A Dallas resident with a technology focus, James Ambrose Meyer heads the growth company Nebulr and provides cloud storage solutions. Among James Ambrose Meyer’s favorite free time activities are running and working out, and he also takes to the slopes to ski when he has the chance.
One of the basic skills in downhill skiing is the parallel turn, which involves maintaining parallel spacing between the skis throughout the entire turn. This starts with leaning forward and extending the upper body upward while in motion, which causes the skis to drop and allows the weight to be transferred fully to both skis. The outside of the ski is then pushed on to its edge, with the body leaning toward the inside of the turn.
At this point, the two skis should slide in tandem into the fall line from that edge, which represents a change of direction. The extended position can be brought to a normal traversing stance, with the weight centered in the middle of the parallel skis.
One key to making this work seamlessly is to reduce the time spent unbalanced, as the weight shifts to the edge of the outer ski. This means that proper extension and the forward leaning position should be maintained, and a decisive cut made before momentum builds and speed makes a turn more difficult.
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