In message , foot2foot
writes

If I could be excused an on-topic post, I'm not sure whether I agree
with you or not!

Above all else, hands
forward, for a beginner, almost to the tips of the skis.
snip bits I do agree with

People don't fall because of mysterious reasons, they
fall because they get out of position. So, when you find
yourself out of control, perhaps about to fall, you must simply
recover home position, and you'll be all good. Use your abs to
pull yourself forward again, and stretch your arms back out in
front of you. Once you have home position back, you'll have
control back, and you can do as you wish to deal with the
situation you're in.


It's not clear whether you're suggesting the beginners should ski in
that position all the time. I considered this point very carefully in a
whiteout last year, and concluded that we shouldn't.

Stretching our arms out in front of us doesn't cure a backward-seat
position; people have their weight too far back because they aren't
confident, and if you insist we stick their arms out we instinctively
shirt our rump further back to compensate.

Then, when we find ourselves in free fall, there's nothing we can do
about it. If I have my arms already stretched out and contract just my
abs, I'll be in a diving position, looking at the tips of my skis rather
than forwards, unable to ski in that position.

Whereas, if my elbows are by my sides, hands in front of them, and I
suddenly find myself in free fall, I can quickly reach my arms forward
and improve my chances on landing. I can ski like that if necessary, so
I can sort myself out at leisure.

It still wouldn't look very good, but in a whiteout nobody can see it.

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Sue ]