This is a bit of a theoretical question, it doesn't prevent me from skiing, but curious.
When I ski in terrain up to 45 degrees and not narrow, I flex to release, and my skis pretty much stay on the snow.
When I ski something narrow and steep, the flex to release allows me to pick up to much speed. Undesirable in firm conditions.
So I resort to jump turns, pedal saute in French.
I transfer the weight to my uphill ski, push off it, retract the feet up and back, and pivot in the air, land with the skis at about a 45 degrees angle to direction of the slope, and finish the turn.
Pretty much the turn that everyone uses in steep and narrow and firm conditions.
I'm trying to reconcile these two types of turns.
Any ideas?
When I ski in terrain up to 45 degrees and not narrow, I flex to release, and my skis pretty much stay on the snow.
When I ski something narrow and steep, the flex to release allows me to pick up to much speed. Undesirable in firm conditions.
So I resort to jump turns, pedal saute in French.
I transfer the weight to my uphill ski, push off it, retract the feet up and back, and pivot in the air, land with the skis at about a 45 degrees angle to direction of the slope, and finish the turn.
Pretty much the turn that everyone uses in steep and narrow and firm conditions.
I'm trying to reconcile these two types of turns.
Any ideas?