for level shoulders, for deleting leaning-in, for angulating, for directing pressure to the outside ski
1. pole-drag: hold poles vertical, and drag their tips on the surface of the snow for full turns, no pole planting
for keeping hands forward instead of swinging them, for level shoulders, for deleting leaning-in, for angulating, for directing pressure to the outside ski
2. horizontal poles balanced on top of wrists, don't grip them, keep poles parallel to slope and don't let them drop!
for skiing centered instead of aft, for self-diagnosis of whether you are directing pressure to the outside ski
3. lift inside foot with ski parallel to snow surface, or with tip down, during any part of or for the whole turn
for skiing into and out of counter instead of skiing square in short radius turns, for holding hands forward instead of swinging them fore-aft
4. picture frame
for staying low in transition, for flexing to release without standing tall
5. new inside leg flexing without new outside leg lengthening; focus on that alone (for staying low in transition)
6. halfway poles/pole drag - grip poles half way up from the bottom; drag them on the snow, holding them firmly vertical through whole turns; initiate turns while keeping their tips dragging on the snow; this keeps you low
for keeping feet up under you to direct pressure to outside ski, to maintain grip without pushing the outside ski out or dropping the hip
7. railroad tracks motored only by ankle-tipping; do this at the bottom of the run, if even for a short distance; keep top of inside boot cuff up under the hip above it, do not allow that inside foot to move laterally to the outside of the turn
for getting higher edge angles by working from the feet up instead of by leaning in
8. hold onto each railroad track turn to make longer, rounder turns in a wider corridor; only tip ankles and lower legs to a higher angle to accomplish this; work on keeping top of inside boot cuff up under you; do this at the bottom of the run where it's flatter, even if that's only for a short distance
1. pole-drag: hold poles vertical, and drag their tips on the surface of the snow for full turns, no pole planting
for keeping hands forward instead of swinging them, for level shoulders, for deleting leaning-in, for angulating, for directing pressure to the outside ski
2. horizontal poles balanced on top of wrists, don't grip them, keep poles parallel to slope and don't let them drop!
for skiing centered instead of aft, for self-diagnosis of whether you are directing pressure to the outside ski
3. lift inside foot with ski parallel to snow surface, or with tip down, during any part of or for the whole turn
for skiing into and out of counter instead of skiing square in short radius turns, for holding hands forward instead of swinging them fore-aft
4. picture frame
for staying low in transition, for flexing to release without standing tall
5. new inside leg flexing without new outside leg lengthening; focus on that alone (for staying low in transition)
6. halfway poles/pole drag - grip poles half way up from the bottom; drag them on the snow, holding them firmly vertical through whole turns; initiate turns while keeping their tips dragging on the snow; this keeps you low
for keeping feet up under you to direct pressure to outside ski, to maintain grip without pushing the outside ski out or dropping the hip
7. railroad tracks motored only by ankle-tipping; do this at the bottom of the run, if even for a short distance; keep top of inside boot cuff up under the hip above it, do not allow that inside foot to move laterally to the outside of the turn
for getting higher edge angles by working from the feet up instead of by leaning in
8. hold onto each railroad track turn to make longer, rounder turns in a wider corridor; only tip ankles and lower legs to a higher angle to accomplish this; work on keeping top of inside boot cuff up under you; do this at the bottom of the run where it's flatter, even if that's only for a short distance
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