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"SKIING
IS A SLIDING SPORT":
Conventional Skiing Wisdoms (CSW's)
by Bill Jones, Ski Instructor
Certified Professional Ski Instructor (Registration #110478)
CSW #13:
"Don't wax skis; they would then go too fast."
In alpine skiing, the purpose of
waxing is to make skis more slippery. Fortunately, modern skis do not require as
much attention to waxing as earlier models but there are still snow conditions
where the right wax will make the skis less "sticky" in the snow. Waxing skis
will not only make them go faster when pointed downhill but also make them
easier to turn. That's our focus here: to make the skis easier to turn. Then we
can change the direction they point more readily and position them in ways they
won't run as fast. It will also reduce the effort to turn them, saving our legs.
Sometimes on gentle slopes the skis
will slide only slowly or not at all. Walking down such hills is obviously not
preferred but sometimes is required on poorly maintained skis.
Too, if you have ski that slides
well, you can gather enough momentum skiing down a slope so that you can carry
your speed up a rise, saving legs, always a good thing.
main CSW contents
prior CSW #12: "Practice makes perfect"
next CSW #14: "For my height I need skis of a certain
length"
"SKIING
IS A SLIDING SPORT"--a skiing web manual:
Skiing Web Manual
Contents Why Read
This Skiing Web Manual That
First Lesson A
Little Skiing History
Motion in
Skiing
CONVENTIONAL SKIING WISDOMS
Skier Excuses Fear
in Skiing
Conditioning for Skiing
Equipment and Technique
Skiing Equipment
How Skis
Work
How
to Develop Balance on Skis
A Skiing
Turn Simplified Tactics for Terrains and Snow
Textures
Skiing Tips and Tales--a potpourri
Children
and Skiing
Age and Skiing
Gender & Skiing Culture
& Skiing
Skiing Ethics and Survival Slope Safety Skiing
Environment Glossary Acknowledgements
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Copyright © 2010 William R Jones.
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