Ski on steep slopes and in varied snow conditions ... Face your torso down the slope into the fall line from the very start of the turn. This facilitates ski rotation and ensures solid edge/snow ...

“An excavator is capable of climbing some pretty steep slopes,” says Matt Hendry, product specialist, Hitachi and John Deere excavators. “When working on slopes, it takes a lot of extra care.

The line is rated as a double black ... they often break form and avoid confidently attacking whichever steep slope they're presented with. This is, of course, a natural, very human reaction ...

Photo courtesy of PeakRankings. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Snowboarder tumbles like a rag doll down extremely steep slope ...