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Release to Full Turn

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Your lesson, the "Release to Full Turn", will help you to release to start a turn, then continue the releasing action of the free foot to engage the stance ski and bring you through the fall line without pause or hesitation. Practicing the Release to Full Turn will develop your confidence in the movements that start turns and engage your skis. On steeper terrain, it’s important to use simple and effective movements to start and link your turns. A shaky, hesitant start will cause you to accelerate beyond your control. The movements of the Release to Full Turn will engage your skis early, without twisting or sliding, so that your turns and speed are controlled. As well, simply alternating the actions of one free foot and then the other will lead to rhythmical turns without hesitation, pause, or traverse.

Preliminary
If you have trouble with this lesson, start with exercises 4.1, 4.2, and 5.2 in our book, Anyone can be an Expert Skier.

In Brief
From a stationary traverse position, the downhill foot tips toward the little-toe edge to release the skis. That foot is lifted, becoming the free foot. It continues to tip toward the little-toe edge, engaging the stance ski. The free foot tipping continues until the skis turn out of the fall line and come to a stop. The action of tipping the free foot toward the little-toe edge is continuous throughout the exercise. This action creates the release of the old stance ski as well as engaging the new stance ski.

Details
Release - begin  Releae - continue From a stationary traverse position, with balance on both skis, release by flattening the downhill ski to the snow (roll it toward its little-toe edge). Continue to flatten that ski to the snow, and let the uphill ski follow. This movement of the downhill ski will cause both skis to aim slightly downhill, and they’ll begin to slide. Continue to lead the tipping with the downhill foot, and let the uphill foot lag slightly behind.
As the skis flatten and aim downhill, lighten or pick up the downhill ski - it becomes the free foot. As the skis slide downhill, keep the tail of the free ski lifted slightly, and continue to tip the free ski toward its little-toe edge. It can be helpful to think of pulling up on the arch of the free foot. This creates both the lifting and tipping that are needed. The tipping of the free foot engages the big-toe edge of the stance ski. Be passive with the stance ski - do not attempt to edge or steer it with the stance foot. Keep tip down  
With continued tipping of the free foot, the stance ski will turn into, through, and then out of the fall line. As you pass through the fall line, lower the heel of the free foot. This will spread your fore/aft balance over the entire length of the stance foot - you should be aware of more pressure on the stance heel as you lower the free tail.
The free foot remains light on the snow and tips toward the little-toe edge through the bottom of the turn, until the skis come to a stop. Even through the bottom of the turn, there is no effort of the stance foot to edge or steer the stance ski.		  Keep tipping inside ski

End of Lesson

 
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