11. The Stem Turn

The hallmark of the expert skier is to have lull control of his ski  turning, at  all speeds and  in  all  sorts of snow.

The stem turn — which is the basis of practically all advanced turns — is the turn which naturally comes first. It is a turn which can be executed on all sorts of snow, at moderate speeds. II you master this turn, so that you can use it without any difficulty, all subsequent turns, including turns at speed, will be nine h easier to accomplish.

The complete sequence of movements in this turn will hi' seen in pictures 1—6.

1. Skis parallel, weight evenly distributed on both skis, knees bent forward, upper part of the body erect, muscles relaxed.
2. The weight  should now be transferred  mainly onto the left ski. which should be edged slightly, by flexing the knee inwards.   The left hip and shoulder should be thrust forward.  This movement, similar to that of a spring being coiled before release, is called counter-stemming.
3. The outer (right) ski, which  is flat on  the snow, and  only carries .a  minor    portion of  your weight, should be thrust  out into  the stem   position.   This  is  called   "stemming-out".
4. 4.  and 5.    The weight of the body  is  transferred   to  the  outer (right) ski. and at the same time a marked rotation of hip and shoulder should be carried out. The outer ski should be edged, as required, in order to prevent side slipping.

6. The weight should once again be evenly distributed on both skis, which should be drawn together parallel with the knees flexed forward.

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