turning issue

 I was skiing at keystone and breck this weekend and when I started to get tired i tried workign on my technique on some easier runs. WHile doing so I noticed that my inside ski when turning is not parrellel with my outside ski. It is actually toed out a little with the tail being further in than the tip. It seemed to go away when I paid less attention to it, so is it possible that I was cuasing it by looking down and trying to see if I was able to fix it? It also seemed to happen more when turning with my left leg as the inside of the ski.

It looked like this but not as extreme.

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Originally Posted by lonewolf210 

 I was skiing at keystone and breck this weekend and when I started to get tired i tried workign on my technique on some easier runs. WHile doing so I noticed that my inside ski when turning is not parrellel with my outside ski. It is actually toed out a little with the tail being further in than the tip. It seemed to go away when I paid less attention to it, so is it possible that I was cuasing it by looking down and trying to see if I was able to fix it? It also seemed to happen more when turning with my left leg as the inside of the ski.

 

It looked like this but not as extreme.

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Hi, your graphics are kind of funcky. My guess is that you are skiing from down the page and upwards. As to forwards turning left. Right?

Anyway, your problem is not unique. Its a very common problem. Or something that happens very often even to good skiers. Does not have to be a problem. My bet is that when you are turning left your right ski loses gripp and you lean more onto your left inside ski. In order to still turn you need to redirect it. Could be that you are:

- one sided

- your right boot alignment is off

- your right ski inside edge is dull

- double pich of the slope to the right

- combination of some or all of the above and a million other things

Technique vise I would suggest the following. Start balancing over your outside ski. Lean over it. Close your stance. Angulate and counter with your upper body. Lean forwards and pressure the tips of your skis. Im aware of the fact that you are not carving. Take a lesson or two from reputable instructor next time out on the hill.

 

Wolf,

As TDK says, there could be a number of reasons. My first question is "why worry"?

One common reason for this on easier slopes is getting lazy and sitting back slightly, especially when you're looking down. When you look forward and focus on "go", it goes away. So why worry?

Wolf,

Some other causes for what we call divergence are:

Bracing on the inside ski.

Not flexing the inside ankle enough

Rotating the torso through the turn

RW

Thanks for response everyone.

TR it does seem to go away once I stop worrying about it but I don't think I'll get a chance to work on it since prety much all the resorts are closed now.

Actually TDK I noticed while I was trying to work more on my carving (obviously theres a problem). I was doing a drill on a green/blue slope without poles and noticed it. It seemed to go away once I started skiing on some steeper stuff with my poles again.

Please take a look at this thread I think that the information will be helpful.

http://www.epicski.com/forum/thread/80711/canting-question