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How does it
feel: long turns and corridor run
by Jf Beaulieu, Director, Mont-Sainte-Anne Wintersports School, Manager, Rookie
Academy Mont-Sainte-Anne instructor training programs, CSIA level 4 examiner
and Canadian Demo Team member.
My goal: Maximise deflection
in any situation

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Maintain a parallel
foundation with knees at the same distance as the skis.
In order to keep foot
placement and maintain pressure on the arch of my foot, I resist on the
fore/aft plane with my thigh muscle not to allow my outside foot to slip back
too much. My goal is to limit the amount of lead change so I can be powerful
with adduction of the legs (muscular effort to bring the legs laterally
underneath the body)
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My goal here is to get a progressive amount of
ankle-knee-hip inside the turn in order to have accurate angulation and
proper alignment.
Incorporate an adduction move of the legs, combined with my steering effort in order to maximise the
cross under effect BOS "Base of Support" need to cross underneath the COM "Center of Mass" vs having the COM
crossing over the BOS. I want to steer the skis back underneath the body. If I
let go the steering too soon, you will create too much cross over resulting the
upper body to tip inside the next turn. |
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Allow my leg to bend so I
do not rise the COM too much in the transition.
At this point, my BOS and
COM are traveling across the fall line and I feel very light on the ground. In
fact, I feel like if I am 1 mm off the ground. |

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Maintain the
same amount of separation all the way round the arc in order to remain in the
strongest position possible to apply steering power. Roughly, lets say my skis always point at
12 o’clock regardless where I am aiming and my belly button points at 11 when I
turn right or 1 o’clock if I turn left.
By the time the new edges
touch the ground to start the next turn, the 3 joints are involve inside the
arc and I am now in an aligned position to go right. |

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I try to bend the least I
can for the situation during the arc in order to maximise deflection across the
hill. I want to work in suspension here and incorporate some resistance in my
bending. If I over bend, I will end up in compression and increase the risk of
injuries and technical problems. |
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