1. Start sliding down a gentle slope in a balanced stance with feet shoulder- width apart.
2. Flex the ankles, knees and waist slightly toward the ground.
3. Initiate a turn by bending one knee close to the ground and sliding the same foot back. Bending the left knee will result in a left turn, for example.
4. Slide the other foot forward.
5. Reach and plant the left ski pole downhill and to the left of your body when turning left. Plant the right pole when turning right.
6. Steer both feet by rotating your hips, ankles and knees in the direction you want to go. Use your planted pole as a marker by which to turn around.
7. Maintain equal weight on the uphill edges of both skis.
8. Extend your ankles, knees and waist upward at the end of the turn.
9. Switch feet, plant the opposite pole and initiate a turn in the other direction.
