Skills
Skills for the NZISA is the combination of situational understanding and all 4 movements, linking the brain, body, and the skis to create skillful skiing.
Coordinating the movements of skiing accurately will allow skiers to advance their skill level as they encounter changing situations all over the mountain. These situations are created by terrain, speed, snow conditions and equipment.
Situational Understanding
Situational understanding is the skier’s ability to grasp the cognitive and finer concepts that are required of the skier to perform an activity.
Could be; Speed Of Travel, Conditions & Equipment, Terrain, or Tactics
Active Stance & Balance
Coordinate all four movements to maintain balance and accurately direct pressure along the length of the ski through all phases of the turn.
Balance through the centre of the Ski, using the Body movements to maintain this balance, means the skier is always moving to balance.
Outside Ski Balance
Coordinate all four movements to direct pressure to the centre of the outside ski.
Edging
Coordinate all movements to increase and decrease edge angle throughout the turn.
Steering
Coordinate all four movements to create and manage the steering (direction) of the skis throughout all phases of the turn.