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	<title>Snow Skills &#187; Skiing Tips</title>
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		<title>Doing Skiing Tip</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a balance tip, from a doing approach: Doing: &#8220;Balance more on the outside leg than the inside leg&#8221; Stand on a hard surface (kitchen floor) in bare feet. Now stand on one leg and pay attention to how you adjusted to make that move. You probably flexed your knee and ankle, such that your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Balance in Parallel Turns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Build your balance on the outside ski with a soft leg. Parallel skiers have learned to develop a turn by changing their weight from one side of their body to the other. Improve that skill by building good balance on the outside ski with a ‘soft’ outside leg. Relax your knee and ankle joints to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Your Arms for Better Balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Moguls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skiing Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compliment the balance of your body in skiing with the movement of your arms. The movements of your arms will help to fine-tune the balance generated by your body. Stand in a balanced stance and place your forearms roughly parallel with the snow. Keeping your head facing straight ahead, explore the range to which you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ski Turn Balance; Outside Leg to Inside Leg</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skiing Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are four simple tips for that same focus, from four different approaches: Thinking: &#8220;Keep your inside leg light&#8221; Seeing: &#8220;Put your jacket zipper over the downhill edge of your outside ski&#8221; Feeling: &#8220;Make the turn such that it feels like your outside half travels further around the corner than your inside half&#8221; Doing: &#8220;Balance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Add Some Anticipation in Your Skiing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skiing Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a suggestion to build on that is to allow a little more &#8216;anticipation&#8217; by separating your upper and lower body more. Try this. Standing upright in on a hard surface with a hip width stance, look straight ahead and now bend at the waist and try to touch your forehead straight down to your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Short Skiing Turns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Moguls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skiing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Separate the upper body from the legs at the hip joint. The ability to twist the legs without steering the body is crucial to short turns. Stand in a hip-width stance without skis on flat terrain. Using your poles to stabilize your upper body, explore twisting your feet with all the parts of your legs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outside Half; Skiing Tip</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skiing Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a skiing tip, from a feeling approach: Feeling: &#8220;Make the turn such that it feels like your outside half travels further around the corner than your inside half&#8221; In order for your outside half to travel further around the corner, your balance needs to be predominately on the outside leg. As you move into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn Better with Better Balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Develop balance that uses the location of the body to allow the skis to turn with ease. The position of the body in relation to the feet is critical to balanced skiing turns. With your skis across the slope, stand balanced on your uphill edges with slightly flexed ankles and knees. Simultaneously release your edges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Skiing Balance</title>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/improve-skiing-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Skiing Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Flex your ankles and knees to balance and move with the skis. Moving Balance is generated by bending and extension movements of the legs. With your skis across the slope, stand balanced on your uphill edges with slightly flexed ankles and knees. Alternately shuffle your feet forward and back, focusing on moving them a similar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swix F4 Glidewax</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cross Country Skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Snowboarding Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of a gliding wax like Swix F4 Glidewax will protect your gear and improve your sliding fun! Swix F4 is a universal wax, intended for sliding in all kinds of gear, snow, or weather. This is a direct-apply type of wax that doesn&#8217;t require heating or buffing; just apply in an even manner [...]]]></description>
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