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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Going On A Ski Vacation But Don't Know How To Ski?

By Cecilia Burke


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 vacation anyway! You can learn how to ski, and you will have a great time doing it. 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 to ski is quite easy. Most resorts have a ski school on the premises, and lessons are reasonably priced. Group and private lessons are usually offered. It's ideal if you make an appointment before you arrive, though. Doing so will ensure that you can start your lessons right away.

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 those boots will require you to do so with your knees slightly bent, but you'll get used to it.

The first maneuver that you'll be taught is the snow plow. You'll be using your skis like they are snow plows. You stop by moving the back of the skis to outwards slowly. You bend your knees and lean the direction you want to go to navigate. You can learn all these within an hour.

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! So go try your hand at skiing. Control your speed by snow plowing - go slow at first. You can increase your speed by drawing your skis back, and bringing them back to the snow plow position so you can control how fast you're going.

Be sure to stay within the beginner trails. At most resorts, these trails are marked with a green emblem. You can proceed to intermediate trails, which are marked blue, after you finish a day at the beginner trails. The black trails are for experts. Only the expert skiers should go on these, since these can be very dangerous if you aren't skilled enough. You should gain plenty of experience and instruction before going on those black trails. You will know when you are ready!




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