Speed control on steep slopes, short turns!
1 Video View·Apr 25, 2026
If you’re new here, I’m Harald Harb. I’ve dedicated my life to helping skiers of all levels unlock their potential and enjoy their best days on snow. As the Founder and President of Harb Ski Systems, I developed the Primary Movements Teaching System—a revolutionary approach that transforms how you learn and improve your skiing technique.
Hi, this is Harold Harp and this video is going to show you how to make some short turns on a steep
slope with speed control and that's where a lot of people have trouble. They try to angle the skis
too high and too aggressively and the skis shoot out in front of them and therefore they don't get
speed control. They shoot right into the fall line. So here you'll notice that every turn is completed
and every turn has a flexed leg release. That gives you the ability to change edges quickly
without shooting straight down the mountain. Making the turn complete gives you the ability
to control your speed and then start a new turn from across the fall line rather than
into the fall line. You'll see here my first two clips are fairly aggressive skiing in a steep
slope. Now we're going to slow that down and show a brushed carve with a completed turn.
This is how you would start to learn how to ski on a steep slope and control your speed
and the idea here is to flex up the legs so that you can change edges
and stay in control. Until next time, this is Harold Harp. Bye now.