Ski · Freeride · パラレル
Ski Parallel Turn.
パラレルターン
両スキーを平行にしたターン
How to
Step by stepStart gliding down a medium slope at a steady speed, just fast enough not to stop.
Keep your skis about hip-width apart and parallel to each other. Holding them parallel through the turn is exactly what makes this a parallel turn.
First, learn your "outside ski." Turning right, your left ski is the outside ski; turning left, your right ski is the outside ski.
It is always the ski on the outside of the arc, the one on the downhill (valley) side. The outside ski switches every turn, so just remember: the ski opposite your turning direction is the outside one.
To start the turn, smoothly shift most of your weight onto the whole sole of that outside ski, from the ball of the foot to the heel.
Loading the outside ski drives its edge into the snow and creates the turning force. If you sit on the inside ski instead, the skis tend to open into a wedge, so keep the bulk of your weight on the outside ski.
Gently steer the knee of your outside ski toward the inside of the arc (the uphill side).
Tipping the knee inward tilts the ski onto its edge so it grips the snow. Keep your upper body upright and create the edge angle from the knee down.
As the skis begin to follow the arc, send your eyes ahead toward where you want to go next, down the fall line.
Your body naturally follows your gaze.
Switch turns by moving your belly button and hips smoothly toward the inside of the next turn.
Dropping your center of mass into the new valley side first makes both skis change their tilt and swaps the edges. Briefly relaxing your ankles and knees helps the skis pass flat through the transition.
Now just repeat the same motion left and right with rhythm.
Link the flow of "load the outside ski → steer the knee inward → eyes to the next direction → move your center to switch" all the way down the slope.
Tips & common mistakes
In the app — learn while you logKeep most of your weight on the outside ski and let the inside ski just ride along lightly. The turn comes from the outside ski's edge gripping the snow; with weight split evenly, neither ski can hold and you slide sideways.
The skis drift open into a wedge (snowplow) on their own → too much weight is sitting on the inside ski. Press firmly back onto the sole of the outside ski and the skis come parallel again.
The rest of the tips, fixes for each mistake, and what to try next are in the app — learn them while you log. Intermediate+ tricks are for Members.
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