14. Stop Christie

II your ambition  is to execute a turn which  is calculated to impress the onlookers, a turn carried out at lull speed in deep snow which brings you to an abrupt standstill in a flurry of powder-snow, — then the Stop Christie is the turn for you.

It is not as graceful as other speed turns, hut is used a great deal  for stopping.

The first time you attempt this turn, the result will probably be rather indifferent. Leaning back and inwards is, alter all, the complete opposite of what you have already learnt in the theory of turns, and this is one of the reasons why the Stop Christie is not so easy to carry out.

Hut remember, the Stop Christie is only used for stopping.

Keep your eyes peeled! Any bump or irregularity in the terrain is sufficient to throw even a good skier oil his balance in this turn.

Stop Christie to  the right.

1. Ski straight downhill, with parallel skis, with one ski about a foot in front of the other.
2. Place the weight on  the inner (right) ski.    The body should be leaning inwards and backwards.
3. By  increasing  the pressure of your weight on   the  inner  ski you will find yourself turning.

I. The outer (left) ski. which should be skimming lightly over the snow, with no weight on it. will tend to "trail along behind". The tips of the skis will point away from one another at a slight angle.

5. The inner ski is now swing round and is lacing in the new direction, and your speed is abruptly reduced.

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