Thanks for the info. Looking into "jump turns."

Cheers

"lal_truckee" wrote in message
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John Red-Horse wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

Used to be a standard clinic excercise: find moderately steep slope,
start at top with skis accross the fall-line, chest down the fall-line;
and make as many jump turns as you can in the available distance,
without changing chest direction.



As the terrain gets tricker, I guess one is ready to graduate to:

http://www.earnyourturns.com/article.../pedal_hop.htm

I just had a thought - can pinnas pedal-hop? Or does the loose heal
allow the skis to tangle in such a manuver? I don't believe I've ever
seen one attempt a p-h, but that says nothing - seeing anyone attempt a
p-h is pretty rare.