Ski Pivot 360.

1. Get a solid pivot 180 (half spin) first.

   We'll describe a 360 spinning right (clockwise). Start on flat, gentle terrain at a slow, almost-stopping speed.

2. Stand with your skis together, knees softly bent and shins pressing the front of your boots.

   Set your turning axis over the center of one ski (right under the boot) and load about 80 percent of your weight there. If the weight slips toward the noses (front) or tails (back) the spin will catch, so keep pressing right under the arch of your foot.

3. Plant the pole on the same side as the spin direction — your right pole when spinning right — just ahead of the supporting ski, with a light touch.

   That puts the pivot point on the inside of the turn, and you turn around it.

4. Using that planted pole, start turning your upper body (shoulders and chest) to the right first.

   Hold your lower body facing forward and twist only from the waist up. The trick is to build a wind-up between your upper and lower body first; the unwinding of that twist is what spins the skis afterward.

5. Once the wind-up is loaded, rise up slightly to briefly unweight the skis and release the stored twist down into your lower body.

   The instant the edges stop gripping, the supporting ski slides around its center to the right. Lift the free ski (the left ski when spinning right) just off the snow and tuck it in close to the supporting leg. The wider you spread your limbs the slower you turn; the tighter you tuck, the faster you spin for the same effort.

6. As you start to come around, keep your eyes up at the height of where you want to go, not down at the snow.

   By about 270 degrees (three quarters around), bring your gaze back to your direction of travel to lock in the finish point.

7. For the last 90 degrees, let your upper body catch up to your lower body until the twist returns to zero.

   When you finish, set the free ski back on the snow, keep both knees softly bent, face forward, and return to your normal gliding stance.

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