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Slideshow: Target Your Turns

Author:: Skiingmag.com Editors
Updated:: Oct 31, 2017
Original:: Apr 24, 2001

Private Lessons 1103

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Private Lessons 1103

Target Your Turns

Private Lessons

Start by standing on a groomer with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Pressure the downhill ski and point your downhill kneecap towards the tip of your uphill ski. Now, try this while making wide, fast turns (above). This drill exaggerates the change in pressure on your downhill ski and helps you get a feel for both kneecaps pointing towards the uphill ski, eventually leading to a clean carve.

Slideshow: Point Your Knee

As you start a turn and plant your pole, flex deeply. This simulates the movement needed to absorb a bump. To keep your balance, flex equally at your ankles, knees and hips.

Slideshow: Hop Turns & Slow Short Turns

The key to blasting off the corduroy and into deep snow is to engage your powder gear by shifting your weight from a traditional stance (80/20 downhill/uphill) to a more evenly balanced one (60/40). Photo by Whit Richardson

Slideshow: Engage Your Powder Gear

Kick-Turn

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Slideshow: Kick-Turns

To drive that point home, the first time you get off the lift this winter, take a moment to stand straight up in your boots. Slowly rock forward and feel the pressure on the balls of your feet (above), then rock back (next image) so that your weight moves from the front of your foot to the heel.

Slideshow: Rock to Rip

Saddle Up: Mountain Bike your way to better turns next season.

Approach the wall in your B-boy stance, meaning gorilla steez for all you new-school punks: knees bent, arms forward, like you're going to hit a mogul kicker. Ha!

Slideshow: Wallride

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