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How do you ski backwards

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Noss.
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i was just wondering how to ski backwards

thanks for any replies!!!!!!!
Mar 30 2008 9:31PM
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-Nick-
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give up
Mar 30 2008 9:32PM
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poofartpee
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look over shoulder and leen to opposite side
Mar 30 2008 9:32PM
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sirmurdah
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lol to be honest, i can ski switch, but i cant really figure out explaining how to do it..
maybe cause im a noob..

but yeah just mess around with different weight distributions on your skis, then youll figure out which way your most comfortable riding switch on.

if that helps.. ?

Mar 30 2008 9:35PM
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three6steeze
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you just go for it on a nice flat area. Find which shoulder your more comfortable looking over and go for it.  Make sure you get your switch pizza's down.
Mar 30 2008 9:36PM
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BootySpunk.
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Just make sure you have some 200+ racing skis those work the best! and I'm pretty sure you can searchbar this
Mar 30 2008 9:37PM
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charmander
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the way my pops explaned it to me is;

"its just like regular turns, but backasswards, if your gonna turn left do a regular right hand turn"

i have dopeass left backwards carves, but my right hand turns are pretty gross, theyre all slidy with no edge grip.

lean upill to get faux shovel pressure


and get twin tips haha
Mar 30 2008 9:40PM
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BootySpunk.
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and not to be a dick https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/288974/
Mar 30 2008 9:41PM
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Billek
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Mar 30 2008 9:43PM
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Yosh
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Mar 30 2008 9:46PM
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BIG_SALTY
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Hahahahahahaha nice video
Mar 30 2008 9:47PM
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-Nick-
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^YES
Mar 30 2008 9:47PM
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caucasian_chad
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Does anyone else have a really wide switch stance?
Mar 30 2008 9:49PM
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mattster
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its all about staggering your feet so your down hill leg is infront of your up hill leg. knowwadimean?
Mar 30 2008 9:53PM
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.makuma.
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get some regular alpine skis and put the bindings on backwords so that your forced to carve backwords
Mar 30 2008 9:54PM
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ben_southworth
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aha! learn the hard way bitch
Mar 30 2008 10:10PM
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popNfresh44
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hahaha i love these videos
Mar 31 2008 12:57AM
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Abc567def
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no because it looks stupid having a wide stance, can you imagine everyone skiing normaly forward with a really wide stance???
Mar 31 2008 1:07AM
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skiP.E.I.
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yeah I get a huge kick out of them, it seems liek they're a joke but they're not.
Mar 31 2008 1:11AM
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kzrstf
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easier fo me to turn right
Mar 31 2008 7:48AM
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mccsteezy
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ok so since every ones beatin around the bush... heres how to ski switch.
as stated above stagering your feet is key. for a left turn you want to drop your right foot so your right toes are inline with your left heel. you can then look over your right shoulder way easier. then switch and stager your left foot back and look over your left shoulder for a right turn.
basicaly whrn you stager your feet it unlocks your hips allowing you to turn and look back hella easier.
so yeah thats how you ski switch.
Mar 31 2008 11:31AM
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Obsessedwski
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word
Mar 31 2008 11:31AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Wait, people can seriously ski backwards in control on this site? Ski patrol told me you cant.
Mar 31 2008 11:42AM
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MidwestSteeze
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that video is priceless
Mar 31 2008 11:58AM
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Dustin.
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Skiing backwards is illegal.
Mar 31 2008 12:03PM
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Hairmetaler
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watch chris turpins youtube video

Mar 31 2008 12:18PM
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skiP.E.I.
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nah most ski patrol just have built in newschool meters that tell them to stop anyone from doing anything but slowly skiing forwards with both your feet on the ground.







Mar 31 2008 2:23PM
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danbrown
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There's a pretty pitiful video of Kristi Leskinen explaining it floating around somewhere out there, I'm sure someone knows where it is
Mar 31 2008 3:12PM
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theres_ghosts
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turn around

Mar 31 2008 3:15PM
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asapCferg
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i like that guys backpack in that vid..hahhaa
Mar 31 2008 3:43PM
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ahmedthesailor
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sounded like steven hawkings was narrating
Mar 31 2008 3:54PM
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CoastFly
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how do you walk backwards?
Mar 31 2008 3:55PM
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Clifford996
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the way i was taught... which works for me...is pretty easy...

if you want make a left turn, look over your left shoulder and point your left hand where you want to go.... and your skiis will automaticly do the right thing.... do the same thing with your right shoulder and right had for right turns....

easiest method out there
Mar 31 2008 4:22PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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Mar 31 2008 4:29PM
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DudeAbides
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unless you ski park or want land a lot of switch shit theres no reason to learn. It's not really a skill you need.
Mar 31 2008 4:36PM
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Boodje.
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Mar 31 2008 4:49PM
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Dumont92
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Just do a reverse pizza until u are comfortabel with going backwards straight
turning is another thing.  Practice turning by going backwards and turning sideways and almost stopping but do not stop all the way and ui will get better and better every time
soon u'll be able to go down entire trails backwardsi did about 2 miles backwards in Stowe
Apr 3 2008 1:48PM
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s.g.
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I bet you haven't even tried,because if you did you wouldn't ask.
Apr 3 2008 3:08PM
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860
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Turn around and go, I've only skied like 2 times and even I can do a crazy out of control switch pizza almost into the trees
Apr 3 2008 3:10PM
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[978]
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wat works 4 me is, DONT put ur skis right next to each other, because its incredibly easy to cross them. make ur skis a little wider than ur shoulders, it gives u more balance. if ur confused, just get out there and experiment. u'll get it eventually.
Apr 3 2008 3:57PM
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Federation
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wide stance.
Apr 3 2008 4:45PM
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Billy_B
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wide stance will help.
Apr 3 2008 4:50PM
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huntpip29
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just turn around and try it

Apr 3 2008 6:10PM
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JaphyRyder
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He knows what hes talkin about, these twin tip things are worthless
Apr 3 2008 6:13PM
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urbanjib
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roflmao...beatiful
Apr 3 2008 6:20PM
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ShredtillURdead
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mines pretty wide when im coming into a feature fast, but when im just maching around switch i keep my feet pretty close with a real exaggerated short ski/long ski stance
Apr 3 2008 6:45PM
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b-kul
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yeah me too, im like zoolander.
Apr 3 2008 6:59PM
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dozerr
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ask mike stack, nobody skis sw better
Apr 3 2008 7:08PM
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Malcolm
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yea chris turpin fixed me
Apr 3 2008 8:15PM
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TheButterHashira
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If you are just learning how to ski switch then you would have a wide stance. Going off jumps you would want a fairly wide stance.
Apr 3 2008 8:20PM
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TechnoPotamus
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practice makes perfect......start slow, build up slowly
Apr 3 2008 8:36PM
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