. Ski-running . e areplaces and conditions of snow where the use of the stick becomesimperative even to the expert, as, for example, when traversinga steep and crusted slope with a precipice below it. We pro-pose, therefore, to deal with the proper w-ay of managing itbefore proceeding further. The i/ii])ortant thing to remember in using the stick is to holdit quite short, and as far in front as possible. Do not let itdrag behind. The Elements of Ski-Uuntiincj. 67 The accompanying diagrams illustrate a right and a wrongmethod. Note that in (1) the left forearm and hand of therunner should rest
. Ski-running . e areplaces and conditions of snow where the use of the stick becomesimperative even to the expert, as, for example, when traversinga steep and crusted slope with a precipice below it. We pro-pose, therefore, to deal with the proper w-ay of managing itbefore proceeding further. The i/ii])ortant thing to remember in using the stick is to holdit quite short, and as far in front as possible. Do not let itdrag behind. The Elements of Ski-Uuntiincj. 67 The accompanying diagrams illustrate a right and a wrongmethod. Note that in (1) the left forearm and hand of therunner should rest against the inside of the shin of his left(advanced) leg. The left hand serves as a fulcrum, the long endof the lever being held in the right. Considerable jjower may beobtained in this manner, but it is not always feasible on lumpyground. You must use your own judgment as to when to employit. bearing in mind the above principle. But, above all things,do not assume the position depicted in (2). Here, even though. Fig. 19.—Braking v:ith the sticlc.—1. A right way ; 2. A wrong way. the entire weight of the body rests on the stick, its brakingvalue (owing tO the angle at which it touches the snow) is veryslight. In this position the ski gi^adually slide further andfuitlier ahead, leaving the stick, with the runner clinging to it,further and fux-ther behind; all balance and all conti-ol arelost, and as soon as a little inequality is met with a spill exists a way of sitting with the thkjh on the pole {notwith the junction of the legs) for braking on narrow, steep, andicy roads, where all other means are simply out of the question(see Fig. 20); and for the successful execution of this manoeuvrei( is necessary to note the following points very one wishes to sit on the left thigh, then the left handgrasps the end of the pole which protinides below. Let tliiahand be close to the seat, and let the part of the stick between F 2 68 S/n-1\inhini(/. liajul
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