Bratwurst for Breakfast

In Austria, trying to learn how to ski.  When I learned to snowboard, I tried to channel Elvis -- pointing with lead hand, knees slightly bent, weight forward, hips rotating, hair protecting against concussion... but for skiing I haven't yet figured out who to channel.  Will require some thought.  In the meantime, I'll be churning up furrows down the tirolean pistes and trying not to torque my knees clean off my legs.