First on flat snow

Flex your knees to lower the body. With an explosive action jump up and extend your legs--put enough energy in your hop and your skis will be lifted into the air.

Do this a few times, focusing on your landing. Make sure that when you jump, you fully extend your legs, so that when you land you're able to absorb the landing with flexed knees and ankles.

Now, twist your upper body so it's turned 90 degrees relative to your skis. Flex down in the knees and leap up--but this time relax your legs the moment your skis become airborne. If you really relax and truly get airborne, the skis will unwind to line up with the upper body.

Try this several times until you've mastered the "unwinding."

Let's go skiing

Always check up the hill for skiers.

While traversing, twist the upper body to face a target down the hill. Flex at the knees and leap up high and relax your legs the moment the skis become airborne. Like before, the skis should unwind to line up with the upper body and therefore face down the hill.

Land and flex at the knees and ankles to absorb the pressure and then steer the skis to shape the turn.

Do this several times in both directions.

Now link leapers

After landing, your legs should be flexed and ready to leap again! Now, work one leap into the next without interrupting the flow.

Try slowing down the motion for medium radius turns and speeding it up for shorter radius turns.

• Keep your rhythm and think of being very elastic.

Print this out for future reference and remember to have fun!