed approach to coordinating body and board movement.

GLOSSARY · Turns & riding control

In the retained Rilliet/Fivat material, the style is explained through an attributed movement model. Its sequence belongs to that source rather than to every turn described informally as extreme.

Context and distinction

Extremecarving is a style and teaching context; a single laid turn or Eurocarve does not establish the complete system.

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Extremecarving: Rilliet/Fivat Style

Extremecarving here means Rilliet and Fivat's named linked laid-turn style using their rotation and push-pull approach. Deep inclination in another system does not establish membership in this style.

Preparation and setting

Their basic-turn model, appropriate clearance and coach-selected slope/snow.

Execution / practice sequence

Study the defining movement sequence.
Develop separate ordinary-depth arcs on both edges.
Learn each style-specific laid-turn entry and recovery.
Connect only after the exits are controlled.
Assess track and continuity, not body contact alone.

How to learn / practise

Use AC23-06–12 as an attributed learning map. Develop range gradually and retain a recoverable non-laid baseline.

Errors and corrections

Borrowing a national-style label as proof of mechanics: name the actual model. Touching snow while sliding is not evidence of a clean laid carve.

Observable checks

The description identifies school, defining technique and observed board outcome.

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Extremecarving Naming Boundary

Extremecarving and Eurocarve have overlapping modern use but retain different source-specific meanings. The EC originators define a linked two-edge style rather than every single low carve.

Preparation and setting

An explicit school/source context; no execution task is required for this terminology entry.

How to understand / apply it

Identify the speaker or school.
Record whether the label names a single application or complete style.
Describe actual edge, stance and movement strategy.
Retain aliases only where meaning matches.
Link related but non-identical usage separately.

How to learn / practise

Compare two descriptions and write what is shared and what differs. Use AC23-09 and AC23-18 as examples.

Errors and corrections

Auto-merging based on body contact erases meaningful differences. Nationality or board brand alone does not settle the term.

Observable checks

Readers can distinguish the attributed style from broader application vocabulary.

Related: AC23-09, AC23-18. Sources: Rilliet/Fivat — Extremecarving, originator style description

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Extremecarving: the Named Rilliet–Fivat Style

Extremecarving in this article means the named Rilliet–Fivat method, rather than every photograph of a rider touching snow. Consult EM01–EM02 for the originators’ own terminology. The practical objective is a sequence of supported arcs on both edges with deliberate low body positions and usable exits. A single low toe-side turn is a component, not evidence that the entire linked style has been learned. There are three independent questions: did the board carve, was the snow contact intentional, and could the rider recover into the next task? A dramatic body angle can answer none of them. A rider may carve a modest arc cleanly without making contact; another may lie down while the board skids. Preserve both observations rather than award a style label from body height alone.

Preparation and setting

Required: linked carving at moderate angles on both edges, reliable release, deliberate skidded stopping, awareness of the whole turn corridor, and equipment suitable for the intended tilt. The preceding CTRC package supplies these foundations. Helpful: comfortable flexed transitions and an ability to vary leg length without locking joints. These requirements are controls to demonstrate, not a fixed number of days of experience. Use ECRC-02 to choose the actual practice lane. Start with standing component turns. Developed laydown work requires direct observation by a coach familiar with the chosen method; a written readiness list cannot judge the learner’s movement or the site by itself.

How to build the style

Record which method is being practised. Use this named style for AC23-09; leave broader Eurocarve variants under ECRC-14–15.
Establish the moderate-angle baseline and deliberate exit using ED01. Check both arcs rather than assuming the better edge represents both.
Study coordinated orientation in ECRC-03, then leg-length control in ECRC-04. Test each separately before combining them.
Link the standing pattern with ECRC-05. Inspect the connection: can the rider enter either next arc without throwing the tail or standing abruptly?
Develop edge-specific lowering with ECRC-06–07. Change one demand at a time; depth, speed and turn size are separate variables.
Add contact only after supported lowering and recovery are repeatable. ECRC-08–09 address individual laid turns; ECRC-10 addresses their connection.
Return to ordinary controlled riding whenever space, surface or recovery no longer meets the task. A planned blend ends the attempt without invalidating earlier clean segments.

Why the components matter

Coordination supplies an orientation that the rider can maintain while the board follows its arc. Leg-length change supplies working range for placing and retrieving the board relative to the body. Edge support carries the turning demand. The connection makes that support available for another arc. Treat these as observable controls, not a claim that one isolated movement mechanically guarantees a turn.

Completion and connections

Explain the style’s scope, demonstrate its standing components, and identify the next appropriate exercise without inventing a new trick for every posture. Full linked laid execution remains a separate outcome. Read ECRC-02–05 first; ECRC-18 supplies the assessment record.

Diagnostic hypotheses and rechecks

Possible causes are hypotheses to test, not diagnoses inferred from one attempt.

Observation	Possible cause	Diagnostic exercise	Correction	Recheck
One impressive toe turn, then an uncontrolled exit	Contact depth exceeds recovery ability	ED09 single-turn recovery	Reduce depth and recover earlier	Repeat toe exit and ordinary heel turn
Low posture but broad smeared track	Lowering mistaken for carving	ED01 baseline traces	Restore supported moderate arcs	Compare intended clean segment
Every transition requires an arm swing	Components not coordinated	ED04 small linked pattern	Reduce rotation amplitude and separate timing	Link without a rescue swing