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Turning radius of curved plane on an inclined plane
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[QUOTE="fresh_42, post: 5495216, member: 572553"] The main effect that causes skis to turn is the movement of the skier's weight. It is not equally distributed along the ski but concentrated on its second half. So changing the weight towards left and on the rear end will not only dig into the snow but also apply more downforce to the rear end than to the front end. This causes the lighter front end to follow the force applied to the point beneath the skier which tangent points to the left. I would try to draw a vector diagram of three dimensional force vectors using the snows resistance beneath the skier while he digs into the snow as the main point of where the forces apply to. One evidence that this is the crucial point is the fact, that you need a greater angle to dig in the faster you ski. E.g. it is completely different on a mogul slope where you turn on top by generating a rotation. [/QUOTE]
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