Carved Parallel Turns ■ Refine skills and skill blends performed in the basic parallel turn. ■ Maximize using the design of the ski (flex, sidecut, and torsion) by engaging and weighting the skis’ edges.
■ To engage the skis at turn initiation, direct pressure toward the tips as the body moves toward the turn’s apex.
■ Tip the skis on edge while directing weight to the outside ski, bending the ski into an arc.
■ A deliberate weight transfer to the outside ski early in the initiation phase begins establishing the turn’s arc.
■ Active inside ski actions correspond with actions of the outside ski. ■ Te edge angle of the outside ski continues to dictate the arc of the turn through the shaping phase.
■ Angulation allows the skier to adjust edge angle and maintain balance toward the outside ski.
■ Pole swing begins during the finish of the turn and the touch occurs with or slightly after the edge change. Te skier should direct the pole’s tip toward the apex of the upcoming turn.
Focus: In a carved parallel turn, body weight (pressure) bends a ski into an arc. When the ski is tipped on edge, the arc is pressed into the snow, scribing a curved path, and the tail of the ski follows in the path cut by the tip. Te ski travels forward through the arc of the turn and does not skid sideways. Te function of the edge angle is to access the turning force (centripetal) and minimize the braking force (friction).
Step Turns for Tactical Turn Entry In a step turn, the skier uses the down- hill ski as a platform and steps the uphill
ski into a parallel or converging position. ■ Retaining all of the components of a parallel turn, complete the turn with total weight on the outside ski.
■ Parallel step: Step uphill, parallel to the downhill ski to move slightly higher on the hill. Tis moves the body to the inside of the turn, allow- ing the ski to be tipped on edge very early in the turn.
■ Transfer weight to the new outside ski while tipping it on edge and extending the outside leg to direct the body into the turn.
■ Pole touch occurs with the edge change of the new outside ski. ■ Move the inside ski closer to the outside ski and proceed through the parallel turn. ■ Converging step: Step the uphill ski in a stem, or converging step, to move the ski directly toward the fall line, cutting off the top of the turn.
■ Move from the inside edge of the previous outside ski, transferring weight directly to the inside edge of the stemmed ski.
■ Pole touch occurs with the edge set of the stemmed ski.
TheSnowPros.org CHAPTER 7: TEACHING–DEVELOPING TECHNICAL CONTENT 123 PHOTO 7.29: Step turn
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