Drill Slalom drill
Open Gates
A slalom rhythm that tightens and opens again: stay early in every turn
Race Open GatesGates10
Length128 m
Splits1
Top speed31 mph
Drills (Shorts, in the game) are 10–15 second courses built around one technique: quick to retry until it clicks.
Slalom is the tightest, quickest event: short turns round poles set close together. Your speed comes from the spring of a clean edge change, not from tucking, so a tuck between turns only throws it away. Where gates stack straight down the hill (a hairpin or a flush), it’s one quick turn per pole.
How to ski Open Gates
- Start to split 1 (gates 1–5)
- An even slalom rhythm.
- Split 1 to the finish (gates 6–10)
- An even slalom rhythm.
The Course Setter skis it in 12.72 s, topping 31 mph (49 km/h).
Medal times
Course Setter12.7 s
Gold13.2 s
Silver14.0 s
Bronze15.5 s
The Course Setter is the game’s own racing line. Beat it and a hidden medal shows up.
World record and top 10
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More slalom drills
- DrillDelayOne delayed gate in a slalom rhythm: turn early and high to carry your speed
- DrillFlushA royal flush, then a hairpin: come in over the top, then one turn per pole
Slalom: the courses, the drills and how the real event works