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EXTREMES
> E.
POWDER
1. Review this goal
2. Powder basics
3. Critical balance
4. Patience turns
6. Bungee legs
7. In the swing
8. Retraction turns
5. First turns
9. Through the trees
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Powder
skill building: Patience
turns
Goal: Powder pleasures
Level: Intermediate 
Expert 
+ Powder
Suggested terrain:
Groomed intermediate terrain
Author: Kobus
Reyneke
Summary:
Patient, or relaxed turn initiation sets
you up for an easy glide through powder. A relaxed turn initiation will work
wonders for your powder skiing. Learn the trick by doing this exercise on a
groomed slope.
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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On groomed terrain, do medium radius turns.
- Keep pressure on both skis throughout this
exercise.
Once you've built up some rhythm, start adding
short straight runs (straight down the hill) between turns. Keep your upper body
facing straight down the flow line!
Continue linking turns with short straight runs
in between.
- Remember the feeling of adding a very short
straight run in-between turns--you'll want to use this exact skill in
powder.
- Keep your upper body facing straight down the
hill at all times.
- Keep equal pressure on both skis.
- Keep slight pressure between your shins and
your boot tongues--stay in the Sweet spot!
Print this out for future
reference and remember to have fun!
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