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Last time we started off just straight running down the hill and feeling those skis slide
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and then we introduced a snowplough, or wedge, to give you your first feeling of a brake
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and we finished off with pushing the back of the ski out and turning the foot and changing direction nice and smooth.
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This time we're going to pick it up a step, we've found ourselves a wider, longer slope just to give you more time to do the run
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and we're going to start off by pushing the ski around and turning that foot and then committing to it,
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standing on that lower ski and that's going to take you across giving you much better control.
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The basics are still really important. My hands are going to be in front and I'm going to be looking down the slope where I'm going.
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Let's have a go.
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Nice and relaxed keep those hands in front. Snow plough, push the back of the ski around
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and then I can actually stand onto that downhill foot.
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Push the back of the ski around and then I can really stand on that left foot, commit to it. Really smooth.
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What you would have seen there is my body position was staying nicely lined up
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I'm looking ahead, arms in front.
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The reason we're on a nice flat slope here is so you're not intimidated.
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We really want to feel that commitment over the downhill ski,
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let the control and weight come onto it and it's going to take you across the slope.
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Arms in front looking where you're going and stay relaxed. That's a good position.