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How to ski switch?

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gnarRat
Posts: 106 - Karma: 993
I can do it, just not super well. How do I ski switch while keeping both my skis straight and parallel while also being able to look back and see where I'm going? My skis do kind of a pizza shape and It's hard to look all the way back. Anything helps thanks.
Dec 5 2016 1:30AM
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Hugh_Conway_jr
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Dec 5 2016 1:37AM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
stagger your skis to help open your hips, lead with the outside (downhill) ski to turn. also, eat more burger king and less pizza hut.
Dec 5 2016 10:31AM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,748
Right now with no skis on, stand up. Decide which shoulder you're most comfortable looking over while skiing switch (you're gonna wanna use both but for learning do what's easy. Stagger the foot on the same shoulder you want to look over about half a step. Turn your hips, shoulders and head towards that staggered back foot. Bend your knees slightly and weight your toes and balls of your feet. That's the stance.

to get really good you'll have to do it both sides but you can get a lot done with just one. It's not that hard, just pick a green and start practicing finding your edges and linking turns. With just one shoulder peek, you'll notice that when you turn one way it'll be easy and natural as you can really lay into the staggered foot and track, the other way your stagger will lessen and it'll feel a lil weird at first. You can always turn your head to look the other way and change the stagger of your feet to match but I find most beginners struggle with that
Dec 5 2016 11:12AM
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fuckhot.pocket2
Posts: 6 - Karma: 25
put your full tilts on backwards fag
Dec 5 2016 11:44AM
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SkiingBurgular
Posts: 138 - Karma: 130
When turning keep one foot in front of the other
Dec 5 2016 11:46AM
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SKRockies
Posts: 606 - Karma: 1,689
Search up empire tutorials on youtube or search jake muller ski tutorials he has posted a really good tutorial for skiing switch.
Dec 5 2016 2:39PM
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iced
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 17,965
Look up jake miller mate
Dec 5 2016 2:55PM
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skiznuts
Posts: 462 - Karma: 784
Look over the shoulder that corresponds with your outside ski. Open up your shoulders, and stagger your skis.
Dec 5 2016 5:48PM
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oxiclean
Posts: 615 - Karma: 687
Go backwards
Dec 5 2016 5:56PM
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MIHoodlum
Posts: 245 - Karma: 256
How to ski switch.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YK11Ln8zGf4
Dec 5 2016 6:39PM
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mike759
Posts: 879 - Karma: 1,971
have one of your feet a few inches in front of the other so that your body turns and you can see behind yourself
Dec 5 2016 9:00PM
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Skithe603_
Posts: 29 - Karma: 77
Ah the good ol rear entry, such a classy act. To Master the art of hitting it from the back one must get up on the mountain, sand backwards, and full send it down with your ass forward.
Dec 6 2016 8:29AM
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jordanj801
Posts: 96 - Karma: 112
Its really just a matter of practicing. The more you try it the better you get at it.
Dec 6 2016 9:07AM
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milk_man
Posts: 5252 - Karma: 5,983
Just carve, but do it backwards
Dec 6 2016 11:17AM
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