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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. The big circle represents balance-and it's larger than the others for good reason. Of these four fundamental skills of skiing, balance is easily the most important. But trust me, if you're going to play these circle games with your students concentrate first on the big one, the one that seemingly stays the same. Improving your students' balance will pay big dividends as they develop the other elements of good skiing.