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Linking
"open" parallel turns
Goal: "Open"
parallel turns
Level: Intermediate
Suggested terrain: 
Groomed, easy intermediate slope
Author: Kobus
Reyneke
Summary: Put it all together to make linked parallel turns.
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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If you diligently practiced the previous exercises
in this section, you should have acquired all the tools necessary to put
together linked open parallel turns--where your skis stay parallel to each
other, throughout turns.
To make open parallel turns, you should:
- Keep the joints in your legs flexible and ready
to absorb the forces that build up.
- Maintain constant shin contact with the tongues
of your boots--stay in the Sweet spot.
- hift weight (pressure) earlier to the outside
ski in the turn.
- Increase speed.
- Actively steer the inside ski.
- Use slight knee movements to angulate and carve
your outside ski.
- Keep your body facing slightly down the hill.
- Swing and touch the pole in the direction that
you'd like to go.
- Practice on easy terrain with very little people
to interrupt your turns.
Print this out for future
reference and remember to have fun!
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