Definition of Arlberg technique
: a downhill skiing technique in which the skier employs a pronounced crouch with the weight shifted towards the front and makes turns by shifting the whole body in the direction of the turn
- Ann was an accomplished skier in the shoulder-rotating Arlberg technique. But after one day with Willy she was converted to the new method.
- —Willy Schaeffler et al., Sports Illustrated Book of Skiing, 1957
- Prior to the introduction of the Arlberg method, skiing was largely viewed as a somewhat laborious way of traveling or touring in the snow.
- —Bettina Hoerlin, Steps of Courage, 2011
