Which term describes the movement of the feet and skis under the body's CM, with the feet moving from the outside of the next turn, leaving the CM inside each turn?

Which term describes the movement of the feet and skis under the body's CM, with the feet moving from the outside of the next turn, leaving the CM inside each turn?

• A. Cross under
• B. Counter
• C. Cross over
• D. Deflection

Answer: (A)

This movement keeps the center of mass inside the turn by routing the feet and skis from the outside of the upcoming turn to underneath the body. When the feet cross under the body, the skis align for the new arc with the inside edge ready to engage, which stabilizes the stance and allows a smooth transition from one turn to the next. This cross under pattern helps maintain balance, keeps the CM over the feet, and supports timely, controlled pressure transfer onto the new outside ski. If the feet were to cross over, the path would place the CM differently relative to the new turn, making edge engagement less stable and the transition less precise. The terms counter and deflection describe other aspects of movement and balance that aren’t about the foot path under the CM during the transition, so they don’t describe this specific pattern.

This movement keeps the center of mass inside the turn by routing the feet and skis from the outside of the upcoming turn to underneath the body. When the feet cross under the body, the skis align for the new arc with the inside edge ready to engage, which stabilizes the stance and allows a smooth transition from one turn to the next. This cross under pattern helps maintain balance, keeps the CM over the feet, and supports timely, controlled pressure transfer onto the new outside ski.

If the feet were to cross over, the path would place the CM differently relative to the new turn, making edge engagement less stable and the transition less precise. The terms counter and deflection describe other aspects of movement and balance that aren’t about the foot path under the CM during the transition, so they don’t describe this specific pattern.