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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.

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