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Skiing Made Easier Photo Gallery

Ski posture
1) A good basic posture
Parallel turn on the left leg
2) Parallel turn on the left leg
Basic parallel turn to the skier's left
3) Parallel turn on the right leg
Bashing snow or ice off your friend's boot
4) Bashing snow or ice off your friend’s boot
Not finishing turns properly vs finishing turns with a skid
5) Not finishing turns properly vs finishing turns with a skid
Lifting the tip of the inside ski (fault)
6) Lifting the tip of the inside ski (fault)
Lifting the tail of the inside ski
7) Lifting the tail of the inside ski
'Falling leaf' exercise on skis
8) Falling leaf
Inner boot with hole cut in it
9) Inner boot with hole cut in it
Leading the turn with the upper body
10) Leading the turn with the upper body
Poles exercise
11) Poles exercise
Groomed piste
12) Groomed piste
Spread out bumps in the afternoon
13) How to ski spread out bumps in the afternoon
Turning on top of a bump
14) Tips and tails free to turn on top of a bump
The pole ping trick
15) The pole ping trick
Carved ski tracks
16) Carved ski tracks
Carved traverse
17) Carved traverse
Carving up a bank
18) Carving up a bank
Carving on a green run
19) Carving on a green run
Turn shape for early carving attempts on green slope
20) Turn shape for early carving attempts on green slope
Not carving the top of the turn vs carving the whole turn
21) Not carving the top of the turn vs carving the whole turn
Outside hand down while carving
22) Outside hand down while carving
Parallel shins vs A-frame
23) Parallel shins vs A-frame
The mid-point of a carved turn
24) The mid-point of a carved turn
Motorcycle racing
25) Motorbike racing, by Rikita, CC BY-SA 3.0
Carving with angulation
26) Carving with angulation
Hand on outside hip drill
27) Hand on outside hip drill
The end of a carved turn
28) The end of a carved turn
A carved turn
29) A carved turn
Park and ride vs bending the ski
30) Park and ride vs bending the ski
Carving on one ski
31) Carving on one ski
One-ski skiing with the other ski off
32) One-ski skiing with the other ski off
The tuck position
33) The tuck position
Bad tuck position
34) Bad tuck position
Giant slalom racing in Val Thorens
35) Giant slalom racing in Val Thorens
Slalom skiing in Val Thorens
36) Slalom skiing in Val Thorens
Adrien Théaux skiing Super-G
37) Adrien Théaux skiing Super-G
Hand touching the snow
38) Hand touching the snow
Beginning a smear turn
39) Beginning a smear turn
Skiing short turns
40) Skiing short turns
Rotational separation (off piste)
41) Rotational separation (off piste)
A complete short turn
42) A complete short turn
Telemark, by Fabinou74, CC BY-SA 3.0
43) Telemark, by Fabinou74, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rotational separation while doing braquage
44) Rotational separation while doing braquage
Jumping while doing spiess
45) Jumping while doing spiess
Spiess and braquage to carving
46) Spiess and braquage to carving
Skating on a slightly uphill section of piste
47) Skating on a slightly uphill section of piste
Tic-tacs
48) Tic-tacs
The deckchair trick
49) The deckchair trick
Getting the ski tails into position for the deckchair
50) Getting the ski tails into position for the deckchair
Artificial competition bumps, by Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0
51) Artificial competition bumps, by Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0
A direct line through bumps
52) A direct line through bumps
Starting posture for bumps
53) Starting posture for bumps
Salomon Teneighty Mogul skis
54) Salomon Teneighty Mogul skis
Skiing bumps
55) Skiing bumps
Bumps line and pole plants
56) Bumps line and pole plants
Pole planting on top of a bump
57) Pole planting on top of a bump
Hold vs throw
58) Hold vs throw
Narrow stance
59) Narrow stance
Ski tips down and leg extension
60) Ski tips down and leg extension
Bumps skiing on an easy pitch
61) Bumps skiing on an easy pitch
Getting forward on a shallow and a steep slope
62) Getting forward on a shallow and a steep slope
Absorption
63) Absorption
Rounded line vs tight turn and skid
64) Rounded line vs tight turn and skid
Skiing steeper bumps
65) Skiing steeper bumps
Val Thorens snowpark
66) Val Thorens snowpark
Boxes in the easy snowpark
67) Boxes in the easy snowpark
World Cup skicross racing in Val Thorens
68) World Cup skicross racing in Val Thorens
Skiing powder off piste
69) Skiing powder off piste
Gazex, Val Thorens
70) Gazex, Val Thorens
Ski patrol hut and avalanche flag
71) Ski patrol hut and avalanche flag
Transceiver, shovel and probe
72) Transceiver, shovel and probe
Off piste skis
73) Off piste skis
The camber of different types of ski
74) The camber of different types of ski
Skiing off piste with a narrow stance
75) Skiing off piste with a narrow stance
Pushing against crossed poles to get up
76) Pushing against crossed poles to get up
Easy conditions to learn powder skiing - turn to the left
77) Easy conditions to learn powder skiing – turn to the left
Easy conditions to learn powder skiing - turn to the right
78) Easy conditions to learn powder skiing – turn to the right
Skiing powder
79) Skiing powder
Sinking into the snow at the end of a turn
80) Sinking into the snow at the end of a turn
Freeride turns in powder
81) Freeride turns in powder
Skiing Spring snow with angulation and separation
82) Skiing Spring snow with angulation and separation
Skiing Spring snow square to the skis
83) Skiing Spring snow square to the skis
Skiing crud
84) Skiing crud
Off piste ski poles
85) Off piste ski poles
A kick turn
86) A kick turn
Medium to long turns off piste, left foot turn
87) Medium to long turns off piste, left foot turn
Pin touring bindings in walk mode
88) Pin touring bindings in walk mode
Putting skins on skis
89) Putting skins on skis
Walking up with touring bindings and skins
90) Walking up with touring bindings and skins
Risk level 3, European Avalanche Danger Scale
91) Risk level 3, European Avalanche Danger Scale
Rime on posts and piste markers, Combe Rosael, Val Thorens
92) Rime on posts and piste markers, Combe Rosael, Val Thorens
Basic kit for sharpening ski edges
93) Basic kit for sharpening ski edges
Base edge tool
94) Base edge tool
Ski edge angles
95) Ski edge angles
Basic kit for waxing skis
96) Basic kit for waxing skis
Mountain hare tracks
97) Mountain hare tracks
Mountain hare in the UK
98) Mountain hare in the UK
Fox in Winter in the Alps
99) Fox in Winter in the Alps
Marmot, Plein Sud, Val Thorens
100) Marmot, Plein Sud, Val Thorens
Marmots, Plein Sud, Val Thorens
101) Marmots, Plein Sud, Val Thorens
Ibex, Pralognan
102) Ibex, Pralognan
Young ibex engaging in play battles
103) Young ibex engaging in play battles
Chamois, by Isiwal/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
104) Chamois, by Isiwal/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chamois, Pralognan
105) Chamois, Pralognan
Stoat, Val Thorens
106) Stoat, Val Thorens
Ptarmigan, Pralognan
107) Ptarmigan, Pralognan
Alpine chough on my balcony
108) Alpine chough on my balcony
Choughs in flight
109) Choughs in flight
Snow finch, Val Thorens
110) Snow finch, Val Thorens
Snow finch at a mountain restaurant
111) Snow finch at a mountain restaurant
Alpine accentor, Val Thorens
112) Alpine accentor, Val Thorens
Red deer in Winter in the Alps
113) Red deer in Winter in the Alps
Crag martins in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
114) Crag martins in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
Hairpin, flush and delay
115) Hairpin, flush and delay
European Avalanche Danger Scale
116) European Avalanche Danger Scale
Increase in CO2 and temperature
117) Increase in CO2 and temperature

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