Carving

This is a short introduction to modern and a more effective way of carving. I won’t be theoretical here just to give you some of the latest in modern ski technique.
Here are some notes for modern carving to think of.

1. Ski on both skis/legs, two legs are stronger than one...!

2. Bank your inner ski at least as much as your outer ski...as your inner ski takes a shorter radius you must bank your inner ski at least as much as your outer ski...

3. Keep your shins parallel...

4. Keep your upper body in the direction of the turn, you can even rotate it a little with the turn...

5. Keep your body straight with your center of gravity between your skis...a straight pole is stronger than a bent one...

6. Pull your inner ski to get a pressure at your boot tongue and your small toe...this engages your inner ski...
7. Push your outer ski forward and extend your outer leg so that you get a pressure in your heel cuff...

This is how it can look... Henrik in Åre...

This is an Illustration between old and new school skiing...the picture to the left is taken from an ski instruction book for ski teacher students.....the picture to the right is a modified picture...which shows modern position and forces.....

Hmm...notice the way skis are pointing on the left picture...

Here is an example of skiing with parallel shins...

A trick to have your inner knee to fall in is to rotate a little with the turn...

If you rotate the other way your knee will follow and you get the donkey position

To achieve pressure on your inner ski you shall pull it and feel a pressure in your boot tongue and your smallest toe...

If you do it the other way you loose the pressure...

This is how it can look...

You can cruise in this position as well...

If you want to get all the way down it is very important to push your outer ski forward and extend your leg…if you keep the pressure on your boot tongue on your outer ski you can’t get down... here´s how it looks...

Well…Good luck...

/Henrik