| Now we're going to try a few bumps linked together, | | | | down with a bump. It's quite another for them to |
| so instead of side slipping to a halt in the dip, keep up | | | | stop dead on the upside of a bump catapulting you |
| some forward momentum by pointing the skis more | | | | head first out of both bindings. Even after a hundred |
| down the hill. You should almost come to a stop on | | | | catapults I still find it embarrassing. |
| the bump before dropping over it. Remember the | | | | You may find to start with that the uphill ski crosses |
| pole plant. Gauge your speed, and use the dip with | | | | over the top of the downhill as you come round, |
| the snow in it to brake you before the next pole | | | | thereby putting you in a somewhat tricky position. |
| plant. You will have to keep a very close look at the | | | | Quite often there appears to be a lot of weight on |
| ground; anticipate the braking trough, and the | | | | the uphill ski as it crosses over, and you stop dead |
| accelerating downside, and move your weight slightly | | | | and fly out of the front. As long as you project your |
| backwards for the dip and slightly forwards for the | | | | weight forward as you put the pole in, and keep it |
| downside. | | | | forward until the skis have come round, you should |
| This weight shift backwards and forwards needs | | | | avoid this problem as your weight will remain over |
| some explanation. You will recall that as a general rule | | | | the downhill ski. |
| the weight should remain over the middle of your | | | | This tentative exercise of linking some bumps |
| foot. Well it actually should stay over the middle of | | | | together should be done at the start of every |
| your foot, but as the gradient is continually changing, | | | | session for twenty turns or so to get you into a |
| there will be an apparent shift of weight all the time. | | | | good rhythm. If you do it slowly and methodically, |
| Well something like that. The main thing is to | | | | there is a good chance that you will complete at |
| anticipate the change in gradient. It's one thing for | | | | least one run without mishap, and at this stage you |
| the skis to slide out from underneath you as you sit | | | | need all the confidence you can get! |