Grace (Denver), Melanie (Indianapolis), Courtney (Denver). Focus: how the turn begins at initiation, tip then ‘do whatever else you want to do’, but get on the new edges first (not necessarily ‘big’ edges, just new), CM (center of mass) crosses over to inside of new turn, tipping with the ankles helps, hip rotation (sit in the uphill chair), flatter skis for friction (speed control) and turn shaping with leg rotation, pole balance (not so hard), upper and lower body lock (hands on knees), lifting one ski in traverse to promote balance, balance with eyes closed, skidding shaping turn is good (works anywhere on the mountain), wedge type turn with high edge angles/rotation of new outside ski to get the turn started/short radius/traverse to get rebalanced works only on green and some blue slopes (doesn’t work well) and is more than a handful on steep terrain/moguls/off piste.
Breckenridge Ski Lesson Pictures And Some Food For Thought 