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What is a creative title for an essay about skiing?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:13:39 +0000

i just finished my essay on exemplification, its about skiing in the rocky mountains. and I’m having trouble with a creative title. any ideas?

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What muscles that you exercise while skiing help you for soccer?

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:01:38 +0000

I like skiing, but the season is almost over and I am getting ready for the soccer (football) season. How much does skiing help (if at all) for soccer?

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Can you go skiing if you have nowhere to stay?

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:48:23 +0000

On the last day of our trip, we have to check out of the hotel in the morning, is it possible to go skiing that day as well, or do we need somewhere to change? We’d rather not miss a day.

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What kind of lotion can I put on my skin when I am skiing to keep it from looking chapped and red?

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:59:05 +0000

I have a fair complexion and when Im skiing it looks very ruddy. I’d like to be able to enjoy apres skiing without dragging along make-up. Any suggestions?

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Better Skiing Technique – The Parallel Turn

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:23:24 +0000

The Parallel Turn (or Christie as it used to be known) is the final turn that most beginners learn in ski schools. Although not used a great deal by people who have discovered the Bog Standard Plough Parallel and stuck to it, it is nevertheless excellent grounding for more advanced technique. Its simple difference to the aforementioned turn is that there is no initiating stem*. The skis are parallel all the time and are unweighted by a slow down and up slow motion.

*It is possible to turn your skis while straight running with a rotation of first one thigh and then almost immediately afterwards the other thigh. For example, you want to turn left so you rotate the right thigh in the direction you want to go, ie: anti clockwise, and then the left thigh in the same way. To turn right, you would rotate the left thigh to the right (clockwise) and then the right thigh. In theory this is an initiated plough (or stem), but it looks and feels like a parallel turn as there is the barest minimum of a stem.

Let’s now get back to three preliminary exercises for an unweighted parallel turn. The first is the parallel traverse with the skis alternating between flat running with the skier standing upright, and slight angulation of the knees into the slope to put the skis on their edges. This is quite difficult for a beginner, but gives him the feel of the snow sliding under the skis as he goes both sideways and forwards with the flat running, and a basic feel of edging when he angulates. If the edging is too difficult it can be overlooked at this stage.

The second exercise is the christie stop, which involves a slow straight run down the fall line. The skier angulates directly over the skis as he goes down to put the pole in, and comes up around the pole. The pole plant, which is important, goes in between the front of his boot and the tip of the ski, thereby encouraging him to get his weight forward at the start of the turn. As he turns across the fall line the skis brake by side slipping on the snow. Plenty of weight is kept on the lower ski. This should also be practised on the other traverse.

The last exercise is alternate pole plants while stationary. The pole plant is crucial; it makes the skier go down and come up in order to unweight the skis. Some teachers also try to make their pupils jump the backs of the skis off the ground as they come up. It is quite energetic and hopefully does not last for longer than an initial exercise.

The parallel turn can now be tried on the move, going down to plant the pole, up and round it, and then down to plant the other pole to prepare for the next turn. A few turns should be linked together to provide a basic rhythm. The major fault is not weighting the lower ski enough at the end of the turn, as most pupils tend to lean too much towards the pole plant and somehow stay there. This should be discouraged!

There is also a tendency for the upper body to remain square over the skis. I don’t consider this worth correcting until a skier begins to turn his upper body into the slope. It is worth encouraging a skier to keep his uphill ski a few centimetres in front of his downhill ski on a traverse as this does discourage the upper body from turning inwards.

This rounds off the early learning process. Hopefully it has reminded you what it was like at the start, and given you some idea of what you are doing now. By analyzing the basic movements learnt by a beginner, you will be well briefed for what follows in other articles.

By: Simon Dewhurst

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Simon Dewhurst has taught downhill skiing in North America, Scandinavia and the European Alps for 35 years. He currently runs a ski chalet agency in the French Alps. His book “Secrets of Better Skiing” can be found at http://www.ski-jungle.com If you have any comments about the above article, he will be happy to answer them.

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How much would it cost to go skiing?

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:44:58 +0000

Me and my boyfriend wanted to go skiing some time this year preferably between october – December and i just wondered where is the best place to go and how much it will be?
We want to spend around £600 each all included (ski wear hire), is that possible?

Anyone have any good spots?

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What cities rely on skiing as their transportation?

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:44:30 +0000

I’ve seen on warren miller movies where the only way to get into and out of cities is by skiing (some city in the east), I was wondering if anyone knows of cities that skiing is a necessity of life there?

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Should I start skiing next year instead of boarding?

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:51:01 +0000

I started snowboarding a couple years ago i never got really good at it. My mom skis and skiing in general look a lot easier and I have heard it’s a lot easier to learn. I wanted to know if next year i should switch to skiing on the snowboard i never even really figured out how to turn! I am wondering if everything will be easier on the skis. And plus my mom will be able to help me because she skis.

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How do I become sponsored for skiing ?

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:53:57 +0000

I would like to be sponsored by Roxy for skiing. I can 180, and working on 360. There are about 6 boxes and jibs I can do, and my friend told me that I could become sponsored. But I don’t know how. Any help ? And what happens when you are sponsored ?

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I started skiing this year and are skiing down the blue trails now?

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:02:09 +0000

If I were to start snowboarding next year, will I be able to pick that up this quickly as well? Will being able to ski help me in learning how to snowboard?
Skiing is a lot of fun but most of my friends snowboard so I want to try to learn how to snowboard as well.
THANKS ALL.

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