Inside Ski Steering
Your turns will gain precision and symmetry you didn't know was missing — the inside ski becomes an active partner in every arc instead of dead weight.
Actively guiding the inside ski through each turn rather than leaving it passive — creating cleaner, more balanced arcs and eliminating the banking tendency that holds intermediates back.
Watch & Learn
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Key Moments
Most skiers let it trail passively — it gets dragged along rather than contributing to the turn
Tip the inside ski onto its little-toe edge simultaneously with the outside ski — both skis steer together
When both skis steer, your weight distributes more evenly and banking disappears naturally
Compare a turn where the inside ski is passive versus active — the active version feels rounder and more secure
What It Should Feel Like
- ✓Both feet working as a coordinated pair rather than one foot driving and one following
- ✓The inside ski tip steering into the turn rather than pointing somewhere slightly off the arc
- ✓A cleaner, rounder turn shape that happens with less muscular effort
Common Mistakes & Fixes
Tipping the inside ski too aggressively and crossing the tips
Match the tipping angle of the inside ski to the outside — it guides, it doesn't take over
Focusing so much on the inside ski that outside-ski pressure drops
Outside ski still carries the weight — inside ski steers but doesn't load
Only applying it on one side
Both directions need equal attention — most skiers have a lazy inside ski on their weaker turn side
Practice Drills
Lifted-tip drill: slightly lift the inside ski tip off the snow while turning — forces you to actively steer it rather than drag it
Two-ski awareness run: consciously feel both skis throughout a full run, narrating 'outside loads, inside tips' mentally on each turn
Compare runs: ski one run with passive inside ski then one with active — look back at the tracks and compare the arc shape