ben76 wrote:82ross wrote:This vid shows an example of an older style of skiing ie not carving.
I'd like to point out that there is a fair bit wrong with the technique demonstrated in this clip so should not be used as a 'how to ski parralel' demo.
Main problem is that this guy is using his upper body to chuck himself from side to side, and his legs are not pivotting separately from his hips. I'd suggest that the reason he's having to do this is because he's remaining on his edges for too long when he needs to be flattening them out at end of each turn. This is fairly clearly demonstrated when you can see his uphill (or inside) ski being independently picked up to initiate the subsequent turn, the first turn he makes after passing the camera gives the most obvious demo of this fault.
Whilst carving is a new(ish)style of skiing facilitated by shaped skis, parrallel skiing is certainly not an outdated style (although this business of skiing with narrow stance is and looks very mincey).
Thanks for pointing out the faults in that video, more information for me to learn from.
Anyone have any more videos with better examples of parallel skiing?
