That's the first thing that came to me as well! Also, "chin up" worked for drills skiing on one leg, then the other leg as we were making our way to the chair.On the technique side, the key new phrase that I think about all the time is "chin up." Really helps when doing 360 turns, but essentially applies all the time. Heard it during the Ladies Ski Week at Taos for an advanced group
"Chin up" was the name of the game for me at Taos Ski Week clinic. It improves stance, balance, efficiency, and just looks better when skiing (we had videos to prove)
I had three real falls this season. From the first two, I learned that there is some movement or position I am in (before I end up sliding flat on my back head first down the hill) that is wrong. The falls were pretty much identical, so there's a pattern that's bad and needs to be fixed.
From the third fall I learned that maybe I should just stay inside when there's heavy snow on the groomers . . .
I'm also learning patience and gratitude from the aftermath of the third fall.
Maybe next year, when I am relearning how my ankle works, I can rebuild a little and get rid of whatever caused falls 1 and 2.
Hey @Skisailor!Hi Jenny!
Hope the healing is going well. Wish we could see some video of you. I'm trying to imagine how you ended up head down and on your back.
It sounds like an over rotation of some sort. Maybe???? One bombproof cue to keep that from happening is to think about where your uphill hand ends up as you complete a turn. Have you ever noticed it? If you keep your uphill hand over your skis it will prevent that. Think about where your left hand is at the end of a left turn and your right hand at the end of a right turn.
Have these falls happened only in cruddy conditions or on groomed snow? Because crud certainly introduces some other challenges.
And, having also done the ankle rehab thing, I can assure you, you can come back and feel as good as new. I like the idea you have of addressing possible new movement patterns during your rehab.
Hey @Skisailor!
I have no video but I would be willing to bet I was leaning too far uphill - you know, away from the danger of downhill! Both were on steeper slopes than I usually get to ski (although I had successfully done both of them before). One was super firm (Whiteface), the other was not (Mammoth). And I think I ended up head first because I have so many brains that my head weighs more than any other body part! Or, it could be that when I started to fall up the hill my weight was also too far back and my butt hit the ground first and then the momentum from being too far back just took my head the rest of the way.
Anyway - it's been too long - we need to get to the same place again sometime!