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I skied at the local dry slope on Thursday night and my daughter mentioned afterwards that, on short turns down the fall line, I'm getting the tails of the skis together in the turn.

As I've never seen myself ski, I can't describe this any better. Is this an issue I need to deal with / improve?
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AlpineWalker, I have the same problem on plastic, over rotate the inside leg on skidding turns, not always but have to remember to use both feet and as the inside ski has less pressure on it will tend to grip the plastic and rotate more.
Some one else may have a better explanation.
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I'm just guessing, and it's impossible to tell without seeing you ski, but I wonder whether you are lifting the heel of your inside foot on each turn, so unpressuring the tail of the inside ski and causing it to skid across the tail of the outside ski?

I believe that this may be a sign that you're still stemming slightly, and as always the solution is to get some lessons. wink
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I should have said that I hadn't noticed a problem skiing anywhere I want to go on the mountain, however, I haven't had a lesson since 2002, maybe it's time to have someone who knows what they're doing to have a look at me skiing and suggest some changes.

Anyone recommend a good instructor in Tignes (December)?
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I was going to start a new thread but I thought, ah what's the point. I have a confession.........

I started skiing about 15years ago. I had 6 lessons on dry slope before my first holiday, 6 morning lessons during my first holiday and 6 morning lessons during my second holiday whcih was 2 years later. So I haven't had a lesson for around 13 years and my confession is that I don't think that I know how to carve. By that I mean that I have been thinking about how I ski and I'm pretty sure that most of the time my turns are skidded coz that's how I was taught (I think , it's been so long) and this has served me well. I also distinctly remember during my last 2 holidays trying to turn by putting my skis on their edges and pressing down. Not too successful I think but I definitely remember reading about putting the skis on edge and pressing on the forward part of the edge (with the ball of my foot?). Probably not explained this well so I apologise. I've also read a lot of the technique threads on snowHead s and despite that fact that I'm only likely to get a long weekend skiing this season, I have taken the plunge and booked an afternoon session with a tutor. I hope it helps.

There, I feel al ot better for that Blush Blush Blush
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AlpineWalker,
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I'm getting the tails of the skis together in the turn.


You'll probably find that you are 'in the back seat'. Try drawing those skis back underneath you. Try a private lesson at the Dry slope... this sort of problem can be fixed there,
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