May 15, 2009 | Glossary, Rotation
Skiing Into And Out Of Counter This is a rotational strategy in which the pelvis and torso are kept facing down the falline, while the skier connects a series of turns. The result is a turn that begins “ROTATED”, with the skier’s body facing towards the inside of the...
May 12, 2009 | Glossary, Transitions
Post-Pivot Engagement After lightening the skis and pivoting them at the beginning of the turn, it’s the act of touching back down to earth and engaging the edges. Racers do this pivoting strategy when the course is too steep and turning to carve arc to arc. ...
May 11, 2009 | Glossary, Transitions
Pivoting Pivoting is a twisting of the skis while they are unweighted and/or unengaged, which does not actually produce a turn until the skis are pressured and the edges reengaged. Imagine doing an up unweighting during your transition between turns. While...
May 10, 2009 | Glossary, Rotation, Transitions
Anticipation A means of powering a push or pivot initiation. During the transition, the upper body is kept facing down the falline, while the skis and legs are still turning across the falline. This creates a torque at the waist that can be used to rotate the skis...
May 9, 2009 | Glossary, Uncategorized
Square This is a rotational state in which the pelvis and torso face the same direction the skis point. In it’s purest form, skiing square is not something that often done, because the benefit of outside foot pronation is lost. At least a small amount of...
May 8, 2009 | Balance, Flexion and Extension, Glossary, Uncategorized
Long Leg Short Leg Long leg / Short leg is a tool skiers use to tip their skis on edge, create large edge angles, and assume a strong body position. While turning, the inside leg is flexed, and becomes the short leg. Flexing the inside leg allows the skier’s body...
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