Intermediate
THE PERFECT SKI STANCE | body position and posture in varying conditions and terrain
Coach's take: Directly corrects the powder-stance myth most skiers believe.
3.8
Ski stance and body position
Skiing / Popular
Stack the body over the skis with balanced ankle, knee and hip flex.
What coaches agree on
- Stack your ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders in one aligned line so your skeleton — not just your muscles — carries the forces of the turn.
- Keep your hands and arms up and out in front of your body — it centers your weight over your feet and keeps your upper body from twisting as you turn.
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- Keep your eyes and head up, looking ahead down the hill toward where you're going.
Common mistakes
- Sitting back into the 'back seat' instead of staying centered over the feet — coaches note this is a far more common fault than the popular fear of leaning too far forward.
Advanced
Body, hip alignment in alpine skiing
Coach's take: Turns an abstract alignment idea into something you can actually check and drill.
3.7
Beginner
Body Position Fundamentals#1
Coach's take: That balance-scale analogy is one of the better teaching devices I've seen for this.
3.7
Intermediate
Understanding Stance for Skiing, video #1
Coach's take: Great substance, just a bit rambly to sit through.
3.5
Advanced
High or Low? Flex or Extend? Understanding Your Skiing Stance
Coach's take: Smart, genuinely non-obvious insight about stance - just stays more theoretical than practical.
3.5
Advanced
Going from advanced to elite | How body alignment can transform your skiing
Coach's take: The side-by-side leg comparison makes a subtle fault actually visible.
3.5
Advanced
Expert Ski Lessons #7.2 - Body Position Long Turns
Coach's take: A genuinely useful feel-based drill, not just a description.
3.5
Advanced
Expert Ski Lessons #7.1 - Body Position Short Turns
Coach's take: That poles-under-the-arms cue is a genuinely useful mental image.
3.5
Intermediate
Tips Up - From the Snow Up, An Ideal Ski Stance
Coach's take: Clears up a real misconception about lead change — good mental model, well explained.
3.4
Advanced
STANCE for the advanced skier
Coach's take: You actually get to hear the correction work in real time.
3.4
Intermediate
Arm & Body Position When Skiing - Intermediate Ski Lesson #4.4
Coach's take: Explains why the fix works, not just what to do - that's what makes it stick.
3.4
Advanced
A modern ski clinic: hips a part of the lower body
Coach's take: Real insight in here, but you'll have to dig for it through the jargon.
3.3
Beginner
Nordic Bite: How to Attain an Effective Body Position for Skiing
Coach's take: Simple self-test that actually works - good for solo practice.
3.2
Advanced
Secrets of Effective Skiing: Basic Stance 1. Up and Down Movements
Coach's take: Good technical content, just a rougher delivery than the rest.
3.1
Beginner
The Perfect Body Posture for Skiing
Coach's take: Simple, memorable cues (hands in eyesight, zipper faces the turn) that actually stick.
2.9
Intermediate
Ski Tip: Body Positioning
Coach's take: Short but it nails the one cue that actually fixes bad carving: outside shoulder over the outside boot, not leaning in.
2.9
Beginner
Ski Stance Tip by Olympian Nelson Carmichael
Coach's take: Correct, credible cues - but it's a reminder, not really a lesson.
2.8
Intermediate
The Perfect Ski Posture (Arm Position and Ski Pole Planting) - WSSA Ski Techniques & Tactics
Coach's take: Real coaching depth — explains why a lazy pole plant wrecks your next few turns.
2.7
Beginner
Basic Skiing Stance - Learn How To Ski Beginner Lesson
Coach's take: Correct fundamentals, clears up a common myth, but pretty bare-bones.
2.6
Intermediate
How To Improve Your Stance Skiing | SKI BETTER and EASIER
Coach's take: One good drill, clearly explained, but pretty thin beyond that.
2.3
Intermediate
The PERFECT ski stance when you’re carving ⛷️❄️
Coach's take: Right ideas, thin explanation — feels like a clip cut out of a longer lesson.
2.0