How To Ski Powder

November, 1985

Some skiers believe that powder skiing is for experts only, that it is extremely demanding. If you believe that, fine. It will keep the slopes empty. We'll have the powder to ourselves while you're negotiating icy moguls back East or avoiding the crowds on a catwalk. Powder is resilient. You have to slow down to ski powder. The moves are unhurried, as they are in a space walk. The analogy holds. This is weightless skiing. You keep your hands forward, using the poles as batons to set your rhythm...