<I>(Note from the Administrator: This message was originally posted on 1/9/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Marc had some great advice in his reply...finishing turns is key to speed control in any type of terrain. There are a couple things you can do to help finish those turns. Keeping the upper body quiet on steep terrain with hard snow will help a lot. Most skiers use cross over of the upper body versus crossing the feet under the body to move from one turn to the next. Cross over is more relaxed and easier...but not effective in these conditions. To get a good visual of cross under watch a slalom race. <BR>To do it, imagine your body on a wire strung from the top to the bottom of the slope. The wire goes right through your bellybutton and is the same height from the snow the whole way down. As you initiate your turn, slowly retract your feet under the body, allowing them to move from the old turn the the new. As the turn progresses, extend your legs, keeping the skis on the snow. As the feet extend from the body, the skis move progressively onto a higher edge. The height of your body from the snow will dictate how much edge you get. Lower to the snow equals more edge. <BR> <BR>Allowing the feet to move under the body, while the body is a constant height from the snow, will help by doing two things. First, the turn will happen much faster. The feet can move quicker than the upper body. Second, keeping the upper body (including your hands) quiet will help the skis stay on their carve. This is similar to bouncing a toy train track. If you bounce the train too much, it'll jump the track. If your upperbody is bouncing around while your carving bulletproof, it'll cause the ski to lose it's edge and you slide sideways (towards those trees!). <BR> <BR>Give it a shot...keep it aggressive in those conditions, and you'll have a lot more fun. Carving down frozen corduroy is possible and can be a blast!