nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
hmmm stay on your front?? I stay on my back...I use my Elbows/ fists.. just keep digging in trying to slowwwwww down and naturally I would use my heels... if my skis are gone) if my skis are On, I Must Keep FEET/Skis UP (why i'll be on my back) i have to save the knees at all costs... sliding is scarey in the steep stuff.. not fun to practice a slide either! why I hate to fall....
I've had two falls in the past two weeks -- one a total yard sale and one where I just lost my poles. The first wasn't on a very steep slope. And that was fine. I recovered nicely. The second, however, was on a steep, hard pack trail, where I slid....... and slid...... and slid. Until I finally, at last, stopped.
Which got me to thinking. I have no idea how to self arrest. I've heard that you need to 1) be on your front, rather than your back, and 2) dig your poles in as best as you can. But what if you lose your poles? I almost always do, since I hardly make use of the straps. I've also read that you shouldn't use pole straps on steep slopes, anyway.
So anyone have any advice?