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Weight Transfer

Mastering weight transfer is the single move that separates intermediate skiers from advanced ones — turns will feel stable and powerful instead of loose.

Deliberately shifting your mass onto the outside ski through each turn to load it properly and carve a clean, controlled arc.

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Key Moments

0:35Why the downhill ski mattersStep 1

Your outside ski does most of the work — weighting it correctly is everything

1:25The hip shiftStep 2

As you begin the turn, move your hip toward the outside to load that ski

2:40Feeling the pressure underfootStep 3

You should feel the outside boot pressing into the snow throughout the arc

4:00Transition to the next turnStep 4

Release the old edge and shift weight smoothly to the new outside ski

What It Should Feel Like

  • Like standing firmly on one leg through the whole arc — outside ski grips while inside ski is light
  • Your outside hip driving toward the slope while your upper body stays tall
  • A progressive building of pressure through the turn that releases at the top

Common Mistakes & Fixes

Equal weighting on both skis through the turn

Consciously press the outside ski harder — think 70-30 outside to inside

Transferring weight too late

Start the shift early in the turn — the weight should be moving as you initiate

Crossing the inside ski over the outside

Keep the inside ski light but parallel — it guides, the outside one drives

Practice Drills

1

Lifted inside ski: raise your inside ski tip a few centimeters off the snow through each turn — proves you have outside-ski dominance

2

Weight-tap check: tap your inside pole on the outside ski boot through each arc — you can only do it if you're properly balanced over that ski

3

One-ski run: ski 50 meters on just the outside ski per turn, changing feet — extreme version that builds the feel very quickly

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