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CONVENTIONAL SKIING WISDOMS (CSW's) CSW #2: "Sit back when skiing powder." Surely you don't want to put too much weight on the fronts of your skis in powder, else the tips might dive into a snowbank and stop, with you continuing on in a tumble without them. Should you be coming to such a bank, in fact, a little extra pressure on the tails of the skis can keep you planing right on up over the hump and out of harm's way. Sitting back continually, however, puts great stress on your thigh muscles and cannot be continued long by most skiers. Why not ski balanced and use the entire length and the shape of the ski to effect your turns, just as in skiing on groomed slopes? You'll be using your bones more to support your weight, and as you get tossed a bit by the powder snow's varying resistance, you'll have more of your muscle strength left to rebalance yourself and to initiate tipping to make your turns. Too, you'll be able to move your central balance point more quickly forward or aft as you need rather than if you were stuck in the aft position. main CSW contents
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