Harald,
I'm still without decent access to the net, but can occationally read mail and surf. However, I have not received any email from you recently... in case you have several email addresses to me, please use the work adress.... you know, " at the BIG" company....
All,
maybe I should have added something regarding the slope and conditions:
Contrary to Blueys observation, the slope is "red" which I believe corresponds to blue/dark blue in the american system, and about 25 deg pitch. The snow is entirely machine made, very hard, with patches of ice, even though there is maybe a quarter of an inch of machine made old fluff on top of it.
The skier was not doing any particular practice, just trying to apply the PMTS techiques learned, in medium radius, brushed turns.
I'm currently sitting at the airport, so I don't have much time to write nor analyzing your comments, but just a few comments to get started:
- currently (this season) the skier focuses mainly on flexing in the transition (trying to avoid "up & around") , and counter rotation (to create high angles), by pointing the inner shoulder and ribs forward & down. The skier is sometimes "sloppy" with tipping the LTE enough, to match the stance ski. The skier often "rushes" the transitions in more difficult conditions (steeps, ice), whenever he's not able to do "pure carved turns".
My own observations after studying the stills, and before reading your comments, were:
- occationally a slight A-frame
- inside ski sometimes not matching outside ski angle
- pole handling timing off (too late)
- "rushed" transitions - no float
- sometimes a slight wedge entry
JC,
your comments appear to me very similar to mine!
Ott, both your comments (back seat, banking) are good observations, i.e. I wasn't aware of that potential problem. Thanks!
Everybody else: thanks, keep those comments coming!
-_T