Understanding MA through the Beginner Zone
Educational videos and descriptions with a few quiz questions at the end.
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Section One: Skier's stance  
Please note, when referring to joints, the terms flexed (closed) and extended (open) will be used to describe the joint position.
Forward Stance
Forward stance
The ankles are flexed, knees extended, hips flexed.  Pressure is directed to the front of the skis.
Aft Stance
The ankles are extended, knees flexed, hips slightly flexed.  Pressure is directed from the heel piece back.
Squatted Stance
Squatted Stance
Ankles slightly flexed, flexed knees, and flexed hips.  Pressure is centered or slightly back due to the over flexing of the hips to counter balance the flexing of the knees.
Tall stance
Tall stance
The ankles are extended, knees slightly flexed, hip slightly flexed.  Pressure is centered.  Adding a little more flexion to all joints would help create a more ideal stance in order to have more range of motion.
Ideal Stance
The ankles, knees, and hips, are flexed so that the CM is over the BoS. The athlete is ready to move in any direction.   Pressure is directed to the center of the ski
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