Looking at the big picture allows skiers to make their turns faster and more fluidly.

Over a period of days, skiers make elimination runs from starting points higher up the mountain and with steeper end runs.

In another, a skier makes a track on each side of a large tree.

Congenial Swiss skiers made it worth the wait, never longer than 15 minutes.

A skier who thinks too much might make points in conversation, but he seldom wins races.

Whether skiers can make the transition, regardless of training and practice, remains to be seen.

Poles also play a part in the rhythm and timing of turns, particularly when the skier is making quick, short turns down the fall line.

Life is a calculated risk, they say, and an out-of-bounds skier, however unprepared, has made a choice.

Many skiers make the mistake of virtually sitting down as they go off the jump.

As in the slalom, skiers make two runs, with the gates set differently for each one.