. Ski-running . have no hesitation in recom-mending the beginner to learn it at this stage if he wants totour soon as possible, and eventually to become a good all-round ski-runner. 70 Ski-Jill II//!//(/. At Lilicnfold, a. small village near Vienna, stemming Avas hitupon, quite independently, by a Herr Zdarsky (an Austriangentleman to whom we have already referred), who turneda philosophical mind to its scientific development. Thedescription which we give of it is practically the same as thatgiven in his book. Herr Zdarsky recommends the use of his ownspecial binding, and employs a^ shorti
. Ski-running . have no hesitation in recom-mending the beginner to learn it at this stage if he wants totour soon as possible, and eventually to become a good all-round ski-runner. 70 Ski-Jill II//!//(/. At Lilicnfold, a. small village near Vienna, stemming Avas hitupon, quite independently, by a Herr Zdarsky (an Austriangentleman to whom we have already referred), who turneda philosophical mind to its scientific development. Thedescription which we give of it is practically the same as thatgiven in his book. Herr Zdarsky recommends the use of his ownspecial binding, and employs a^ shortish, smooth-bottomed skivith a bluff entrance. We have found, however, that the move-ments can be made with any good firm binding and with anyski, though they are undoubtedly easier, both to learn and toaccomplish, on a flat-bottomed short ski, than on a relativelylong and grooved ski. (See p. 32.) In learning stemming one distinguishes between the glider (the sliding ski) and the braker (the stemming ski). On a. Fig. 22.—Stemming. hillside the glider is the upper of the two. The glider mustpoint in the direction in which one wishes to go. The lower ski,the braker, is kept a little behind the other, so as to preventthe glider crossing it, and is held in the position shown in theabove diagram (Fig. 22). In order to ensui-e smooth andaccurate progress it is highly important to remember tO keejyboth ski flat on the snow. The Elements of Ski-Bunui/i^. 71 Begin by running obliquely across and down a good steepslope in this position, keeping all the iveight of the body on theglider, and merely brushing the snorif lightly ivith the a gradient of sufficient steepness tO keep you moving at arate of, say, three or four miles an hour, and endeavour to runsmoothly and to keep in a^ straight line. In practising this you will discover that by pressing more orless on the braker you can turn up-hill, stop, or go slow, just asyou please. We^ accordingly formulate directions for s
Size: 1807px × 1383px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauth, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidskirunning00rich
