EdV wrote:
I went to practice telmark turns on the green runs at Afton
Alps(Hastings, MN) last Sunday and didn't feel like I had I was
getting enough edge to feel in control. It was around 10 F on fresh
groomed. Last year I felt fine on these runs but the snow was just a
little slushy at 28F.

The question:

Can getting "lower" help. As in bending knees deeper. It seemed like
it was when I tried it but it was hard to tell on such short runs.
Recall being told this but I didn't really understand how that could
help edge control.

Most important is getting weight over the edges, so make sure you don't
bank the turn. Your body should ideally be in a banana-shape, the trunk
turning back up the way to get the weight as close to directly over the
skis as you can manage. I think "angulation" is the buzz-word usually
applied to this.

Pete.
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