Hi everyone!
After a few years away from skiing, I recently moved to upstate NY (Rochester) and decided to get a once a week pass. I last took lessons 3 years ago - it was a group lesson where the instructor taught us parallel turns on blues (tip edges, pressure on toe), but as one of the faster/more confident skiers in the group, I had little instructor attention.
I've spent the past month refamiliarizing myself with skiing, and find I can go down the blues/single diamond at the current resort (there doesn't seem to be much difference) slowly by either doing big C turns or skidding, or just tear down the slow with small incomplete turns (I just lean on different edges quickly). I don't mind going fast, and can always hockey stop if necessary, but my technique is sloppy compared to others who are going past me with rhythm. Once when I went with my parents, my mom mentioned that when I turn my skis still sometimes form a slight A shape, which I wasn't conscious of.
Given Covid, I am hesitant to get lessons at the moment. I remember that a drill while learning to parallel ski was to pick up the tail of the inner ski, and was wondering if there are other similar drills I could practice to improve my turns?
After a few years away from skiing, I recently moved to upstate NY (Rochester) and decided to get a once a week pass. I last took lessons 3 years ago - it was a group lesson where the instructor taught us parallel turns on blues (tip edges, pressure on toe), but as one of the faster/more confident skiers in the group, I had little instructor attention.
I've spent the past month refamiliarizing myself with skiing, and find I can go down the blues/single diamond at the current resort (there doesn't seem to be much difference) slowly by either doing big C turns or skidding, or just tear down the slow with small incomplete turns (I just lean on different edges quickly). I don't mind going fast, and can always hockey stop if necessary, but my technique is sloppy compared to others who are going past me with rhythm. Once when I went with my parents, my mom mentioned that when I turn my skis still sometimes form a slight A shape, which I wasn't conscious of.
Given Covid, I am hesitant to get lessons at the moment. I remember that a drill while learning to parallel ski was to pick up the tail of the inner ski, and was wondering if there are other similar drills I could practice to improve my turns?