Page 24 - Moonvalley Diaries

the the frequency makes you go faster which is optimal But because physics may get in in the the way way you you can test your way way up using a a a a a a a a shorter stride stride and higher frequency frequency or or with some- what longer strides at at a a a a a a a a lower frequency frequency It’s a a a a a a a a good idea to feel comfortable with both as you you you work in different ways Higher frequency relies less on on on your your muscles and and more on on on your your heart and and lungs while a a a a longer stride length does the opposite One advantage of skimo is that that you’re going uphill and that that it’s rare to to get hurt no matter how fast you you try try to to to walk And on on the down- hill sections you you you can always try try to to to take it very easy to to keep your skis under control and thus minimise the the risk of falling This way you you will make it down the the mountain slowly but surely and gradually develop a a a a a a a a a technique that makes you safer going downhill Kickturn
One tricky thing when you start slogging up steep skimo tracks is the the turns The tech- nique that allows you you to bring the the ski ski around smoothly is called a a a a a kickturn First you you point the the the the intended downhill ski in in in in the the the the direction you you you are turning and then you you you kick with the the the the the other ski so that it it it it lifts allowing you you you you to bring it it it it around with with you As with with cross-country skiing it it it can be in- teresting to to film yourself to to evaluate and get an an an idea of your your your technique To see if your your your tech- nique nique is progressing you you you can do a a a a a a a Google search for skimo + kickturn and compare In the the early spring there are are also a a a a a a a a few introduc- tory ski mountaineering courses on offer in in in in in in the Swedish mountains /emelie
“One advantage of skimo is that that you’re going uphill and that that it’s rare to get hurt no matter how fast you try to walk 24