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goal: Skiing the steeps
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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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Number: 1 of 7 Extremes goals
Level: Expert 
+ Steeps
Summary: Skiing steep terrain requires good, solid technique...plus a bit of guts.
Photos and Videos coming soon!
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Our goal in this section is to master the basics of skiing steep terrain. It requires special techniques that are achievable by any advanced skier. Study and practice the exercises and you'll soon experience the thrill of skiing the steeps.
Skiing the steeps effectively require:
- Strong skiing stance.
- Good short radius turns.
- Good rebound to enable rapid turn initiation.
- Deliberate pole swing down the hill.
Remember: Practice exercises in sequence
as a means towards our ultimate goal--to have fun!
Work sequentially through the topics and
exercises in this goal:
1. Review this goal
2. Steeps basics
3. Steeps pole touch
4. Swing and slap!
5. Staircase sideslip
6. Security stem
7. Hop turns
8. Chatter vs. CATtermania
9. Cornice tactics
Remember our overall goal--to have fun!
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