Pole Spin
Objective
Rhythm - Short Turns - Body Separation
Terrain
Appropriate to skiers ability
Variations or progressions
A simpler version is just passing one ski pole from hand to hand.
Equipment
One ski Pole
How to do it
Put your poles together and hold them in one hand (or use just one pole). Practice passing them from one hand to the other in front and behind you so they are traveling around your body. This can then be applied while performing short turns.
Why
This can aid with body separation by keeping the upper body busy with the poles, the legs then have to work alone to create turns. It is also a nice way to challenge balance therefore help to improve at the skiers ability to actively find balance.
Focus: Rhythm, Separation, Short Radius
Submitted by BenCordingley