3 Levels of Parallel Skiing

Hi & Merry Christmas This weeks video is the second video in the series: 3 LEVELS OF SKIING. This time we are looking at PARALLEL SKIING. The idea with these videos is to target a larger skilled group of people in the area of focus. WEDGING can be done by both beginners and advanced skiers and will be quite different. Same goes for PARALLEL SKIING. BEGINNER LEVEL You have mastered the WEDGE and you are confident you can move on to a bit more challenging terrain. Wedging can be both tiring and slow. Parallel skiing will definitely take you to the next level. Everything will be easier and you will conquer much steeper terrain and you will look much better out there in the winter wonder land. In the WEDGE (STEM) CHRISTIE you make the turn in a wedge but bring your skis PARALLEL at the end to go across the slope maintaining some speed. Because, as you turn your skis into the fall line you accelerate and that’s when the wedge helps you keep your speed under control. Then as you come out of