HOW TO SKI STEEPER SLOPES | 3 Tips For Better Balance

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Published on Apr 28, 2024
Skiing with good balance is a trait of all world-class skiers!

We’ve all heard the "you need to lean further forward" tip, however, there is much more than meets the eye when it comes to maintaining good stance and balance.

In this lesson, Tom Gellie shares his expert knowledge with 3 actionable tips to help you ski steeper slopes, and short turns with better balance.
These tips should help you ski with more confidence on steeps, prevent your skis washing out at the end of your short turns and keep you focused on small fore-aft movement shifts that make a big difference.

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Timecodes
0:00 - Epic skiing in Aspen
0:30 - Introduction to Tom Gellie
1:41 - The Diagnosis: The importance of Fore Aft balance
3:16 - Tip 1: Pushing vs Pulling
4:55 - Tip 2: Posture adjustment
7:10 - Tip 3: Foot pressure
9:48 - Lesson recap
10:21 - More awesome ski content
10:31 - Want more instructional ski content?

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Skier: Tom Gellie - Level 4 APSI Ski Instructor | Owner of bigpictureskiing.com | IG:@bigpictureskiing
Ski resort: Aspen Highlands, Colorado, USA
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