The Body's Two Halves: Where They Go

These are two laws to body position when skiing. If the body is halved vertically and stood sideways on the slope the uphill half of the body is higher than the downhill half. The rule applies to the feet, knees, hips, hands and shoulders. Sounds easy right, well, it's amazing to see the would-be contortionists always trying to break this law when skiing.

The second rule is the uphill half of the body is always forward of the downhill half. This allows the body to open to the downhill side. This rule applies to the feet, knees, hips, hands and shoulders. The rules are simple, if the time is taken to force the body into the position. Remember, use the progression of the pros. You are started off on the easier terrain where the fear isn't a factor. It takes a while, but the control gained form proper body position is considerable.

Alpine Skiing School section in english version of WWW.SKI.BG is based on
"A Guide To Becoming An Expert: From First Time To A Lifetime"
by John Mukavitz Copyright © 1998