{"id":762,"date":"2019-02-03T14:36:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T14:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/?page_id=762"},"modified":"2019-02-06T21:11:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T21:11:25","slug":"carving-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatnorthamericanskiadventure.com\/index.php\/7-best-practices-for-ski-trip\/carving-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Carving"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Carving is the heart and soul of skiing. Sorry bumpers.<\/p>

Most skiers can remember the first time they were able to roll, or tilt their skis on edge and arc a turn. The feeling is distinct from sliding. When you slide, you slip, and skid over the snow.<\/p>

While you skid, your skis are sideways. They kick up snow because instead of perpendicular to the snow they are at a lower angle. They act as a kind of snow plow.\u00a0<\/p>

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Carving is different. When you carve, your ski is are on edge. A perfect technically carved turn has your ski at close to ninety degrees. That places your ski\u2019s metal edge Carving involves moving from one ski edge to the next. The ability to arc, from one turn to the next is pure magic.<\/p>

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Perhaps no one demonstrates this better than Ted Liggety.<\/p>