Pulling tongue of ski boot forward 
Getting the tongue of the boot in the right position 
Trouser elastic inside and outside the boot 
Ski trouser leg pulled down over the boot 
Scraping (in this case, theoretical) snow off the sole of a ski boot 
Putting the front of the ski boot into the front of the binding 
Ski boot in the ski binding 
Putting skis on on a slope using the ‘crossover’ technique 
Taking skis off 
Names of the parts of skis 
Ski bases 
Ski brakes preventing skis sliding away 
Skis fitting together (one set of ski brakes under and the other over) 
Standing still in a snowplough 
Snowploughing in a straight line (a gliding plough) 
Looking up in a snowplough 
Straight skis to snowplough 
Snowplough to straight skis 
Mastering the snowplough in a straight line is something to smile about 
Starting position for getting up 
Pushing yourself up with the uphill hand 
Halfway up 
Getting up 
Holding the skis upright 
Carrying skis over the shoulder 
The front of the binding behind the shoulder & brakes the correct way round 
The duck walk 
Side-stepping up a gentle slope 
Side-stepping up a gentle slope 
Reaching the top of the magic carpet 
A snowplough turn to the skier’s right (sequence is right to left) 
A snowplough turn to the skier’s left (sequence is left to right) 
Diagram showing outside ski & inside ski 
Snowplough turn with inside ski more or less flat on the snow 
Outside hand down 
The mistake of turning with the upper body first 
Putting hand through pole strap 
Thumb up and back over strap 
Holding the pole strap and pole handle 
Cascades chairlift, Val Thorens 
Going through the turnstile to a chairlift 
Barriers at Plein Sud chairlift, Val Thorens 
One-seat chairlift on display in Les Menuires 
Lifting up the bar 
Ready to get off chairlift, both poles still in one hand 
Getting off the chairlift at the top 
Unbalanced chair 
Skipass readers at turnstiles 
Using poles as brakes 
Snowplough at the start of a plough parallel turn (sequence left to right) 
Bringing the skis parallel at the end of the turn (sequence right to left) 
Turn shape plough vs plough parallel 
Counting the three main methods of speed control 
The mistake of twisting and tipping the upper body into the turn 
Lifting the heel of the inside ski at the end of a turn 
Side-slipping 
Edging and gripping to stand still 
Side-slipping 
Stop side-slipping by gripping with the edges 
Catching the inside edge of the uphill ski when side-slipping 
Snowplough edges and parallel edges 
Skidding on a bank 
Parallel skiing 
Initiation of a parallel turn with weight transfer (sequence right to left) 
Edged to flat (sequence right to left) 
Flat to edged (sequence right to left) 
Parallel shins vs not parallel shins 
Plough parallel turn shape vs parallel turn shape 
Skidding at the end of a turn 
Leaning to edge the skis 
A parallel turn version of the ‘outside hand down’ exercise 
A basic parallel turn to the skier’s right 
A basic parallel turn to the skier’s left 
Falling leaf 
Uphill pole plant in falling leaf 
Skid to a stop – straight line, skid, stop 
Pole plant 
Pole plant – hold vs throw 
A good basic posture 
High hands 
Not enough ankle flex 
Too much bend at the hips/waist 
Moving forward to start the turn 
A middle position at the end of the turn 
Lower, more dynamic posture when skiing fast 
Drag lift 
Getting hold of the drag lift pole 
Riding the drag lift 
Letting go of the drag lift pole 
Carving
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