echo_VT
Angel Diva
i wouldn't be too concerned about lifting your elbows higher like frankenstein - again your arms aren't in one position during the turn. my arms are downhill mainly so that my shoulders are downhill - but like others said, it's a good way to get your body/center of mass over the binding of your ski instead of behind it.
the arm placement varies! they go from being next to me, to wider - all depending on turn shape, small or medium or large radius turns - they, like my lower body are in constant motion. holding one position in the arms is probably not great for the dynamic skiing you'll be doing at your hip joints and at your knees and ankles.
maybe to start, a drill we do is to have our open palms face down hill. this kind of gets our elbows in the right place and then we can adjust as needed thru-out the turn. i hope this helps...!
the arm placement varies! they go from being next to me, to wider - all depending on turn shape, small or medium or large radius turns - they, like my lower body are in constant motion. holding one position in the arms is probably not great for the dynamic skiing you'll be doing at your hip joints and at your knees and ankles.
maybe to start, a drill we do is to have our open palms face down hill. this kind of gets our elbows in the right place and then we can adjust as needed thru-out the turn. i hope this helps...!