Snow Skills

For Intermediate Skiers, keep your stance hip-width and steady through the turn.

Standing on a level surface, hold your poles straight up and down against the outermost part of your hips. Now create a stance where the outside of your boots is aligned to the inside of each pole. With this hip-width stance, identify how far apart your knees are and focus on maintaining that width. Beware the part of the turn just past where your skis face down the hill; this is the point where the feet tend to want to come closer together. Resist that tendency and improve your turns by keeping your feet hip-width apart.