SKI TIPS

Flexing and balancing keys to skiing in h

EXTREME VARIATIONS in
snow conditions. such as the
current local mountain spring-
like skiing, can greatly affect
your ability-to turn-your skis
properly.
By Jackie Arnott-Smith
Contributing Writer

; The key to-surviving most con-
ditions is to-stay’ balanced through-

out the turn. This is achieved by

‘feeling even pressure along the
length of the foot. during the turn.
Any excess pressure on the shin
causes an imbalance, as the body is
leaning too far forward.

In heavy, wet snow it is hard to

__ begin your turn because the ski
tends to slow down... Ai the end of
the’turn the-opposite is-true as the
skis want.to ‘turn too quickly out

:. from underneath your body. |,

. JACKIE ARNOTT-SMITH

casier in the heavy snow.
Second, bend (or flex) your

ankles and knee

simultaneously in

a fluid, subtle movement,
A trick to remembering this is to
count to three as you settle over the

outside ski.
These simple

hints should help :

you tackle the slopes in-heavy'snow
conditions: ce

 dackie-Arnou-Smith is a. ski
instructor at Cypress Bowl,

-_ IN THIS week’s Ski Tip, Cypress Bowl Instructor Jackie Arnott-Smith offers.some advice to help
ski the heavy, wet snow conditions that are currently throughout the coast region. Here, a skier
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