The following from Steve Hindman (PSIA Nat'l team) in last November's
Cross Country Skier (p. 11) went into the what-do-I-make-of-this file:

"Ski walking up hills, like skiing up hills, requres only a few
modifications. Be sure to stand a little straighter... Bring your pole
through and plant it with a more vertical forearm, and land on the ball
of your foot, not your heel. Since you basically run up hills on skis,
you don't need to simulate the glide phase. Instead, land on the ball
of your foot and keep moving up the hill by instantly deepening the flex
of the ankle and knee of your standing leg."

Hindman was taking a lot of this article from Todd Eastman, "one of the
top masters skiers in the nation over the years."

Gene


Hank Garretson wrote:

PRIVATE communication

Nancy says (for classic), "Ski heel to heel."

Ski Exuberantly,

Hank

Mammoth Lakes, Calif.