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company. Before coming 4o Amer
Fri.z Loos’i who prepared the
six articles which will appear in
The Nugge4, has been teaching the
parallel technique of skiing at the
Ski Hawk School i.i Quebec City
since 103;). A Trim believer in the
fact that the parallel method can
be taught to beginners, Fritz was
the first instructor "o teach it in
America. His lesions s' art with
the parallel Christiania, slide .-dip
ping and skating, and other phas
es of skiing normally taught to
more advanced skiers by other in
structors.
A graduate of the University of
Lausanne, Switzerland, he com
peted as an oarsman in the Olym
pic games in Paris in lt)24.
Fritz has been skiing since his
father propped him up on barrel
staves at the age of three. He did
not become interested in being a
ski instructor unt l he got a job
doing ski movie shorts for a film
FRITZ LOOSi-i
company. Before coming to Amer
ica he taught at St. Moritz.
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ANNOUNCING
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G. E. SNYDER, OWNER
NEXT DOOR TO ALASKA STEAM
It's Easy Eor Beginners To Learn
By FRITZ LOOSLI
Director of Ski Hawk School
Queoec City
PARALLEL SKIING—l
Parallel versus the S‘cm tech
nique of skiing is an old contro
versy.
In my opin'on the idea th ). th a
Parallel Christiania can be taught
only to more advanced skiers has
been a grea. draw back to rapid
progress in skiing. For many years
I have been teaching Parallel ski
ing successfully t > beginners.
Here is my method:
DOWNHILL SKIING
Downhill skiing may he class:
fied in two ways: '!» Following
tiie fall line '2> Traverse running.
1—Following ihe fall line.
Stand on top of a gentle slope
with a flat outrun ankles flexed,
body bent forward from he h o
in a line parallel : > the one run
ning from the heels to the knees.
The arms hang loosely along the
body, slightly bent a: the elbow.
l-is eff with your poles to start
the run. the heels louch:r.g ihe
r. :i«. but the weight resting cn the
bal’s of ihe feet. Dropping shoul
ders and curved b:>ck (not arched)
will add peso and help relaxation.
.After repeating the run a half a
dozen times, start now o change
the body position from a lower
crouch ot almo.-t an erect p.is ‘d m.
repeating 1hi> bob’vor ,v.)v "-nm'
lowly all the way while sliding
downhill. Alternate from k w
high crouch by changing tlie? lead
with left and right s> '. It is i v >
weight shifting exercise wh'ch
will develop rapidly c *n!" i. v c
and stability.
On a steeper slope the body ma;>
be brought forward of the n vmcd
P< s tion. This will increase .-peed
aid give you a definite feeling
n.‘- y, ur body is preceding the
- s. Remember a good skier take*
the skis for a rids and does nit le
h m take him for one.
T.ie d wnhill position varies de
pending oji snow condition- and
the degree of the slope. In dee
-now. skis are kept close togethe
with one ski lading up to 12 .nch
cs. On ha d surface, skis may be
kept four to six inches apart wit
one ski leading tour to six inche.-.
On icy surface the distance be
tween skis may be as much as 12
.nehes with no ski lending: in or
der to keep from skidding Ode
w-.vs and to keep a definite line
of direction, ride ins:de edges o'
he skis by keeping the knee*
1 ocked.
But remember, do not often use
uch a position, because under
normal conditions riding the in
side edge makes it extremely dif
ficult to turn.
? -Traverse runrvng. When sk -
'g i ivvnhlll it is -not necessary
always 'o run the h i! straight, bu
a skier may ski in a traverse d,
rection in an angle to suit his abil
ity. The traverse running position
is similar to the Fall Line running
with the difference that the body
in its lateral position remains ver
tical to the water level line. Skir
•are edged to avoid side slipping
Do ly weight is kept mostly on
•• ’ ' with upper ski leading
Avaid lateral flexing of the an
‘ ">xt: Side Slipping.
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