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CONVENTIONAL SKIING WISDOMS (CSW'S CSW #1: "Keep the feet and therefore the skis together. " Many folks think this makes for a "cool" look. (Who could argue with that?, although others think it doesn't look cool.) Such a "locked stance" because of anatomy also precludes the ability to turn the leg's thigh bones inside the hip sockets (called "braquage"), an essential mechanic in modern advanced skiing but rarely discovered without help from an instructor. Without braquage the result is usually a strong thrust of a hip or the entire body around its axis to initiate a turn, either in the direction of the turn or in the opposite direction, thus placing the body in an awkward and non-functional position during the rest of the turn and making it harder to get the next turn initiated and take longer doing it. In powder the feet are held closer together so the greater snow resistance is less likely to catch a ski and take it away from the skier, and in bumps the stance is also narrower than otherwise so the skis won't be tracking at different heights and therefore harder to manage. But in neither case would the stance be locked-- if one were to maintain the valuable braquage option. main CSW contents
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