Help - shaking legs and speed control issues on steep reds
Started by Cstodd in Ski Technique 10-Feb-2012 - 15 Replies
Cstodd posted Feb-2012
I've just become an intermediate skier - progressed to red runs with little trouble - but when the slope steepens I've had some problems containing the speed, in particular when the edges start to bite my whole leg + skis start shaking violently, I lose control (and it's not very pleasant!) and I fall quite often.
Question: am I simply using too much edge? I've tried to use less and the shaking eases off but then I slide more and can't seem to control the speed properly. Do I maybe need to lean forward more? Or perhaps it's normal to be going faster and I just need to get used to it?
I'm off to chamonix next week so sorting this problem out will ensure getting the best out of the place!
Thanks
Edited 1 time. Last update at 10-Feb-2012
Trencher
reply to 'Help - shaking legs and speed control issues on steep reds ' posted Feb-2012
Cstodd
reply to 'Help - shaking legs and speed control issues on steep reds ' posted Feb-2012
But I'll definitely get some lessons.
Edited 1 time. Last update at 10-Feb-2012
AllyG
reply to 'Help - shaking legs and speed control issues on steep reds ' posted Feb-2012
Ski instructors seem very keen on this technique and they keep banging on about it as you progress up the ski lesson groups. In fact, I got told off last month for braking after a turn instead of turning up hill as I was approaching one of those narrow junctions.
If you have some lessons you will very quickly learn how to do it because you just follow the same route on the snow as the instructor. When they were teaching me how to do it they made me ski straight down the fall line and then turn off and swing back uphill in order to slow down.
But it does make the next turn more difficult because you have further to turn.
If you're struggling on reds then I'm sure lessons would really help. Everything becomes much harder when it gets steeper.
Ally
Cstodd
reply to 'Help - shaking legs and speed control issues on steep reds ' posted Feb-2012
Cstodd
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Ranchero_1979
reply to 'Help - shaking legs and speed control issues on steep reds ' posted Feb-2012
From what you are describing I would suspect your weight is too far back meaning not enough pressure over center of ski. This is likely combined with you leaning slightly into slope on steeper runs hence the un-weighted ski is getting lively.
Lessons and practice will cure that one.
Cstodd
reply to 'Help - shaking legs and speed control issues on steep reds ' posted Feb-2012
Topic last updated on 15-February-2012 at 09:26