How To Ski
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
Hi,
if your family wants to go skiing on your next
vacation, but you don’t know how to ski , go ahead
and plan that ski vacations anyway!
I prefer Switzerland and Italy. But skiing in the States or Canada must be a great experience as well ! But for sure this is on my “to do” list…;-)
You can learn how to ski , and you will have a great time doing it.
I promise you !
I was 3 years old, as I started skiing and from this time on,
i really enjoy my one week ski vacations every year.
If you are interesting in more knowledge, please comment ,
or contact me via e-mail or Skype as stated below.
You don’t even need to know the first thing about
skiing before you arrive at the resort – all of the
knowledge you will need is there waiting for you,
and you can literally be skiing down a mountain
after an hour of instruction.
Learning how to ski is really quite easy. Most resorts
have a ski school on the premises, and lessons are
reasonably priced.
Group and private lessons are
usually available. It is a good idea, however, to
schedule an appointment before you arrive at the
resort. This will ensure that you can start learning
how to ski the very first hour of your vacation.
Most ski instructors start by showing you how to
maneuver around with your equipment. When you
are wearing ski boots, you will be inclined slightly
forward – there is a reason for this…when you are
skiing down a mountain, you will be inclined
forward! Walking in ski boots the first time is a bit
difficult – it feels like walking o the moon i guess.
But relax, it works just fine if you learn to walk
with your knees slightly bent.
But be careful, walking on ice…with the ski boots is dangerous…!!
The first maneuver you will learn is called the plow,
or snow plow. This is a technique that is done by
literally using your skis as a snow plow. You make
the back of the skis slowing move outwards, away
from your body by applying pressure – and this stops
you. You guide yourself on skies by bending your
knees and leaning in one direction or another,
depending on which way you want to go. All of these
techniques can be learned in one hour, even if you
have never been on a pair of skis in your life.
The beauty of skiing is that after you have learned
how to snow plow, and how to guide yourself on the
skis, you are ready to ski! Get on the lift, head up the
mountain, and give it a try. Control your speed by
snow plowing – go slow at first.
When you want to pick up some speed, draw your skis back in to pick
up a little speed, then push them back out into the
plow position to control that speed.
As a beginner, you should stick to the trails that are
designed for beginners. At most resorts, these trails
are marked with a green emblem. Blue trails are for
intermediate skiers, and after one day of skiing the
beginner trails, you may be ready for those trails.
The red and black trails are for experts. These trails can be
dangerous for people who don’t have the skill level
to handle them!
Avoid red & black trails until you have
had a great deal of ski instruction and experience.
You will know when you are ready!
….;-)) So enjoy…&
all the best, Tomas Berthold
tomasberthold@me.com
Skype: Tomas-030