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Push it ahead!
Power: Move Forward
Move more than you think you should, more than you think is necessary, and more than you think is safe. At the start of the turn, move your shins against the front of the boots. This pressue will transfer to the front of the ski. Your goal is to make the edges bite into the snow by putting pressure on the shovel of the ski at the moment of edge change.
On modern skis, the front of the ski absolutely drives the turn. Furthermore, since the skis accelerate at the moment of edge change, you need to accelerate with them, and in anticipation of them, if you have any intention of maintaining control. Avoid the tendency for the hips to drop back and down (as you press the shins forward) by tightening the stomach and pressing the hips forward as well.
(For a reality check, notice whether your big thigh bones are more or less vertical, or more or less horizontal. If they're closer to vertical, you're probably moving forward pretty well.)
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