UNIQUE METHOD OF SKI

TEACHING
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 CLASS 1.-A - INITIATION: snowplough turn

-First notions: ski vocabulary

-Walking on the flat, alternative and with simultaneous push
-Falling and getting up
-Star turn
-Walking uphill: diagonal side-stepping, herringbone, side-stepping
-Fundamental straight running downhill position. Descent on a gentle slope with a
run out at the bottom to slow you down
-Snowplough glide and snowplough stop
-Straight running following step turn on the flat
-Traverse - learning
-Snowplough turn

CLASS 2. -B - BEGINNERS: stem turn

-Learning straight running position: forward, middle beckward

-Riding the bumps by adopting the respective positions and absortion the small
bumps
-Traverse - forward sideslipping
-Sideslipping
-Step turning uphill
-Learning the down and up movement and use the pole
-Stem turn

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 CLASS 3. -C - ADVANCED: Stem christie by stemming out the downhil ski,
stemming out the uphill ski. Uphill christie

-Straight running downhill over uneven terrain (slope)

-Skating step
-Stem garland
-Stem christie - with uphill ski
- with downhill ski
-Control of the edge changes
-Angulation (comma)
-Uphill christie

CLASS 4 - D - Good Skiers - Parallel christie with skis distant; Parallel christie
by turns; Parallel christie and light turn

-Riddle and difficult downhill running. Downhill running over slope changes by
swinging or jumping
-Improving ones unweighting, sideslipping and edge change
-Step turning
-Parallel christie with skis distant
-Parallel christie by turns
-Parallel christie and light turn

CLASS 5. -E - SKILLED. Classical wedel. Lowering turn

-Difficult downhill running

-Classical wedel
-Jet turn
-Lowering turn

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 Skiing Lessons guide

CLASS A - INITIATION.

FIRST DAY

1. Inspect of the equipments, alternate walking with simultaneous pushing

2. Falling and getting up
3. Change of direction at a standstill by stepping
4. Steps walking uphill - side stepping, diagonal side slipping, Herringbone
5. Preparing for the straight downhill position
6. Learning the straight downhill position
7. Descent on gentle slope with a run out at the bottom to slow you down.

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 SKIER'S ATTITUDE

Backward Middle Forward

(Balanced)

2nd DAY

1. Descent with up-down-up movements

2. Descent with weight shifting
3. Descent on one ski
4. Initiation in snowplough
5. Descent with snowplough to a stop on the flat
6. Snowplough glide and snowplough stop
7. Descent with stemming and shutting of the snowplough

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 EXERCISES

Pressure distribution along the skis

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 Extension

Flexion

3rd DAY

1. Descent with stemming and shutting of the snowplough

2. Straight running downhill. Snowplough to a stop.
3. Step turning on the flat following a straight running downhill
4. Traverse position - traverse
5. Traverse with sequential down movements
6. Traverse with lifting either the tip or the tail of each ski

Traverse
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 4th DAY

1. From snowplough glide, alternate heel pushing outwards

2. From snowplough glide, stop on the flat by plough turn
3. Use of the ski-lift
4. From snowplough glide free turn to the left or to the right
5. Descent by turning in free garland plough and then with a determinate number
of turns
6. Training descents

5th DAY

1. Snowplough turn at a target

2. Snowplough turn through easy gates
3. Training descents

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 6th DAY

1. Revision of the previous knowledge

2. Control test
3. Participating in the ski-school competition

Common mistakes

Unbalanced
Twisted

Backward

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 CLASS 2. -B - BEGINNERS: stem turn

1st DAY

1. Ski accommodation; straight running downhill

2. Traverse
3. Descent with stemming and shutting of the snowplough
4. Descent with passing over slope changes
5. Skier's positions: middle, leaning forward, leaning backward
6. Training descents

2nd DAY

1. Straight running over bumps and holes

2. Traverse down movement and outwards heel pushing, forward sideslipping
3. Uphill step turning from downhill run and traverse
4. Side slipping
5. Snowplough glide, lateral pushing with the feet in the same direction, forward
sideslipping
6. Training descent

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 3rd DAY

1. Snowplough turn and getting the uphill ski near the downhill ski after the fall
line
2. Snowplough garland
3. Parallel swing with simultaneous stemming out - Initiation
4. Training descents

4th DAY

1. Stem turn
2. Use of the poles and learning the pushing
3. Descents with determinate number of turns
4. Training descents

5th DAY

1. Turns at target
2. Turning through easy gates
3. Turning descents

6th DAY

1. Revision of the previous knowledge

2. Control test
3. Participation in the ski-school competition

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 CLASS C - ADVANCED -6 day

STEM CHRISTIE

1st DAY

1. Ski accommodation
2. Developing balance in descent
3. Passing slope changings by lowering, forward and backward movement
4. Repeating the stem turns
5. Training descents

2nd DAY

1. Skating step
2. Descent with alternate stemming-out of the tails
3. Traverse stem with downhill ski and return
4. Stem turns, stressing the push on the downhill ski
5. Training descents

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 3rd DAY

1. Stem turn stressing the push on the downhill ski by means of leaning against
the pole
2. Stem garland
3. Stem christie with the downhill ski
4. Training descents

4th DAY

1. Free stem christie with the downhill ski

2. Stem christie with the uphill ski
3. Training descents

5th DAY

1. Stem christie at target

2. Control of edge changes - angulation - sideslipping
3. Uphill christie
4. Training descents

6th DAY

1. Revision of the previous knowledge

2. Control test
3. Participation in the ski-school competition

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 CLASS D - GOOD SKIERS - 6 DAYS

1st DAY

1. Descent with passing over bumps by absorbing and jumping

2. Edging and unedging - controlled sideslipping
3. Successive steps - skating steps and turning steps
4. Training descents

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 2nd DAY

1. Parallel christie with skis distant

2. Training descents

3rd DAY

1. Free and target parallel christie with skis distant.

2. Parallel christie by turns
3. Training descents.

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 4th DAY

1. Parallel christie - Repeated

2. Parallel christie and light turn
3. Training descents.

5th DAY

1. Parallel christie and light turn through simple gates and gate-systems
2. Training descents

6th DAY

1. Revision of the previous knowledge

2. Control test
3. Participation in the ski-school competition

CLASS E - SKILLED - 6 DAYS

1st DAY

1. Training to acquire balance in sliding

2. Descents with passing changes by absorbing
3. Slideslipping - edging and unedging - angulation
4. Descents in free turns

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 2nd DAY

1. Jet turn
2. Passing uneven ground by jumping, gelandy christie
3. Training descents

3rd DAY

1. Jet turn - repeated

2. Lowering turn
3. Training descents

4th DAY

1. Lowering turn through simple gates and gate-systems

2. Wedel
3. Training descents

5th DAY

1. Wedel and lowering turn - the same through gate systems

2. Training descents

6th DAY

1. Revision of the previous knowledge

2. Control test

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 COMPETITION

1st DAY

1. Ski accommodation
2. Successive steps. Skating and turning steps
3. Straight running over uneven ground by lowering
4. Descent in large turns

2nd DAY

1. Parallel christie with sudden down movement

2. Training descents
3. Training through the gates - slalom and giant slalom - counter-time round

3rd DAY

1. Hooking swing
2. Christie by weighting of the inner ski
3. Slalom. Training through the gates

4th DAY

1. Rotation Christie
2. Giant slalom. Training through the gates

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 5th DAY

1. Training through the gates:

2. Slalom and giant slalom - counter time round

6th DAY

1. Training through the gates - slalom and giant slalom

2. Competition

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Skiing tehniques
-description-

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ALTERNATE WALKING

It is the normal walk on the flat of the skier, in which one of the legs advances
together with the opposite arm and pole. The upper part of the body is slightly
leaning forwards. Both leaning and pushing against the poles are done with energy.
The skier is supposed to look forwards not to the ski tips.

SIMULTANEOUS PUSHING

Bending one knee, lean forwards while throwing your arms forward and
stucking the poles into the snow backwards. You have to push against the poles while
leaning with the upper part of the body forward and gradually stressing the push,
which is to end when the fists will have passed over the hip level.

LIFTING UP AFTER A FALL

When falling seems to be inevitable, try to relax and fall down on one side and
back. No matter what the fall is like, try to get uphill with your skis perpendicular to
the fall line. Pull your heels close to the body and try to get up by pushing with the
pole uphill and backwards.

THE KICKTURN

Turn your body to the direction you want to turn to. Plant the poles behind
your skis, one at the level of the tails and the other at the level of the tips. Shift your
weight on the poles and on the supporting ski. Place the other ski with its tail at the
end of the supporting ski, by lifting it from the ground. The tip of the lifted ski
performs a fan movement and lands on the snow close to the tail of the supporting
ski. Shift your weight on the outer ski, and on the stick you used in order to turn

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around. Lift the other ski and place it parallel to the other together with the respective
pole. On a steep slope, turning downhill is not recommended.

Walking uphill
(ascending)

DIAGONAL SIDESTEPPING WALKING UPHILL

The skis are parallel and perpendicular to the fall line. Lift the uphill ski and
place it upper and oblique, such as to contact the snow by the uphill edge. Shift your
weight on that ski and get the downhill ski close to it. The sticks will be used as a
support in walking uphill.

HERRINGBONE WALKING UPHILL

The skis are in "V" position. Lean against the poles, lift one ski and place it
uphill and forwards. Pull the other ski, such as to form another "V". The skis contact
the snow by means of the inner edge, while you push against the poles with the palm
of your hands on their top.

SIDE STEPPING WALKING UPHILL

The movement is similar to the one for the diagonal side-stepping but the
climbing is done on the fall line, the skis being perpendicular to the fall line. The
uphill pole is further away from the body than the downhill one on which you
actually press in order to climb.

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PASSING FROM THE WALKING UPHILL POSITION TO THE STRAIGHT
RUNNING DOWNHILL POSITION - PREPARING FOR THE SCHUSS

Stop with the skis perpendicular to the fall line. Turn your body downhill and
thrust the sticks into the snow pushing hard. Turn around your skis tips until you
reach the fall line. It is essential that you push hard against the poles throughout the
process.

STRAIGHT RUNNING DOWNHILL POSITION

The position of the skier should be as much relaxed and natural as possible.
The weight is to be equal on both skis and on whole sole of the ski. The ankle-knee-
hip joints are slightly bent. The axis oft the body should be perpendicular to the slope.
The skier's eyes look straight in front, while the poles are held close to the body, to
the rear, behind the boots. The arms should be relaxed, elbows slightly bent and a few
centimeters away from the body, hands held forward at ground hip height.

TRAVERSE POSITION

The skis are parallel and close to one another; the uphill ski is placed before the
downhill one by almost half a boot. The knees and the hips are pushing into the slope
and the head and the shoulders are leaning out into the valley. The weight is mostly
on the downhill ski. The skis are on the uphill edges. The baskets are side of the ski
to the rear and to the uphill side of the ski.

THE SKIER'S ATTITUDES

MIDDLE - The weight is equal on both skis. The vertical line that passes
through ones weight centre falls on the middle of the boots.
FORWARD - The weight is placed on your toes, by a slight bending of the

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legs and of the upper part of the body.
BACKWARD - The weight is placed on the tails of the skis by slightly leaning
backwards.

APPLYING OF THESE ATTITUDES

FORWARD - When passing to a steeper slope. When passing from deeper to

stamped snow.
BACKWARD - When you come across a run out. When you pass from
stamped to deeper snow.

SNOWPLOUGH

While straight running downhill, perform a slight up movement, pushing at the

same time the ski tails outwards, keeping the tip together. Slightly bend your legs
while you continue pushing the ski bails outwards. The weight is equally placed on
both skis, the knees are slightly pushed inwards and forwards in order to ensure a
better support on the inner edges. The upper part of the body is slightly bent. The
arms and the poles are held in a normal straight running downhill position. The
edging is to be done with the knees bent and get your skis parallel and close, keeping
the skis as flat as possible.

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SNOWPLOUGH GLIDE - The pressure on the inner edges is moderate and allows
you to reduce the speed.

SNOWPLOUGH STOP - Increase the pressure on the inner edges and maintain it up
to the stopping.

SNOW PLOUGH TURN

From snowplough glide shift your weight, for example, on the left ski, by
bending the left knee and ankle. The right ski, unweighted, is flat. Turn the left ski by
pushing with the knee and the ankle outwards. You will perform a turn to the right.
You come back to the snowplough position by equally weighting on both skis. The
upper part of the body follows the curve line, by a slight rotation motion.

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 Snow plought turns

GOING UP BY THE SKILIFT

The skis should be upwards, on the fall line. Hold the "T"-bar of the ski lift
with one or both hands, for stability. When meeting such uneven ground, the skier is
to adapt his position either leaning forward, or backward, in order to counterbalance
the effects of speeding up and braking.

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RIDING SMALL BUMP

When meeting such uneven ground, the skier is to adapt his position either
leaning forward, or backward, in order to counterbalance the effects of speeding up
and braking.

RIDING THE BUMPS

The skier has to adopt a middle position with his legs bent under his body in
order to absorb the impact shocks. The legs act as a spring and the centre of mass will
keep a straight direction.

UPHILL SUCCESSIVE STEPS

From traverse weight the downhill ski, while lifting the uphill ski with its tip to
the new direction. By pushing craftily with the supporting leg and turning the upper
part of the body to the new direction, set the uphill ski anew oh the snow on its uphill
edge. Then weight on this ski and, sliding in the new direction, get the downhill ski
closer, coming back in traverse.

UPHILL SUCCESSIVE STEPS

From traverse weight the downhill ski, while lifting the uphill ski with its tip to
the new direction. By pushing craftily with the supporting leg and turning the upper
part of the body to the new direction, set the uphill ski anew oh the snow on its uphill
edge. Then weight on this ski and, sliding in the new direction, get the downhill ski
closer, coming back in traverse.

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EDGING

When the skis are perpendicular on the

fall line and set on the snow on their uphill
edges, they cannot slide sideways. Such
leaning against the uphill edges is called
edging. It can be energetic, medium or slight.

ANGULATION

A skier is in an angulation position when the axis of the upper body is inclined
at a certain angle as compared to the axis of the leg. Angulation makes easier the
leading of skis, by leaning upon:
- the uphill edge of the downhill ski, while traversing
- the inner edge of the outer (outside) ski of the turn, while turn Angulation avoids the
blocking of the hips and buttocks muscles, especially when it is sufficient for the
forces of the weight centre which act upon the edge of the supporting ski, to pass
through the articulation of the supporting leg. Angulation at the hips level is
permanently used in competition or for turning on hard of frozen snow. Pushing the
knees toward the inside of the turn (that is uphill) can be done only with the knees
flexed. In this case it is used only when the skier is looking for a fast edge support
blocking forward or backward side slipping or support at the end of the turn. The
combined action hips-knees, is the most adequate, because the round pushing of the
knees toward the inside of the turn involves an angulation of the hips and has as a
result the maintaining of a balanced position.

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One ski Both ski

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SIDE SLIPPING

The side slipping is a technical element that guaranteed your safety, control
and comfort without having to turn. The starting principle is the cutting of the angle
formed by the ski soles with the snow surface by means of angulation.

FORWARD SIDE-SLIPPING

Start in a slight traverse. Lean on the uphill edges. Leave your weight mostly
on the downhill ski. Turn your body downhill. Perform a slight unweighting. From
this moment on, the skis will slip diagonal downhill. Stay in the middle position, your
look towards the direction in which you want to move. In order to return to the
traverse, perform a new edging.

SIDE-SLIPPING

Stay with your skis perpendicular to the fall line. Plant the poles a little in front
of your boots, the downhill stick a little further off. Adopt an edging position. The
start: lean against the skis and push your knees downhill while gradually getting
yourself up. The edging, angle will diminish, the skis will be flat, and from this

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moment on they will slide sideways and downhill. Keeping the same edging angle
you will slide sideways. To stop side slipping you will bend your legs anew while
pushing your knees uphill. This is called re-edging in angulation.

STEM TURN

From traverse with parallel ski at a distance of about 15-20 cm. one passes into
a snow-plough position which is to be kept up to' the fall line. By means of lifting
extension the inner ski is mostly unweighted and meanwhile, by an energetic swing,
is set parallel with the other ski to the new direction. The turn can be done with or
without planting pole. Leaning against the poles helps to shift the weight from the
inner ski. The turn is obtained by a speedy weight shift, by sticking and by
energetically drawing near the inner ski. The knee-motion plays a very important part
in the starting, driving and closing of the turn.

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RIDING BUMPS BY ABSORBING OR JUMPING

When reaching an uneven terrain, pull up your hips and relax the upper part of
your body as if you wanted to jump over it with your feet close together. The top of
the unevenness will be passed all gathered, with the hips horizontally, the arms held
down and before the body. Once the unevenness overpasses, push your legs onto the
sinking slope, in order not to lose contact with the snow. The take off is achieved
either because of the action of the ground or by an overdone push with both legs.
During the flight the arms are held slightly laterally (sideways) for balance and
the downhill run position is kept up. When lending, stretch your legs such as to be
able to gradually bend them at the contact with the snow for absorption of the impact
shock.

SKATING STEP

It is a rhythmic alternation of a step to

the right with a step to the left. Leave your
weight on one ski, bending the knee of the
supporting leg. Stress the contact with the
inner edges of this ski and lift the other ski
directing it transversely with its tip outwards.
Perform wind up push and weight the ski
setting in the new direction. Glide on the
supporting ski lift the unweighted ski and put it forwards, direct it transversely with
its tip outwards, while preparing for another step also.

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STEM CHRISTIE WITH DOWNHILL SKI STEMMING OUT

Leave in traverse and stem out the down tail of the downhill ski at the same
time with stressed bending of the respective knee. Edge energetically with this ski,
weighting on it, and without stopping, shift your weight on the uphill ski. The upper
part of the body twists in a movement preparing the turn. Consequently the weight
shifting is accompanied by the drawing near of the ski that has performed the stem
out, and both tails are pushed laterally, out-sides of the turn. This movement of
pushing the heels outwards is accompanied by slipping forwards the inner ski.

STEM CHRISTIE WITH UPHILL SKI STEMMING OUT

Leave in traverse with your skis parallel. Stem out the tail of the uphill ski.
Right away push on the downhill ski, and shift your weight on the other ski, which
you set flat or on the inner edges. The upper part of the body also contributes with a
movement preparing the turn. The weight shift is accompanied by the drawing near
of the downhill ski, continued with a slight forwarding of the downhill ski during the
lateral push of the tails outwards. The beginners should maintain the stem out for a
longer time, in order to learn it hotter.

BASIC SWING

From traverse with the skis close together stem out a ski. During the process
weight the downhill ski and immediately push energetically and shift weight. The
actual turning process is performed subsequently as for the downhill stem-christie.

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UPHILL CHRISTIE

It is an improvement of the forward side slipping and also of a change of

direction uphill from a traverse. The uphill christie is an equal push of the heels
downhill from traverse, helped by the down-up-down movement.
From traverse, extension, the skis should be flat. The turn driving is performed
by a gradual edging of the skis (the knees forward and uphill) and a corresponding
hips bending.
It is important to know that the turning movement should be progressive and
not overdone.

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TURNING STEPS

From traverse leaning on the uphill ski, perform a step with the downhill ski to
the fall line. Then draw near the other ski. With every step toward the fall line your
speed will increase. Assume a forward position, projecting your body downhill and
facing the new direction.
After passing the fall line there follows either turning steps uphill, or a traverse.
At every step lean against the poles.

GELANDY GARLAND

Following a short round side slipping, perform an edging with support on the
pole which releases a twist and an angulation. Using the snow reaction jump in order
to remove the ski tails from the snow, without effort, the skis will turn around and
return in the body axis. Touching snow again bend your knees and follow your
oblique descent. There follows a new side slipping. During the performance the body
faces the descent direction.
The gelandy garland has something specific, that is removal of the ski tails
from the snow and an energetic leaning on the downhill pole to return to the traverse.

GELANDY CHRISTIE

- Energetically extension
- Rotation of the legs
- Wind up tendency
From traverse perform an energetically edging, leaning against the downhill
pole, which will start a twisting and an angulation. Leaning against the pole, the legs
will immediately stretch out. Due to the reaction of the ground the unweighting skis
will turn around in the direction of the swing. At this moment perform an absorbing
with your knees bent to the inner side of the turn in order to better drive it.

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DOWN-UP-DOWN CHRISTIE

- Moderate getting up movement

- Rotation of the legs
- Wind up tendency

From traverse slightly bend. At the end of the bending plant the pole. There
follows an energetic extension upwards and forwards by means of leaning against the
pole. This will give you the forward position, and leads to the unweighting of the
skis, making thus possible the shifting of the edges. There follows another bending
which you can perform rapidly - for a short turn - or slowly - for a larger turn. The
arm holding the outer pole closes the turn.

PARALLEL CHRISTIE

- Extension with
rotation
- Rotation of the legs
- Wind up tendency

It is a change of
direction, a sort of turn
in which the starting is
achieved by rotation. It
is generally used with
deep snow. The
extension is middle and
combined with a wind
up tendency. The
driving is achieved by

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two devices that give two types of swings: with the first type the rotation movement
after the fall line is continued by a counter-rotation of the upper part of the body and
the pushing of the knees forward and uphill. With the other type, the impulse is
checked when reaching the fall line.

PARALLEL CHRISTIE BY LIFTING OF THE INNER SKI

It is performed like a normal christie. The strong push on the downhill leg,
helped by the stressed, contributes to the weight shift on the other leg. The turn is
started only on the outer ski, the inner ski having its tail lifted up, completely
unweighted.
The mechanism of the movement is the same with one for the stem-christie, only with
this one, you do not have to stem out.

JET TURN

- Anticipation of the turning direction by the upper part of the body

- Moderate extension
- Leg rotation
- Middle position

The anticipation is a downhill launched rotation of the body at the moment of

starting the turn, which makes it easy and actually releases the ski turn in the same
direction, by creating as initial unweighting moment, immediately followed by a
progressive weighting of the ski.
That ensures their permanent contact with the snow and the turn curve check.
Performance: Traverse supple and slow bending of the knees, moving sideways
and forward the pole in order to plant it. Step with the flat skis connected to the
extension of the body forwards and downhill which starts an anticipatory tipping.
The skis arc progressively weighted on the inner edges. The upper part of the

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body is slightly bowed and the outer arm is forwards thus anticipating a turn downhill
and forwards. This device is used on easy slopes, being elegant, but difficult to
perform owing to the fact that the turn has to be performed with flat skis throughout.
It is the "sense of the snow" that settles the ski edging and body rotation such as to fit
the performing of the wanted turn.

WEDLE
- Medium upright rocking
- Leg rotation
- Wind up tendency

It is a chain of swings close to the fall line, with a stressed edging. The bending
and extension are chained, without breaks and with small amplitude. The extension
begins quickly and ends slowly, while the bending is done on the reverse. The edging
is due to the uphill-forward movement of the knees. The planting is rhythmic. The
speed check is done by stressing the edging and not by side-slipping. The upper part
of the body faces into the downhill running direction, the hips play having important
part.

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LOWERING CHRISTIE WITH PASSIVE CROUCHING

- Anticipation movement of the upper part of the body

- The actual absorption movement
- Leg rotation
- Adopting of a middle position

It is used on bumpy slopes. When

passing over the bump, the legs play

an absorbing part. The movement is contrary to the one performing for a parallel
swing. Drive upright, with your skis equally weighted. The unweighting and directing
the skis to the new direction is done when reaching the top of the bump. The knees
are bent, being thrust, to your chest by the bump. The inner pole is stuck backwards
and sideways; thus offering you a lasting, strong support. There follows a dynamic,
stretch-out of the legs, followed by a push forwards and a rotation, while edging in
order to check the turn. Down-up-down leg movement, facing downhill, backward
position.

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LOWERING TURN WITH DYNAMIC CROUCHING

- Dynamic crouching movement

- Leg rotation during crouching and outstretching
- Adopting a middle position

Start upright, equally weighting on both skis. Sudden crouching and sticking
laterally, at the same level with bindings. The edging is performed during the
crouching without stopping, re-edge continue leg rotation in the direction of the turn.

CROUCHING TIGER AND THIGHS PULLING CHRISTIE

- Anticipatory movement
- Crouching and pulling of the thighs
- Leg rotation
- Backward position

It is used on steep slopes when running at top speed, in order to facilitate

unweighting. It is important that the edging performed at the end of the former turn
be stressed, in order to pull back the hips and weight the skis. This releases the quick
turn of the skis to the new direction. When the performance is energetic, with a quick
pull of the thighs, the edge shifting as well as the first part of the movement is done
without touching the snow. The anticipation and sticking - that is done laterally, at
the level of the hind binding -helps in performing the turn.
The thighs swaying leads to a slight backward position during the turning
drive. This sort of turn is specific to ski-performers.
It is used when skiing on bumpy, icy ground.

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CROUCHING AND JET CHRISTIE

- Anticipation
- Jet-pushing forwards of the legs
- Leg rotation
- Adoption of a backward position

Start in traverse. Slight counter rotation with anticipation. There follows a

plating, same as for absorption. The leaning against the pole is very important,
helping to balance the backward position. The turn end is a consequence of the jet-
movement combined with a dynamic rotation of the legs. It is now that the edge
shifting is done. The turn is driven further by the leg rotation. Owing to the backward
position, the body centre of mass draws a shorter trajectory than that of the skis. The
jet movement should be done such as to avoid the lifting of the ski tips. It is used on
bumpy slopes, on difficult snow, on medium and steep slopes. During the crouching,
push the skis forwards, meanwhile performing an absorption movement. The body
centre of mass and the rotation spot are slightly behind, because of the backward
position.

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 EXPERT PARALLEL CHRISTIE
- Anticipation
- Leg rotation
- No down-up-down movement
- Adopting the middle position

It is the ideal type of turn to perform on any kind of ground.

There is no more need of any dynamic unweighting. The snow sense is very
important. This device is based on absorption, crouching and jet movement, and is
performed by skilled performers. This type of turn is very elegant, but implies a very
good knowledge of the elements of all turns.

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 From a low middle position bend your knees and hips to the inner side of the
turn. The ski rotation is done around the leg axis, in the same time with the
anticipation. During the turn, the knees are bent to the uphill in order to give the
desired edging.

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