Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
During the recent 2026 Olympics in Italy cross country and biathlon skiers put on a great show. But what can the typical recreational skier takeaway from those Olympic skiers on how they handled the downhills. The key technique that is very applicable to recreational skiers is the use of the step turn to navigate around corners. Here are a couple of videos referred to in this video--how to do tuck turns- youtube.com/watch?v=DJXa9me_HTQ and how to do step turns youtube.com/watch?v=oJ8ys3bSKpg Thanks to our sponsors- Auclair gloves, Craft Clothing, Fast Wax Ski Wax and XCman waxing accessories.
During the recent 2026 Olympics in Italy cross country and biathlon skiers put on a great show. But what can the typical recreational skier takeaway from those Olympic skiers on how they handled the downhills. The key technique that is very applicable to recreational skiers is the use of the step turn to navigate around corners. Here are a couple of videos referred to in this video--how to do tuck turns- youtube.com/watch?v=DJXa9me_HTQ and how to do step turns youtube.com/watch?v=oJ8ys3bSKpg Thanks to our sponsors- Auclair gloves, Craft Clothing, Fast Wax Ski Wax and XCman waxing accessories.
