Ski stance and body position

Reviewer Full stance breakdown with the why behind every cue - show this to any new skier.

Moderator This is the textbook stance video - shins to boot tongue, knees bent, hips over feet, hands forward, eyes up. Every sentence is on topic.

Reviewer Best one in the stack -- nails the ankle-joint cue and the 'it's dynamic, not a pose' point almost everyone else misses.

Moderator Wall-to-wall stance content: joint flexion at hips/ankles/knees, why the ankle joint specifically matters, the shins/back-parallel check, the classic back-seat mistake from only bending the knee, a jump-and-land drill to feel correct joint flexion, and a note that stance is dynamic through a turn rather than static. As complete an answer to 'ski stance and body position' as this batch has.

Reviewer Directly corrects the powder-stance myth most skiers believe.

Moderator Comprehensively covers stance and how it should adapt across carving, bumps, powder, and ice -- exactly the sub-skill.

Reviewer Great explanation of why your stance falls apart on tougher terrain, with a drill to fix it.

Moderator Dead center on the skill -- this is literally a lesson on the athletic ski stance, covering upper body weight management and edging awareness as the two pillars.

Reviewer Turns an abstract alignment idea into something you can actually check and drill.

Moderator Hip/shoulder alignment, edge angle, avoiding excess counter-rotation, plus a drill - squarely and thoroughly on-topic.

Reviewer That balance-scale analogy is one of the better teaching devices I've seen for this.

Moderator Squarely fundamentals of body position -- ankle/knee/hip coordination as a unified, dynamic system.

Reviewer One of the better teaching approaches here -- makes you feel the mistake instead of just naming it.

Moderator Squarely about body position -- specifically upper body stability during turns, which is a core piece of a good ski stance.

Reviewer Explains the why, then gives you drills to actually build it - proper coaching.

Moderator Posture and core through powder and off-piste terrain, contrasted with on-piste carving posture. That's the sub-skill itself, just applied across contexts rather than one static pose.

Reviewer The shin-angle-matches-spine-angle cue is a genuinely useful self-check -- this one earns its spot.

Moderator A stance-correction video top to bottom: diagnosing leaning back (thigh burn, calf pressure, no grip) versus leaning too far forward (loses tail grip), then prescribing a neutral centered position with a shin/spine-angle-matching cue across any gradient. Nothing else is discussed. Squarely 'ski stance and body position.'

Reviewer Great substance, just a bit rambly to sit through.

Moderator Full breakdown of stance, joint by joint, from someone introduced as a technical director. Entirely on-topic.

Reviewer Smart, genuinely non-obvious insight about stance - just stays more theoretical than practical.

Moderator The entire video is a conceptual deep-dive into what 'high' and 'low' stance actually mean - joint angle vs. hip height vs. center of mass as different, sometimes contradictory reference frames. Fully on topic and unusually rigorous about it.

Reviewer The side-by-side leg comparison makes a subtle fault actually visible.

Moderator A deep dive into one specific body-position element -- outside-leg ankle/knee alignment and how overdoing the edge roll breaks it -- using real skier footage and metrics.

Reviewer A genuinely useful feel-based drill, not just a description.

Moderator Direct continuation on body position for long turns -- introduces the 'stacked' alignment concept clearly.

Reviewer That poles-under-the-arms cue is a genuinely useful mental image.

Moderator A focused drill on upper/lower body separation specifically for short turns -- squarely stance/body-position content.

Reviewer Simple, memorable, and gives you an actual way to check your own stance.

Moderator Squarely about balance and stance -- introduces a clear mental model (shin and spine staying parallel) for staying centered through a turn.

Reviewer Clears up a real misconception about lead change — good mental model, well explained.

Moderator Squarely about stance and alignment — walks through how the ski tips, toes, knees, hips and shoulders should all line up through a turn, and where lead change actually comes from.

Reviewer You actually get to hear the correction work in real time.

Moderator Live correction of a specific stance fault, over-bending at the waist to compensate for locked ankles, start to finish.

Reviewer Explains why the fix works, not just what to do - that's what makes it stick.

Moderator Whole clip is arm position and its direct effect on stance - sitting back, upper body rotation. On-topic throughout.

Reviewer Real fix for a flaw nobody notices in themselves - equipment check plus a usable drill.

Moderator A-frame vs symmetric stance is squarely a body-position topic - it's about how the knees and feet track relative to each other, which is stance, not a separate technique.

Reviewer Real insight in here, but you'll have to dig for it through the jargon.

Moderator Dense clinic language about turn phases, but the actual subject throughout is hip-to-feet alignment during the turn's completion - squarely body position.

Reviewer Clean, correct fundamentals -- the parallel shin/torso check alone is worth the 30 seconds.

Moderator Entire clip is the basic ski stance -- foot width, ankle flex, knee-over-toe, waist flex, shin/torso parallel. Nothing else competes for time. Dead center of 'ski stance and body position.'

Reviewer Simple self-test that actually works - good for solo practice.

Moderator Entirely about athletic stance fundamentals and a self-check method to find it.

Reviewer Small but real fix -- stop forcing the lead change and just turn your feet.

Moderator Focused, single-concept lesson on alignment through the turn (lead change) as part of overall ski stance -- squarely on topic even though it's a short 'quick tip' format.

Reviewer Short, but it gives you something concrete to go practice on snow.

Moderator Directly defines and drills the 'power position' -- an athletic, balanced, mobile stance -- which is exactly this skill.

Reviewer Good technical content, just a rougher delivery than the rest.

Moderator Entirely about the mechanics of the up/down movement within stance -- joint sequencing, muscle engagement.

Reviewer Explains the why, not just the what.

Moderator On topic - fixing a specific postural fault (leaning back) with a clear mechanism (why a forward stance keeps the tips engaged).

Reviewer Good cues (shin pressure, offense not defense) buried in a rambly delivery -- worth the rewatch.

Moderator Squarely stance-focused: weight on the balls of the feet, constant shin pressure against the tongue, ankle flexion, and how stance and knee drive differ between a wedge turn and a parallel turn. All of it is body position on the skis, not turning mechanics in general.

Reviewer Simple, memorable cues (hands in eyesight, zipper faces the turn) that actually stick.

Moderator On-topic throughout — upper/lower body separation, hand position, keeping the upper body aligned with gravity down the hill. This is body position, squarely.

Reviewer Short but it nails the one cue that actually fixes bad carving: outside shoulder over the outside boot, not leaning in.

Moderator Entirely about stance and body position — defines the athletic stance and then extends it into how shoulder/hip/knee alignment affects edge pressure while turning. Squarely on-topic.

Reviewer Correct, standard beginner stance cues.

Moderator Caption is squarely stance and body position for first-time skiers, from a ski brand account - on topic and matches the skill almost word for word.

Reviewer Good first stop before your ski trip, just don't expect much depth.

Moderator Squarely about ski stance and body position -- corrects the classic 'lean forward' misconception and covers the basic joint flexion and hand/eye positioning.

Reviewer Correct, credible cues - but it's a reminder, not really a lesson.

Moderator Short, clean athletic-stance checklist - centered over the feet, shin against the boot tongue, hips forward and centered, shoulders facing down the hill. That's the sub-skill, just delivered as a quick tip applied to bumps rather than a full general lesson.

Reviewer Real coaching depth — explains why a lazy pole plant wrecks your next few turns.

Moderator Focuses specifically on arm posture and pole planting rather than full-body stance, but arm position is a core piece of body position and it's covered in real depth here — on-topic, just narrower than a full stance breakdown.

Reviewer Correct fundamentals, clears up a common myth, but pretty bare-bones.

Moderator Squarely and entirely about the basic stance — centered balance, avoiding the sit-back or lean-forward errors, hands in front. Exactly the sub-skill, no padding.

Reviewer Same solid but shallow terrain-stance tip as its twin clip -- useful, not deep.

Moderator Same content as the other maisonsport terrain clip in this batch -- widening stance and a strong forward attack position for carving, narrowing it for flatter green-run terrain. All of it is stance-and-body-position material, framed as a continuation of an earlier 'overall position' segment rather than a from-scratch lesson.

Reviewer Good instinct -- wider for carving, narrower for cruising -- but it's leaning on a part one you may not have seen.

Moderator Still squarely about ski stance -- widening it for aggressive carving versus narrowing it on flatter/greener terrain, core engagement, arm position. It references 'the overall position we've talked about' from an earlier part, so it leans on prior context rather than re-teaching the base stance, but everything said here is stance-and-body-position content.

Reviewer Good cue, but blink and you'll miss the explanation.

Moderator Short clip but it's a genuine stance drill, not filler - pole dragging to force a lower, stable upper body and get the angulation feeling. That's core stance work.

Reviewer One good drill, clearly explained, but pretty thin beyond that.

Moderator This is a full coaching segment built entirely around fixing Nathan's stance -- narrow the skis to inside the hips, keep them parallel through the turn. That's the exact sub-skill, not a tangent.

Reviewer Correct, but it's the trailer, not the movie -- thin on its own.

Moderator On-topic throughout -- ankle/knee/hip flexion, avoiding the back seat from over-flexing the knee, an engaged core, hands out wider than shoulder width. It's clearly Part 1 of a series and reads like an intro rather than a full breakdown, but everything stated is stance-specific.

Reviewer Right ideas, thin explanation — feels like a clip cut out of a longer lesson.

Moderator On-topic — specifically about adapting the carving stance (widening it, staying forward) as speed and edge angle increase.