Sam (Arvada), Stephany (Boulder), Sara (Philly), Nikki (Florida). Getting rid of the wedge at turn initiation, learning to slide (one direction always harder than the other), learning to shape a turn with sliding, releasing the edges to a flatter ski, lead the turn with the new inside ski (old outside ski), simultaneous leg rotation, ‘show the tattoo’, stable upper body, hips more down the mountain, let the spring wind up, finishing the turn, hockey slides and stops, skiing steeper slopes with more of a hockey slide type maneuver, no lazy arms!!, pole balance, lower stance is better, position of strength, shin pressure while maintaining good bottom of foot pressure, patience at transition, ok to let the ski come through the fall line in a slower rounder fashion.

