Ski Tips - Eleven Lessons To Ease Your Fears About Skiing
The following ski tips, presented by Ski Southwest.com, are divided into eleven online ski lesson designed to ease the anxieties new or beginner skiers face as they approach the slopes. However, nothing can replace the help that you can gain from taking a ski lesson from a qualified instructor at a ski resort, as they are used to working through beginner's anxieties and fears. So please don't feel intimidated and get a lesson.
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:50:33 This page was created to provide general information on tuning & waxing your skis. There are times when this MUST be done by a professional. It's a good idea to have your equipment inspected & serviced by a qualified technician at least occasionally. However, for those do-it-yourselfers out there...have at...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:49:02 Over the last several years we've received so many emails from people who were heading to the mountains to make their very first attempt at skiing. Admittedly we used to wonder why people exhibited differing levels of anxieties. Then I was at...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:42 For some people this is the hardest part of the process. If you have no fears of heights, riding the lifts, breaking bones, etc...then proceed right on to LESSON TWO.
If you have any fears of failure, heights, etc...then you should make it a point to go to the...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:24 Great skiing starts with being in shape to handle it. The hardest part of conditioning is getting started and staying with a program. Mountain biking is a great form of pre-season conditioning as it helps to develop the same muscle groups that we use when we ski. In addition to...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:02 Now admit it...when you read this lesson title, you were thinking, "What does knowing my zodiac sign have to do with skiing?"
Not THOSE kinds of signs...but the SIGNS on a ski resort. You can actually get a lesson and be...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:46 Hey a helmet is a GREAT way to promote your favorite website, drink...etc!>>
I am often asked whether or not parents should put a helmet on their child. I began skiing way back before anyone other than ski racers wore helmets. I often thought that wearing a helmet looked...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:33 We've received a lot of emails about this one. Seems some people are a heck of lot more anxious about getting on, off or HIT BY a chair lift than they are about the actual experience of skiing itself! However, think for just a sec about how tough and unpleasant...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:17 You're probably now saying to yourself, "There's actually etiquette on the slopes!?!" Yes there is and it would be a wonderful thing if more people would abide by them. I could really comic-up this part of the lesson if we included things like:
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:05 Probably the biggest obstacle to skiing well is having one's weight in the wrong place. The next time you go skiing, spend some time watching other skiers - preferably from the side of a run. Notice how they position their bodies over their skis. Watch a beginning skier. He will...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:37:52 We've all watched skiers hook up some nice turns and think to ourselves, "Man I wish I could do that!" My brother-in-law, Bob is one of those guys. I can ski as fast as the next person and faster than most and I can make some nice carves and turns....
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:37:37 Once a Skier has progressed to confident parallel turns, the next big challenge is to learn to carve the turn correctly and efficiently. A properly carved Ski requires less effort to work, and gives higher levels of control and stability...and fun!
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:37:09 I've heard it all. Many have written me about how Southern skiers have to be among the best skiers anywhere BECAUSE if you can ski some of the conditions we get around here...you can ski anywhere. That's somewhat true. We may see a bit more ice than say Colorado...but if...
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:36:50 After you have some experience, you find yourself longing to try those slopes you've heard all your friends rave about - you know them...Tom Terrific, Balderdash, White Lightning, Top Gun (among others in the High Country)...or Shay's Revenge (particularly Lowes Shays). The only two obstacles between you and being able...
Over the last several years we've received so many emails from people who were heading to the mountains to make their very first attempt at skiing. Admittedly we used to wonder why people exhibited differing levels of anxieties. Then I was at...
Not THOSE kinds of signs...but the SIGNS on a ski resort. You can actually get a lesson and be...
