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This is a video of repeating a simple action:
push diagonally, return. The gear is XPLORE.
More specifically, I push the inside ankle diagonally outward, then bring it back.
Then I push the opposite inside ankle diagonally outward, and bring it back again.
It is a continuous repetition.
From the ski’s point of view,
I push the inside ski tail diagonally into the snow to make it dive, then pull it back.
Next, I push the opposite inside ski tail diagonally to make it dive, and bring it back again.
Alternating side to side.
Why make the tail dive?
To brake.
Why bring it back?
To accelerate.
When braking and acceleration are properly balanced,
the result is a constant-speed downhill.
From the side, the speed appears steady at all times.
That is my ideal image of a downhill in the backcountry ー
constant speed when viewed from the side.
When I ski this way, the chances of falling are drastically reduced.
Postscript:
I think speed control can be understood in very simple terms.
Apply the brake quietly.
Then release it quietly.
Turning, or anything about turning, is an entirely separate issue.
That, too, is another valid way to approach it.
That’s B-tele.
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