Carving?

I was wondering when carving, say you your going down the slope and you want to turn left, do you have your left ski slightly ahead of your right and shift your weight onto your left leg and roll you knees to dig the edges in?

Yes, you are right. The inside ski has to be a little ahead of the outside ski. Ideally it wouldn't be but we are saddled with our human geometry, just the way our legs bend and our hips angulate. It allows us to keep our body somewhat over our skis and both skis on the snow.

The rolling should start with the skis at the lower leg and work up to the knees and then the hips as the turn progresses (althought the hips roll on a different plane). The weight should shift from outside to inside ski through the turn.

The most important part of carving is how you use your weight to press the ski edges downwards into the snow.

search the other post on carving for more ideas.

Trencher