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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 #16:
"Fast skiers are out of control."
The beginner or novice skier may see another skier moving along rapidly, and
knowing how he or she would feel about their own control at such a speed, often
reacts negatively to such apparent risk-taking. Of course some fast skiers are
out of control, yet others have the skill to manage speed. Unfortunately for the
beginner or novice they do not yet have an adequate understanding of skiing
mechanics to know which speeders are out of control and which are in, leading to
distress.
Ethical skiers leave a good margin when moving past others on the slopes, the
more speed the more margin. A ski patrol sign may advise "Space not Speed".
However, a degree of speed is necessary in skiing and probably of no matter if
space is adequate, so "space if speed" is another way of thinking of this
although you had better follow the ski patrol's wording when appropriate.
main CSW contents
prior CSW #15: "After one ski lesson, I should be able to
`ski the mountain'"
next CSW #17: "Bend your knees while you ski'"
"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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This "CSW #16: 'Fast skiers...'" page last modified
11/18/2009: \SkiMyBest\skiCSW16.htm
Copyright © 2010 William R Jones.
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