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 6, 2009 | Glossary, Transitions
OLR- Outside Leg relaxation An acronym for “Outside Leg Relaxation”, OLR is a type of turn transition. It’s done by relaxing your outside leg at the end of a turn, which transfers pressure to your inside foot. That pressure transfer causes a...
May 3, 2009 | Glossary, Transitions
Inside Leg Extension ILE is an acronym for Inside leg Extension, ILE is a type of turn transition. It’s done by pushing down gently on your inside foot at the end of a turn, which transfers pressure to that foot. That pressure transfer causes a temporary...
Apr 30, 2009 | Glossary, Transitions
Push Initiation A push initiation is a twisting of the feet and skis during a transition, while the skis are still weighted. It serves to redirect the skis downhill for a quick start of the new turn. and also provides a breaking effect, for when speed control is a...
Apr 28, 2009 | Glossary, Transitions
Edge Roll A component of an edge change, Edge Roll generally refers to the act of subtly rolling ones skis onto edge to begin a new turn. Rolling skis on edge well results in a cleanly initiated turn that’s devoid of any pivoting. The term is also used in a drill...
Apr 26, 2009 | Glossary, Transitions
Transition The tool skiers use to bring one turn to an end, then initiate the next one. There are many ways to execute a transition. The transition you choose to use can be dictated by what you need to accomplish, or simply by what sensation you’d like to...
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