Glossary Carving

Tipping a ski on edge, causing it to bend, and its sidecut to do all the work of producing a turn. No twisting, steering or pivoting of the feet and skis is involved. All points along the edge of the ski, from tip to tail, follow the exact same track through the snow. A thin carve track is left behind, similar to what the blade of a skate leaves in the ice. The softer the snow, the deeper that track.