Getting technical...

We’ve had 3 days of free-skiing to practice what we were doing in the two days of training we had last week. The first day of training went fine, we were mainly doing balance exercises that I didn’t find too hard and managed to get the hang of. On Friday though we were doing lateral movement that I found somewhat more difficult, probably because I apparently had a completely stationary stance throughout the whole turn before. Anyway, I’ve spent the last few days trying very hard to get the hang of this flexing over the outside ski as you come into the turn (but the flex must be from the waste not from the knees). The point of this is so that you can get onto your edges earlier to make nice carving turns and so you transfer your weight early in the turn. I found this difficult to master even with loads of exercises aimed at you getting to tilt you body slightly. Part of the difficulty is that it is a very subtle movement so it's hard to know if you are doing it right or not. We've got training tomorrow so no doubt I will find out then.

If you think the above is dull you should try reading out ski instructors' manual.