Which type of unweighting is produced by a rapid upward extension of the body at the end of the turn?

Which type of unweighting is produced by a rapid upward extension of the body at the end of the turn?

• A. Up-unweighting
• B. Down-unweighting
• C. Terrain-unweighting
• D. Rebound unweighting

Answer: (A)

Up-unweighting is produced by the upward extension of the body at the end of the turn. When you straighten and rise a bit as you finish the arc, you raise your center of mass and reduce the pressure pressing the skis into the snow. That unloading makes the skis feel light, setting you up to smoothly engage the new edges for the next turn. This movement is different from other unweighting types: down-unweighting comes from lowering or compressing into the turn, terrain-unweighting is caused by the terrain itself lifting or unloading the skis, and rebound unweighting results from a return bounce after a prior compression or landing.

Up-unweighting is produced by the upward extension of the body at the end of the turn. When you straighten and rise a bit as you finish the arc, you raise your center of mass and reduce the pressure pressing the skis into the snow. That unloading makes the skis feel light, setting you up to smoothly engage the new edges for the next turn. This movement is different from other unweighting types: down-unweighting comes from lowering or compressing into the turn, terrain-unweighting is caused by the terrain itself lifting or unloading the skis, and rebound unweighting results from a return bounce after a prior compression or landing.