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01. Equipment
02. Gripping sticks
03. Turning Level
04. Ski-ing Level
05. Herring-Boning
06. Skating Turn
07. Traversing Uphill
08. Snow-Ploughing
09. Half Snow Plough
10. Snow Plough Turns
11. Stem Turn
12. Stem Christie
13. Transfer Weight
14. Stop Christie
15. Telemark Turn
16. Brief Survey
17. Downhill
18. Downhill Running
19. Negotiating Bumps
20. Tempo Turn
21. Slalom
22. Armwork
23. Flush
24. Hairpin
25. Waxing
26. Wrong Waxing
27. Training Exercises
28. Conclusion
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6. The Skating Turn
When touring across undulating country the skating turn is an effective method of negotiating trees and similar obstacles. This turn enables the ski-er to change direction quickly, while at the same time increasing his speed. The skating turn should also be tried with a double poling action immediately before and after the actual turn. 1. Ordinary diagonal gait, with long gliding steps. 2. Transfer the weight to the left ski, and thrust the right ski out in the direction in which you wish to turn. 3. Transfer the weight to the right ski. by pushing off in a powerful rhythmical movement from the left ski 4. Bring the skis together again, and push oil vigorously with both slicks. thus increasing your speed. |
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