Message #20190

[HighAngles]

OK, time to get this thread back on topic: Canadian Style, eh.

Liam, you started this with video examples that showed extension release and flex release. The two are not the same. So (Liam and anyone else with the answers), which technique is "Canadian"? What type of release does CSIA promote and teach. Wider or narrower stance? Outside (big toe edge) ski weighting or weighting both skis? Leg steering/body twisting or tipping? Inclination vs counterbalance? etc.

I have never skied in Canada, nor have I taken lessons from, or skied with a CSIA instructor. So educate me. What is Canadian style?

Food for thought: http://www.snowpro.com/downloads/manual/ENU/#/Canadian%20Ski%20Teaching%202012/194/pages

I think this is a fairly "telling" video:

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