Diamond (no poles)

Goal

Ankle, knee, hip and torso align to balance over a flat ski. Leg force is generated by flexing all joints, followed by a quick extension that projects the COM forward and across onto the other ski.

Helps when a skier has trouble balancing on one ski. Needs to focus propulsion to move COM forward onto new glide ski.

Details

Have skier create diamond shaped window with thumbs and forefingers. On slight downhill or flat terrain, have skier keep the tip of their gliding ski in the diamond window.

Progression: Encourage the skier to balance over the gliding ski longer.

Manoeuvres

Skill

Note: Tasks can be adapted to different manoeuvres, skills, and skiers. Try them. Be creative.