This difference in anatomy accounts for a woman carrying her weight further back on her skis. You can think of a man as a pear standing on its head, and a woman as a pear sitting on its bottom. When a man flexes forward on his skis, his center of gravity is over his toes. When a woman flexes forward, her center of gravity is over her heels. Skis initiate turns from the front end of the skis, so when a skier s weight is concentrated too far back on the ski, the unweighted tip will shoot forward, wander, and possibly cross.
Many women have difficulty getting forward on their skis and staying there.
Another difference between males and females is the tendency toward knock-knees. This knock-kneed stance stresses the knee. The structural supports of the knee, the ligaments and tendons, are stretched on the insides and pinched on the outsides. The combination of wider hips and knock-knees coupled with a woman s greater flexibility causes the knee to be more mobile and to turn in even more. This means her skis are not flat on the snow, but are always on the inside edges.