Parallel Skis - A How To On What The Skis Have To Do

Troubleshooting Parallel - The first step in figuring out why you can’t keep your skis parallel is understanding how the skis behave when the snow pushes on them in certain ways.

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[constantine]

you've just explained every and each of my mistakes lol

[thomasmedeiros]

Skiing starts from the feet up. Ankle flex and changing pressure from foot properly are essential. A professional instructor will use certain drills to help students develop the necessary sills that shown in this video. Deb Armstrong videos on YouTube are my favorite coaching videos. Just some observations from a skier who has worked in the ski industry since 1975. I still do drills to maintain my skills.

[backfromsolaris]

Just had my first day of skiing and have been compiling videos to help me improve my parallel mechanics. This is really helpful!

[hstubc]

Phenomenal video. Thank you! It helps tremendously with troubleshooting

[peterharris]

Very clear explanation, well presented thank you. 👍

[perro]

About the pressure thing. You can see with that skier in the orange jacket pressure is identical on both skis. Which is correct. Shame you don't say anything about one foot NATURALLY being in front of the other during the turn. I haven't worked out exactly, but it makes parallel turns so much easier when you consciously slide that inside foot forward.

[ronfeast]

Correct body weight position on skis i.e.not too far forward or back crucial for novices.Cheers

[ratkinson-uk]

Not really parallel skiing, which is done with flat skis. What you're showing and describing is carving with the skis tilted.

[asbjchk]

One thing I don’t quite understand: if I put more weight on the outside ski when I turn, then obviously my inside and outside will have different arc to the snow, logically the skis will become unparalleled
So either I put 100% weight on the outside ski and lift my inner ski everytime I turn, or I put 50-50 on both while I turn so that both skis have the same arc and turn direction?

Could anyone resolve my confusion please? 🙏🏻

[chrissuess]

Nice banking in that first demo. Grade D.
Initially I thought you were completely off. Turns out your higher end demos are acceptable.
Your explanation is decent but could use a little refinement.
Overall I’ll give you a solid B.

And no. I’m not some slacker. Someone showed me this video and I had to correct a few misconceptions. Fine points.
But still.

[Puzzoozoo]

As a mature beginner I'm guilty of a lot of them.