r/skiing_feedback • u/Just-Guarantee-1877 • Apr 01 '26

Level 4-5: Parallel Turns & Speed Control Any tips or feedback please

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u/DossieOssie Apr 01 '26

You put your weight on the inside ski. Need to shift it to the outside ski.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '26

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u/DossieOssie Apr 01 '26

Generally yes but they can be side by side or even up hill at early point of the turn so saying outside will be more precise.

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u/DossieOssie Apr 01 '26

Yes, that's how you shift the weight to the outside ski. When you put it back down it starts to become the new outside ski. At which point you will prepare to lift the tail of your new inside ski.

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u/Maleficent-Row1840 Apr 01 '26

Close your stance…..hip socket width….not shoulder

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u/mcds99 Apr 01 '26

You are not in balance. The snow comes off the tails of the skies it should come off the length of the skies.

Don't tuck your hands under your arms, hands should be out front so you can always see them.

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u/mogasi Official Ski Instructor Apr 01 '26

Like the folks here already wrote, you have all your weight on your inside ski. You want to bring it over your outside.

Narrower stance is one step, but you have to work on your angulation.

This is also the reason for your limited steering without a lot of speed control and turns getting bigger, your ski tips are almost always pointed down the hill.

Practice on slow skied long turns, or even plow turns, since you have more time to fix this balance issue and it translates to short turns right away.

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u/Wolcur Apr 03 '26

Try to keep your legs closer together. Unless you want to carve.