Technique
Linked Laid Turns — EC Model
GLOSSARY
Linked laid turns connect one fully laid-over carve straight into the next without a traverse between them, with a balanced exit from each turn.
Context and distinction
This describes the Extremecarving model; it is not a first lesson in getting the body to the snow.
Explore the glossary →HOW TO DO IT
Linked Laid Turns: EC Model
Linked laid turns connect the two edge applications without an intervening traverse. The previous exit determines whether the next entry is possible.
Preparation and setting
Controlled separate laid turns and their non-laid equivalents.
Execution / practice sequence
- Choose adequate space for both arcs.
- Complete the first layout with a balanced recovery.
- Release and organise the next edge.
- Develop the opposite application only within available support.
- Repeat or finish with a normal controlled turn.
How to learn / practise
Join a laid turn to a normal turn first as an editorial regression, then two controlled laid turns. Do not demand contact on every arc.
Errors and corrections
The next entry becomes a desperate fall: reduce layout and repair the previous exit. Counting contacts instead of judging the trace hides loss of carving.
Observable checks
Both arcs and the connecting recovery meet the chosen style task.
HOW TO DO IT
Linked Laid Turns: Connecting Both Edges
This task connects individual laid turns into a short both-edge sequence. Linking adds a coordination demand: the exit of one contact arc must provide the entry for the next. The source’s developed style objective is documented in EM02; its terrain context is in EM05. The practice sequence here emphasizes demonstrated exits before uninterrupted linking.
Preparation and setting
Required: individual toe and heel laid turns with reliable return, standing linked push-pull, adequate corridor and equipment margin. Helpful: ED08 connection comparisons and an observer who can separate each phase. Do not teach the weaker edge by hiding it between two strong contact turns. The weak arc must already work independently.
Step-by-step progression
- Ride a standing pair on the selected line. Confirm that its width and stopping exit fit the current conditions.
- Make a toe laid turn followed by an ordinary heel turn. The ordinary turn reveals whether the toe exit really leaves a functional riding position.
- Reverse the test: heel laid turn followed by an ordinary toe turn. Address any directional gap before combining contact phases.
- Add one laid-to-laid pair. Begin return from the first contact while range and support remain available. Bring the board closer, coordinate the next orientation, release and transfer to the opposite edge.
- Grow the next inward movement and leg length only after its edge response is usable. Do not throw the body toward the snow to force the rhythm.
- Recover from the second turn and stop deliberately. Repeat the pair from the other starting edge.
- Add one further arc only after both pair orders remain controlled. Keep a planned endpoint and preserve the ability to replace any intended laid turn with an ordinary one.
What makes the connection work
The board and body must arrive in a relationship from which the next edge can be selected. A first turn with excessive drag may leave too little motion for the intended next arc. A late return may leave too little movement range. A rushed twist may turn a supported exit into a tail throw. Inspect these separately; faster entry is not a universal repair. ED15 supplies the contact/ordinary bridge. ED16 tests a two-contact pair. Use the bridge whenever direct linking introduces a rescue swing or lost support. Keep the interpretation honest: a pause or traverse used for balance is a learning stage, not the final uninterrupted named-style objective. Train the transition before trying a longer run. Fatigue can make the first pair look acceptable while later connections lose range. Short sets provide cleaner information about the technical issue. Extend a set only while the final return and exit stay as deliberate as the first.
Assessment
Demonstrate short pairs in both orders, each with support, intentional contact, usable transition and deliberate final exit. This is a condition-specific result. Continuous whole-run EC, different snow and steeper terrain require separate assessment.
Diagnostic hypotheses and rechecks
Possible causes are hypotheses to test, not diagnoses inferred from one attempt.
| Observation | Possible cause | Diagnostic exercise | Correction | Recheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First laydown works, second is thrown | First exit does not supply next entry | ED15 contact/ordinary bridge | Restore balanced return before second contact | Ordinary opposite entry is clean |
| Pair stalls halfway through weaker arc | Contact drag/depth exceeds current demand | ED16 shallower pair | Shorten contact and use familiar supported depth | Pair completes without speed rescue |
| Each extra arc becomes more erratic | Fatigue or accumulating timing error | ED16 short planned set | End earlier and reset components | Final exit matches first-turn control |
Editorial status
detailed_text_draft; coaching review pending.
Existing target anchors
AC23-12, 05.08
SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL
Characteristics
- School / framework
- Extremecarving (Rilliet/Fivat)
01
editorial review notes
Documents the model; not a standalone lesson for first attempts at body-to-snow contact.
CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE