Skiing Tips - Learn To Ski In Any Direction

Most skiers believe that you are always supposed to ski in a forward direction.

However, let us offer a different perspective. I spend a great deal of my time alternating between skiing forward, sideways and backward. The direction you ski doesn't really matter as long as you remain in balance. By using a flatter ski (smaller edge angle on the snow) I can drift sideways. Or I can point my ski tips high in the fall line which will cause me to ski backward.

Why would I do this? Answer: to practice balance under any condition and to control both my speed and direction in order to make a turn at a precise point in the snow. This gives me a degree of precision that enables me to always stay in balance and to turn exactly wherever I desire in mogul or powder terrain. Try it the next time you are out on the ski slope.

To your success in becoming a better mogul and powder skier.

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