Technique · 2 min read

Looking Ahead

Your skis follow your eyes. Lift your gaze and your skiing will instantly feel calmer.

Your skis usually follow your eyes.

If you're constantly looking down at your skis you'll always react too late.

Good skiers scan far ahead, allowing them to prepare for terrain, choose better lines and ski more smoothly.

Lift your eyes.

Your skiing will instantly feel calmer.

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