December 20, 2020

Mathew, Suman – Atlanta, Austin. Focus: coming off the hard edge, flatter skis (the hill supplies plenty of edge, don’t need more), more ‘up and down’ with the knees and ankles, how to get strong, letting the CM cross over at initiation, tip both skis simultaneously to new edges at transition, steer (leg rotation) both feet (skis together), lot more slide and skid – much less ‘ride the edge’, shaping the turn, turn tips more uphill at finish, use friction and shaping to control speed, lots of friction when more of ski base on the snow, hands on knees drill, uphill arch drill, 80% of weight on inside ski drill (this was a drill, not skiing as such), wider arms and hands, lower the CM for stability. patience when the turn starts (ok to come through the fall line slowly), larger radius turns, be smooth!