by Icanski » Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:56 pm
flexing and tipping results in higher edge angles in anysnow.
As HH said, increase or decrease as necessary for the conditions and turns you want.
If you are brushing and the skis aren't on a high angle, you will feel the bumps and ruts more, your skis are riding over them; whereas if they are on a higher angle, they will slice through them on edge more, so you will have a smoother ride. Think of a boat going through waves, if it's sliding through waves at a low angle it will get bounced around a bit, vs. powering through, tipped on it's edge more, where it will slice through the waves.
The other obvious way to understand it is to try it out. Make an arc across the hill at a gentle angle towards the fall line. As in the books, you can get your skis on edge, hold yourself back with your poles, and then lift them and let go. Try it again, with more flex, and tipped to a higher angle....see what happens.