Power and Duration

While I call myself Go11 and pretend to always go schuss, the truth of the matter is that the art of skiing revolves around turns. Everything that counts most in every turn is what happens after it's been launched. Inside that steering phase, as we call it, go two key elements: Power and duration. The way these two components are applied is critical.

Great skiers will do it with minimal power, but with permanent application, whereas lesser ones will give bursts of power that don't last long, and the as the turn goes haywire, more power maybe needed to partially fix the situation. Duration of course implies concentration. The ideal is when concentration is no longer a conscious effort but becomes second-nature. Only, at this level can the permanent application of the most minute effort become possible. Call this the holy grail of skiing. That's all I had to say and it will suffice for today...