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Yan_pap posted Jan-2010

Hello everybody and Happy New Year!

Just a quick question...

Could someone tell me how the skiing technique that the skier has both the legs really close to each other and allows him to go downhill really fast is called?

I know I am probably very vague. the body posture does resemble that of mogul skiing but they do it without the bumps...

Many Thanks

Tony_H
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posted Jan-2010

Downhill
www  New and improved me

Stewart Dowling
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posted Jan-2010

Kamikaze

Andyhull
reply to 'Skiing Technique Question'
posted Jan-2010

Old School.

Far Queue
reply to 'Skiing Technique Question'
posted Jan-2010

yan_pap wrote:Hello everybody and Happy New Year!

Just a quick question...

Could someone tell me how the skiing technique that the skier has both the legs really close to each other and allows him to go downhill really fast is called?

I know I am probably very vague. the body posture does resemble that of mogul skiing but they do it without the bumps...

Many Thanks


Hello yan_pap, welcome to the forum.

Do you mean that they go downhill in a straight line, or making short quick turns?

Pablo Escobar
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posted Jan-2010

It is just a really old style of skiing (if I have your description correct). Pretty outdated now and it is generally accepted there are far more efficient (and arguably better looking) ways to ski.

Andyhull
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posted Jan-2010

Also called Mincing by British Army ski instructors, due to skiers looking really camp if they also have their hands wide but elbows in! :D

Daved
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posted Jan-2010

wedeling
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/WEDEL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQywAbD91L0

Edited 1 time. Last update at 02-Jan-2010

Topic last updated on 23-January-2013 at 14:17