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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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9. Half snow-plough position
Running obliquely down a slope a less pronounced “snow plough” position of the skis will, as a rule, suffice to brake, and control the skis.
When you come to learning your first turns, you will find this position, and the practice it gives in the distribution of the weight, of great importance.
Place the weight on the outer (lower) ski by bending the
corresponding knee. This ski should be edged a certain amount, while the upper ski should be flat on the snow, with comparatively little weight on it.
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With this distribution of the weight you will be able to carry out your first turns. Changes of direction is determined by torsion, or rotation, of the body. 1 Seen from in front. The outer (right) ski is thrust out into the "snow-plough" position, edged.
2. Seen from the side. The upper part of the body is erect, the hands are low. muscles relaxed. |
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3. Seen from behind. Weight on the right ski. Knees thrust forward. The right knee bending inwards, to enable the skis to be edged, and to prevent side-slipping down the slope. |
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1. Correct bending of the knees, and a correct position of the skis. |
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2..Knees wrongly bent, and position of skis wrong. Here the knees are bent out too much.
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3.. A position which is all too frequently seen. The knees are bent inwards. Skis are edged too much, and (up into the snow, so that the skier is likely to take a toss in the and land on his head. |
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Starting young.
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