Drill
Measured redirection
HOW TO DO IT
Measured redirection
distinguish a useful pivot from an uncontrolled kick.
Preparation and setting
Demonstrate controlled pivoting and stopping on moderate terrain first, plus AMTA-11. Use a short, visible steep application with a generous finish. This is a grounded teaching pathway, not a jump-turn lesson for a narrow exposed couloir. Hop turns and no-fall terrain require separate instruction and are outside this article.
Exercise task
- on familiar snow, make a single modest redirect and settle into a controlled new-edge slide. Repeat with the opposite edge. The observer records how much heading changed, whether the path stayed inside the lane and whether speed was regulated.
Transfer and success check
use only the amount needed in a bump or steep corridor. Success includes repeatable completion and a stop; a fast tail movement by itself earns no credit.
Regression
smaller redirect or garland.
Progression
a pair, then a modest pitch increase.
Editorial status
Original SBSweet exercise draft; coaching review pending.
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editorial review notes
Terrain, traffic, visibility, fatigue and stopping outcome must be reassessed for the actual session. No certification-body approval is claimed; coaching review is pending.