Series or linked 360 degree slips completed in both directions.

Staying close to the fall line, maintain a consistent speed.

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Hop in place with both skis on.

Do it with skis parallel to snow and with tips remaining on snow.Do it while stationary and in a straight run with gentle runout.

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With skis pointing across the fall line, do a diagonal side slip. When comfortable, end the side slip with a clean traverse. Then back to a diagonal side slip, and back to a clean traverse.

Uphill lead ski,

skis remain parallel at all times,

skis keep same distance from each other,

skis remain across the fall line at all times.

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1. Stationary -

push feet forward to raise tips

pull heels back to raise tails

repeat push and pull while still flat on snow

2. Stationary -

push feet forward, raise tips then hop while pulling heels back

land with tips down first

3. While sliding -

repeat step 2 to get the hang of hopping with feet forward and landing with feet back.

4. While in a traverse -

repeat step 2

This will help with balance and keeping your center of mass still while the feet are moving for and aft and up and down. Imagine your feet moving in a circle.

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While doing turns edge change happens with a flexion rather than extension.

Rotation is at a consistent pace. Edge change is at most flexed point.

Rider should be smallest at transition tallest at apex.

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A series of slips back and forth across the falline achieved by changing pressure on front and tail of ski and or by slight steering of skis.

Maintain a balanced parallel stance.

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Slipping sideways and forward, across the hill

Maintain a balanced parallel stance slipping forward, across the hill, upper body faces the intended direction of travel

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Facing across the hill, start a turn until, then turn back before turn finishes. Progressively increase how far the start of turn goes (until close to fall line) before turning back.

This can be used for many kinds of turns. You can emphasis the initiation phase of the turn (with a different exercise) or the finish phase of the turn, depending on the need of the class.

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Face uphill, spread tips apart, step one ski at a time while moving uphill.

Move knees inside to engage edges to avoid slipping skis.

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The transition zone between turns is completed in the air.

Be sure both skis remain parallel with the snow during this maneuver.

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1) In boots only, on snow, rock ankle back and forth on one foot, then the other.

2) On skis, glide in straight line on one foot. Then the other.

3) On skis, glide in straight line on one foot and rock the ankle back and forth. No steering, just edge to edge. Then the other foot.

Use poles to drag the ground for balance. Avoid temptation to steer, just rock the ankle back and forth. Keep lifted ski tip on the snow.

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Go straight down the fall-line followed by rotation of both skis simultaneously in one direction until skis are perpendicular to the fall-line followed by a sideslip. The skis are then rotated in the opposite direction to a sideslip followed by a stop.

• Start in a straight run down the fall-line

• Skis are maintained at hip width throughout the drill

• When skier is up to speed, both skis are pivoted across the fall-line

• A sideslip will be maintained for 6 vertical meters in the imaginary ski-width corridor down the fall-line

• Without losing a substantial amount of speed in the vertical sideslip the skis are again pivoted, this time in the opposite direction for 6 vertical meters in the corridor

* Two left and two right sideslips are performed

* The skier concludes with an edge set that is timed with a pole touch and holds stopped position for 3 seconds

Skier stays within a ski-width corridor without deviation from the fall-line through entire drill

Skis are pivoted simultaneously

Hip width stance in all phases of the drill

Skier loses a minimal amount of speed during the sideslips

Pole plant coincides with edge set at conclusion of drill

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Traverse across small bumps (practice absorbing terrain with contraction and extension.)

Keeping contact between the skis and the snow. Keep upper body on level plain.

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While standing in traverse position, move knees downhill to flatten skis so they slide.

Make sure the sliding direction is down the fall line (may need to adjust pressure or steering) This shows how they can control their speed.

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Step sideways uphill one foot at a time.

Use uphill edges, move entire ski with each step.

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With tips apart and tails together, push off from one ski and glide on the other. Forward movement is made as the skier pushes back and forth from one ski to the other.

With tips apart and tails together, push off from one ski and glide on the other. Forward movement is made as the skier pushes back and forth from one ski to the other.

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Start by lifting tail of uphill ski in a traverse. Finish the traverse with a J turn to a stop.Increase the traverse angle until they are starting down the fall line and turn to a stop with inside tail lifted. Gradually increase to a full turn, lifting the tail at the end of the turn.Advanced: lift the tail through the entire turn.

Emphasize balance, forward pressure, upper/lower separation.

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Slipping both skis sideways straight down the fall line.

Maintaining balanced and a parallel stance with upper body maintaining a slight counter

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Medium radius turns, step from ski to ski throughout turns and traverses. The goal is to step from edge to edge with little or no skidding.

Taller stance, pickup ski parallel to snow, quick feet

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While doing J turns, have student lift and replace inside ski. Increase the arc of the J turn gradually until the students are make complete turns while lifting and replacing inside ski.

Emphasis is on balance, counter, body stance, speed control.

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While in a traverse, have skiers step uphill with uphill ski, then match it with downhill ski.

Emphasize using edges to avoid slipping sideways while keeping skis parallel with each step.

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Complete a series of wedge turns picking up the inside ski parallel to the snow, crossing the forebody of the turning ski. After a completing a series of javelin turns, begin to set the inside ski down on the snow parallel to outside ski complete as in a parallel turn.

Helps generate proportionate level of counter as well as open stance

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