Ski tuition videos: improving your carving technique To get the most out of your skiing performance you need to be able to understand and feel what it is like to load the skis for a turn, by projecting your body forwards and across them. You can learn more in my video above. One way to improve your balance, strength and steering ability is to practice skiing on one leg. When doing so you can quickly tell which side is easier than the other. If you're on skiing your right leg, for example, it's much easier turning left than right. It is usually much harder steering your inside ski. The Warren Smith video about practising one-legged skiing shows you in more detail below. Another way of improving your turns and introducing extra leg lean, earlier, is by practising this hip and rib exercise. This video shows you how. About Warren Smith