How Can I Progress To Black
I have only been skiing 5 times but I am getting pretty good at it. I took a private lesson on my second time. I am comfortable on all the blue runs. My turns are really good, and I can stop well on both sides. I feel I am ready to go on some black diamonds, but every time I try it i can’t turn and I fall! Why is this?
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If your turns are really good, you should be able to engage your edges along the full length of the ski to either side. I suspect that you are making a skidded turn rather than a true carve, also your weight is probably too far back during the steep turns, hence your skiis are running away with you and you fall back to the inside of each turn.
From this I would take you back to a green slope and practice edge control (engage and release) until I could leave just 2 thin tracks in the snow. Then shape each turn so my speed was slower coming out of each turn than when I entered the turn, your hips must stay above your boots, not behind them. I would also do all of these exercises without touching my poles to the snow or moving my hands around in a balancing attempt. Ask your instructor to verify all of this keep practicing.