If the slope isn't too great the snow plow allows you to stop by digging in your big toe side of the ski on each ski and catching the inside of the skis and scraping the snow to stop. As you release your skis so they are level if there is a little slope you start to move forward. So, if you want to stop you press in with your big toe side of the skis, then if you release it a little you move forward a little and if you lean to the right you will tend to ski left and if you lean to the left you will tend to ski right.
By mastering these techniques you start going between snow plow and a more normal skiing stance. Of course this is a downhill ski skiing method because cross country skis are often designed for more level ground and other skiing methods. However, most cross country skiers use a step turn instead of a snow plow turn.
For example, when I first start skiing any skiing season on downhill skis with metal edges often I return to a snow plow stance to (feel what kind of snow conditions I'm skiing on) because there are many types of skiing conditions and you have to know which conditions you are in so you don't fall down when you don't expect to fall.
This prevents injuries generally speaking while skiing. However, it doesn't prevent other skiers running into you who might be either overconfident or less experienced than you are as a skier. So, watching out for other skiers especially skiing fast up behind you is important for you to stay alive as a skier too. Because for example snow boarders often like to ski around 40 to 60 miles per hour if they are teenagers and can be very dangerous if they ski into you with their snowboards from behind. This is especially true of boys 10 to 20 years old who think they are immortal and cannot be injured.
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