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Page 119
... bump on a moderately steep beginner slope . As shown here , his weight is a little more over his left foot and shifted a little back from its normal position . This permits him to swivel both of his ski tips in the clockwise direction ...
... bump on a moderately steep beginner slope . As shown here , his weight is a little more over his left foot and shifted a little back from its normal position . This permits him to swivel both of his ski tips in the clockwise direction ...
Page 153
... bump by downweighting on its top convex surface , preparatory to making an Avalement turn . Weight is centered evenly over her skis in this bump - swallowing process . A FIG . 151 : She completes this turn with forward weight transfer ...
... bump by downweighting on its top convex surface , preparatory to making an Avalement turn . Weight is centered evenly over her skis in this bump - swallowing process . A FIG . 151 : She completes this turn with forward weight transfer ...
Page 154
... bumps and placement of gates . The best advice is not only to pay attention to the poles in a gate - you want to have ... bump near the next pole where you wish to initiate a downhill turn , or your skis are coming through the gate close ...
... bumps and placement of gates . The best advice is not only to pay attention to the poles in a gate - you want to have ... bump near the next pole where you wish to initiate a downhill turn , or your skis are coming through the gate close ...
Common terms and phrases
advanced skier balance big toe boots braking wedge bump check your speed complete the turn cross the fall direction downhill foot downhill ski downweighting driving the weight driving your weight edge change exercise fall line feet flat foot steering icy terrain Illustration initiate the turn inside ski keep your weight knee steering left ski maneuver MOGUL SKIING moguls PARALLEL TURNS Plant the pole plant your pole pole downhill pole plant pole tips pole-gate poles for support preturn check reverse-stem action right ski rise rope rope tow rotate shift your weight side side-slip sink skate ski area ski tails ski tips skier starts skills skis parallel skis to turn slalom slide snow conditions stability steeper steering action steering and edging stem christie stem turn stemmed ski straight run swivel toeing-out traverse turn initiation unweighted uphill christie uphill edges uphill ski weight centered weight forward weighted ski