Now you're ready for anything. Uphill, downhill, or flat ground, the sidestep is incredibly effective. The key with sidestepping is elegance. Sidestepping is easiest with your heels attached to your skis, so latch your AT bindings for this maneuver. At advanced levels you can sideslip down just about anything.
Precision is the key.
Don't graduate too rapidly while you're learning. You get that control by using micro ankle rolls and subtle pressure on the tip and tail of your skis. The last on this list of survival ski techniques, but perhaps most important, the snowplow is usually the first turning position learned in alpine or telemark skiing. With good reason. First, practice a straight running snowplow on a low-angled resort slope.