SKI DRILLS
Carving
Carved wedge turns
In a wedge turn, maintain the wedge position throughout the turn. Gradually transfer your weight to the inside edge of the outside ski of the turn by moving your upper body sideways away from this ski (towards the inside of the turn). The inside leg and ski is not heavily weighted. This ski is kept relatively flat on the snow and moves along the snow at an angle to the path of the outside ski. At the beginning of the turn the inside ski moves slightly ahead of the outside ski.
As the inside edge of the outside ski bites into the snow a circular arc will develop. Be patient and do not twist your foot/ski but let the ski follow this circular arc.
In the above illustration note the similar body position, except for the inside leg, of the wedge and parallel turns.
Edge Locks
An edge lock is an exaggerated maneuver in which an extreme amount of edge angle is used to develop the sensation of the ski engaging and carving in the snow. From a wedge, greatly increase the edge angle and weighting of one ski to move in the direction which it tracks. Do not rotate or turn the ski. Alternate the edged skis by moving the hip away from the edged ski as in the illustration. See how quickly you can firmly engage the edge.
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