Not Being SHACKLED Is Nice

Independent-leg action is nice. SHACKLED SnowBoarders give up this functional luxury. This is why skiing's been around thousands of years, and SnowBoarding will be a flash in the pan. Still, PSIA-type instructors insist on making skiing more difficult than it is: When the equipment got easier to carve with, they decided to make some of the "New Techniques" triple difficult, like skiing more on your inside ski than is natural. Even though equipment is easier, great instructors and skiers still see it as the same sport it has always been, requiring the same necessary skills.