Hooking or grabbing

Perhaps someone here can help with this problem. I hope I can describe it with words. When I am skidding or sliding at the end of a turn (to reduce speed, like on the steeps), sometimes my skis tend to hook or grab. It feels like the edge near the tip of the ski is holding at the same time that the edge near the tail releases, and then the reverse happens, the tail edge holds while the tip edge releases. I get a see-sawing motion back and forth. This is just on my outside, or downhill, ski, the one with all the weight on it.

I’m a fairly accomplished skier, certainly “strong advanced� if not expert. This problem happens mostly on hardpack (no surprise there). I’ve tried some edge beveling to reduce this, but it doesn’t seem to help much. I thought it did for a while, but the problem has come back. Perhaps I don’t have the beveling just right.

I’m open to suggestions, either in technique or tuning.

Thanks in advance.

Sounds strange but IMHO maybe more likely to be technique than kit-related; maybe a balance issue? or over-edging? Dunno but probably worth taking an hour with a high-level instructor to look at it.

You may be an accomplished skier but maybe you need to step back a little and assess where you are. An instructor can definitely assess your strengths and weaknesses. You can never go wrong by taking a lesson.

You must address several issues.
Ski tuning
Do you tune your own skis. I suspect not since you would know what causes this problem. 99% of skiers "det-tune" the tips and tails of skis to avoid this "grabbing" you feel!

Ski technique
A proficient skier does not skid or slide sideways but stays on inside edge and goes into a "controlled" turn. You might have to work on an easy slope before you go to expert level slopes.

Boots
There may be some free play in your boots and as you "lean back" the play affects your ski!

Solution
First check ski edges. Do not look at them rather "feel" them with your index finger. Feel if tips are "rounded" or sharp. They should be round.

Skli easier slopes a practice doing a perfect controlled turn. If successful pick up speed and increase slope level. Keep doing perfect turns ( no sliding sideways, not skidds) If you want to pick out a "poor skier" ineffective it is by focussing on the "windshield wiper" turns. A no no!!!

Have fun