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Herringbone climbing is considerably faster than sidestepping.
Start facing up the slope with your tips apart and your tails together.
This puts your skis on their inside edges. Using your poles for support,
step one ski at a time up the hill. The name comes from the track you leave.
Herringbone climbing is a little trickier than sidestepping, and can't be
done on a very steep slope.
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TIPS
- It is your inside edges, not your poles, that should do most of the
gripping. The steeper and icier the slope, the more edge you will need
and the wider your V must be.
- On steeper slopes, shift your grip on the poles to get better support.
- Keep the poles planted away from your skis to avoid stepping on them.
- Switch to sidestepping if the slope becomes too steep.
- If you find herringbone climbing too frustrating, come back to it
once you are more comfortable on your skis.
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Step one ski at a time up the slope, using your poles for support. You
should leave a neat 'herringbone' track.
[Photo: ifyouski.com]
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