Hi,
I'm practicing keeping & holding the uphill ski on LTE and have some questions. I've watched the book 1 and book 2 video, and also Diana's wedge blocker superphantom video. I can traverse with uphill ski (one leg) and arch uphill in a clean line.
When balancing on one ski, uphill LTE, is it possible to do that without skeletal support?
As you can see from this picture, Harald's left foot is tipped at a decent angle. However, if Harald lifts his right foot, is it still possible to balance at that angle just on the left foot?
When uphill ski is unweighted, I can tip to a large angle even in stationary (like Harald's pic above). However, to achieve the same angle with standing just the uphill ski, I have to achieve more speed (higher speed = more angle) and use skeletal support. If I tip my uphill ski to a high angle then shift all my weight to it (one leg), then the uphill LTE angle is reduced to match the skeletal alignment. I find this to be a problem when I practice sharp turn (requires high angle free foot tipping) at low speed. I can't maintain the uphill LTE at a steep angle when all the weight is shifted to it. Whenever I lift the stance foot, the uphill knee will rotate to a position where the leg is aligned and reduces the uphill edge angle. The uphill ski is still on LTE not BTE but the angle is reduced.
I hear a lot of balancing on LTE but there is no mention of how much angle we need to maintain on LTE. How much angle is needed to be considered that you're "balancing on LTE" ? When we're standing perpendicular to the falline, aren't we already balancing on LTE by default if we lift the stance ski because otherwise we'll be slipping downhill ?