realskiers

Thanks John, great explanation!? Sounds like a page right of John Clendenins book Skiing using uphill edge and varying the pressure and angle depending on terrain and needs is exactly what he teaches except that you have to use your pole plant as your trigger for the turns. This is a skill that is sorely neglected by many (including myself) but once you incorporate this into your turns, you will see an immediate improvement. I always view the deep flex and extension like a corkscrew; as you compress you are turning your upper body (counter) toward the next turn and flattening your skis (float), much like a cork screw going into a cork, this causes the skis to release (flatening) while pivoting/turning/drifting, as you extend and stand, you engage theuphill edge; like a cork screw pulling the cork out or biting/edging into the snow. This is exactly how I ski the tighter trees and terrain. Welcome to the Clendenin method! not sure if you are thinking I am just sliding my tails out (although it's a tool I sometimes use), I ski stacked and use the uphill outside edge with a very slight lifting and angling (you could say tip) of the uphill edge to engage and turn (in this vid), we allow the skis to flatten and then drift towards the intended direction and then engage the uphill edge while scraping and pulling the uphill edge towards the downhill ski. That TR may be inches or yards, depending on the need and you may not even have to pull back the ski or engage the edges much. It's very slight in those videos and you may not see it due to the depth of the powder but on steep terrain and bumps it's quite obvious. Gary is doing the same in his video.