Mar 27, 2009 | Edging, Glossary, Steering
Turn Shape Turn shape refers to how sharply you turn, and how long you keep turning. Those two components of turn shape are referred to as radius and degree of turn. Skiers who can skilfully manage their turn shape are able to control their speed and route of travel...
Mar 26, 2009 | Edging, Glossary
Carving Video goes here. Tipping a ski on edge, causing it to bend, and its sidecut to do all the work of producing a turn. No twisting, steering or pivoting of the feet and skis is involved. All points along the edge of the ski, from tip to tail, follow the...
Mar 24, 2009 | Edging, Glossary
Edging One of the primary skill groups in the sport of skiing, Edging refers to the tipping of the skis onto edge, engaging them in the snow, then using them in various ways to control the nature of one’s descent down the mountain. With good edging skills, a skier...
Mar 23, 2009 | Edging, Glossary
Edge Angle This term identifies how far a ski is tipped on edge. It measures the angle between the snow and the base of the ski. The greater the edge angle, the more a ski bends, and the smaller radius turn it carves. When steering a turn, too high an edge angle...
Mar 12, 2009 | Ask the Coach, Edging, Rotation
Question: Rotary comes on its own Rick I noticed that when i balance on both edges with extra focus on balance over outside edge, especially at and out of the apex it seems that the rotary comes on its own. Am I on or off the right track? David Ohio PSIA Instructor...
Mar 11, 2009 | Edging, Glossary, Steering
Wide Track Steering Steering a turn, while using a large skid angle. In a large skid angle, the skis deflect and point well away from the skier’s actual direction of travel. Wide track steering leaves a very wide skid track in the snow, and results in a...
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