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EXTREMES
> D. CRUD
1. Review this goal
2. Crud basics
3. Balancing in crud
4. Retraction hops
5. Kick and flick
6. Milking the elephant
7. R-H-Y-T-H-M
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Crud
skill building:
Milking
the elephant
Goal: Have a cruddy day
Level: Intermediate 
Expert  +
Crud
Suggested terrain:
In the crud - all slopes 
Author: Suzy
Chase-Motzkin
Summary:
A big help for deeper and heavier snow.
Photos and Videos coming soon!
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IMPORTANT!
Understanding our approach and philosophy is important if you'd like to
successfully use the drills in Ski Smarts
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read more.
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As you ski, be more active with the pole swing--as
you swing, reach up and forward as if to milk an elephant.
- The hand and arm, after swinging, should
remain pointing down the hill. Be sure not to let the hand drop as if its
job is finished after the swing.
- The action of one pole begins just as the
other has finished.
How quickly the hand is thrust forward depends on
the radius of the turn. The thrust is just as powerful in a long radius turn as
in a shorter turn, but it's done in slower motion to mirror what the skis are
doing.
Try to maintain a flowing rhythm and keep the
hands up, up, up.
Print this out for future
reference and remember to have fun!
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