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Ice: Expert

Author:: Skiingmag.com Editors
Updated:: Oct 31, 2017
Original:: Mar 1, 2006

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Focus on your skis' tips. Open your stance, press your shins forward, and coax the front of your edge to engage first.

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Your upper body position should be the most natural one: shoulders level, hands where you can see them, torso facing where you're going. This stance is crucial to success on ice.

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Völkl T Rock $650Thanks to a wood core, the T Rock—Völkl's first foray into the U.S. freeheel market—is damp from tip to tail and just as solid as its name suggests. But it's no slug: Edge-to-edge transitions are butter-smooth. Gripes: Not very forgiving; stay centered, or get tossed. Props: The widest footprint—and the most agile turner—in the category. Test length (cm): 172Tip/waist/tail (mm): 119/87/111

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SolutionGet Your Skis Out From Under You Absorb drifts and rolls gingerly. Blast into a drift with your tips and they may stop, sending you over the handlebars. Mike crosses this cornice at a right angle, sucking it up with his knees.

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