How to Loose 'The Step' - Parallel Skiing Tips (Intermediate Ski Lesson)

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I've watched a lot of videos on parallel turning - and this is the best one I've found! I feel the advice here is very implementable!! Thanks for this great video!

Trying to make sure I understand as it appears two of your statements may be conflicting:

When I’m getting ready to turn, gently lean into my inside/downhill ski? Or is it other way around?

I love this channel … I learned when I got back to skiing about 6 years ago and now I find myself watching it again. I wish you had some new posts. Happy New Year

I love how short and informational these are!

So your weight in a turn should be on the uphill ski?

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Don’t rush the turns he says, easy to tell, … when you have wall of snow on one side and a drop or trees on the other side … each turn just zooms into a crash … 😑 man I am so tired of this sport..

You should feel like your toes are making contact with the ground through your turns. This requires you to get into a good stance with a little bit of forward lean to match the slope of the hill. I would lean too far back when learning and the skis would slide out from under me until I found the sweet spot.

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Eek, this one got me

Thank you! Your videos are invaluable to this southerner who only skis one week a year.

I live in south England and I’ve been skiing once why am I watching this

Hi. Thanks for your great video series which I share with all of my clients. I have been a part-time hobby-instructor for many years, skiing at level 3, qualified to level 2. I hope you don't mind me asking a question about a specific client? She is skiing with an A-frame doing the two step described here to expedite the turn. The two step appears when on steeper terrain but is initiated after the fall line and includes raising the front tip of the inside ski as she does so, having leant back a little in the fall line acceleration. Do you think that this has a similar origin? I plan to remediate next time we ski together by taking her back to easier terrain and focussing on being patient with the turn and activating the inside knee to fix the A-frame and the step at the same time.

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And remember "Practice Makes Permanent"! I almost laugh my eyes out after expecting to hear the word "perfect". Must be a term used elsewhere across the world, idk. Great tip! Will have to try it out!

I like the 1 2, it works for me so whybis it bad?

Good skiers don't do a "two-step"

Not so good. Arms should be parallel to the slope... he is twisting like pussy

Even though good skiers look like their movements are simultaneous between their right and left skis- they are not. The movements are still SEQUENTIAL, even though undiscernable to all but the very well trained eyes. The first movement, as the video narrator said was to allow the lower (new inside ski) to release into the new turn with the outside ski following in close order. What isn't said is that the inside foot has to begin to twist, to edge/steer into the new turn. The intial movement in that new inside foot creates a fulcrum at the hips which powers the outside ski and naturally helps keep the body "countered". So the narrator demonstrated the gist of what should happen, he didn't really explain why so folks could fully understand it and take that knowledge beyond the ski lesson.

Incredibly helpful video.

These videos in combination with a good private lesson have finally got me feeling confident on a blue piste. Turns out all that leaning forward was making it harder to control my ski’s

Wow! I recognized myself (ie my mistake) in the video, so no I k ow what I am doing wrong. But the explanation of how to make it right (between 1'15" and 1'25" in the video) was a bit too quick for me. I am not sure I understand. is there another video that explains it?
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best instruction videos...exactly what im currently doing (1-2) and sometimes my out leg is totally going opp to my direction so i raise it to make the turn. and sometines all is smooth....very frustrating

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Love your videos and they have helped me a ton. This is my first season actively skiing and these videos have helped me so much, thank you! I am curious what content you do in the summer though because this is kind of a winter channel

Wear a helmet.

Why are you turning your whole body? I was taught not to do that.

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Replay this video again and notice that before he starts each turn you can see he gets a bit taller in his stance using his (ankles and knees) which actually flattens both skis and helps to start the turn because the flattened skis want to turn and go straight down the slope. Notice then that after the skis find the fall line and begin to turn down the slope because both skis are flat that he gets a bit smaller in his stance using his (ankles and knees) which puts both skis on the new uphill edge and helps to turn the skis into the slope to finish the bottom of the turn and manage his speed. In skiing terminology we call this extending and flexing. Extend both legs to start the turn then flex both legs to finish the turn but be sure to use your ankles and knees for this and not your upper body. Also, as you are extending think of extending your center of mass (belly button) toward where you want to go with your turn and not extending straight up.

Helmet??

I can't see because of the subtitles

Thanks for the tip Quick and simple for me getting back into skiing

Good principle, ambiguous process, rather than "gently let the weight come onto the top ski" I'd replace it with 'gently shorten the old outside leg by bending the knee a wee bit'. This is the precise opposite of pushing off.

Further reinforcement of the parallel movement pattern is feeling the slight pinky toe edge pressure as a result of bending that knee.

Love these videos. Is he just flattening the lower ski in order to turn? Is that how you avoid the 1-2? Thanks!

This made slight sense, can someone explain it to me in a more in depth way? Thank you!

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uh... goggles

Nice memories of when I watched this series and are now quite an advanced skier. Hoping to transfer these lessons and mt experience whilst learning tomorrow on the slope for my GF, who has been struggling to learn Snowboarding.
Hope I can get her to do paralls by the end of the day, especially when I remember how I hated the snowplough turns

Thanks for the good lesson but... I've heard wearing sunglasses is not really recommended Cuz when my friend crushed his sunglasses very close to hurt one of eyeball which would result... you know. I'm not sure the population and condition of slope of your country. I'm Korean and Korean slopes are usually very populated, especially with stupid boarders who ruins condition and safety of slopes.

I didnt understand any of this. I learned to ski 40 yes ago and cannot use newer style skis. Edge always trips me up an puts me down. I am using older style skis. And stay in control as to not fall,however end up in a wedge often.

uh...helmet?

Starts his turns with some upper body rotation. Would be better with a stable upper body and to have a little more upper lower body separation. Twist the legs .

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