What's the single best...

orsonab · Nov 4, 2007, 5:42 PM

...skiing tip anybody ever gave you?

KevinF · Nov 4, 2007, 5:50 PM

Turning controls direction, direction controls speed.

riverc0il · Nov 4, 2007, 6:39 PM

Toe, Knee, Nose alignment combined with squaring shoulders up to the fall line. Proper posture changed my skiing technique almost over night.

Hawkshot99 · Nov 4, 2007, 9:18 PM

To have fun....the rest will follow

koreshot · Nov 4, 2007, 9:22 PM

For me its a tie between:

French fries to speed up and pizza to slow down.
Don't ski like Marc.

More seriously though, the biggest advice for me was "get properly fitting, quality boots with custom foot beds" - I was finally able to transfer the tweaks in the technique to the snow instead of just swimming around in my boots. I don't know if this qualifies as ski tip but I always like to throw money at the problem.

wa-loaf · Nov 4, 2007, 10:00 PM

Hand position. Anytime I get out of position for whatever reason I drive my hands down in front of me and it usually pulls everything together.

Mildcat · Nov 5, 2007, 1:11 AM

Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.

Better off Dead (1985)

dmc · Nov 5, 2007, 6:42 AM

Dont Panic

JD · Nov 5, 2007, 7:39 AM

Look farther ahead then you think you need to.

SKIQUATTRO · Nov 5, 2007, 8:38 AM

.....F#ck it, Tuck it........

Nov 4, 2007, 5:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
orsonab Jet-powered Ski Car! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hampstead, NH Posts: 39	What's the single best... ...skiing tip anybody ever gave you?

Nov 4, 2007, 5:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
KevinF Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts Posts: 184	Turning controls direction, direction controls speed. __________________ Arc \'em or park \'em

Nov 4, 2007, 6:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
riverc0il Ari Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ashland, NH Posts: 7,249	Toe, Knee, Nose alignment combined with squaring shoulders up to the fall line. Proper posture changed my skiing technique almost over night. __________________ -Steve TheSnowWay.com "Skiing is not a sport, it is a way of life." - Otto Schniebs 8

Nov 4, 2007, 10:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
wa-loaf Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 4,725	Hand position. Anytime I get out of position for whatever reason I drive my hands down in front of me and it usually pulls everything together. __________________ "Man can endure any what so long as he has a why . . ." Victor Frankl

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dmc Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hunter, NY Posts: 7,267	Dont Panic __________________ Yeah, well. The Dude abides.

Nov 4, 2007, 9:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hawkshot99 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 2,174	To have fun....the rest will follow

Nov 4, 2007, 9:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
koreshot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 989	For me its a tie between: French fries to speed up and pizza to slow down. Don't ski like Marc. More seriously though, the biggest advice for me was "get properly fitting, quality boots with custom foot beds" - I was finally able to transfer the tweaks in the technique to the snow instead of just swimming around in my boots. I don't know if this qualifies as ski tip but I always like to throw money at the problem.

Nov 5, 2007, 1:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mildcat Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wistah and Bethel Posts: 841	Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn. Better off Dead (1985)

Nov 5, 2007, 7:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
JD Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northfield Posts: 1,580	Look farther ahead then you think you need to. __________________ Don\'t know until you go.

Nov 5, 2007, 8:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
SKIQUATTRO Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,612	.....F#ck it, Tuck it........ __________________ updownupdownupdownupdown

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