We are now ready to use what we have learned so dar and transfer it to our normal skiing. We are going to ski ordinary turns while integrating the technique of the two first exercises. Start out as you did in the second exercise. Make gentle arcs in the fall line using only your knees and feet. After a while - when you have picked up speed - begin to turn more across the hill. That is, gradually begin to make actual turns.

It is important that you start with only small changes in direction, as it will be easier to focus only on the movement of the knees. As you begin to turn more across the slope, it becomes more and more difficult to start the next turn. Suddenly it is not enough to push you knees inwards to get the skis to turn; you need ordinary long turns. When skiing long radius turns, you will typically move yourself up and down at the same time as you move yourself into the turn. When making a transition from small direction changes to the actual turns, you must move yourself a bit more. In other words, you ski not only with your knee and feet but also increasingly the rest of your body.

Changing direction with knees and ankles.

If this sounds too theoretical, simply think of making a change from gentle arcs to actual long radius turns, the way you normally make them. The important thing is that you exploit the new feelings you experienced through the previous exercises. While making long radius turns, continue pushing down on the edge of the skis. In this way, you will feel that the skis finish the turn themselves in the same way as you started by skiing across the slope.