| > | | | | using your skis as a snow plow. You make the back |
| If your family wants to go skiing on your next | | | | of the skis slowly move outwards, away from your |
| vacation, but you don’t know how to ski, go | | | | body by applying pressure, this stops you. You guide |
| ahead and plan that ski vacation anyway! You can | | | | yourself on skies by bending your knees and leaning |
| learn how to ski and you will have a great time doing | | | | in one direction or another, depending on which way |
| it. You don’t even need to know the first | | | | you want to go. All of these techniques can be |
| thing about skiing before you arrive at the resort | | | | learned in one hour, even if you have never been on |
| — all of the knowledge you will need is there | | | | a pair of skis in your life. |
| waiting for you and you can literally be skiing down a | | | | The beauty of skiing is that after you have learned |
| mountain after an hour of instruction. Learning to ski | | | | how to snow plow, and how to guide yourself on |
| is really quite easy. Most resorts have a ski school on | | | | the skis, you are ready to ski! Get on the lift, head |
| the premises, and lessons are reasonably priced. | | | | up the mountain and give it a try. Control your speed |
| Group and private lessons are usually available. It is a | | | | by snow plowing — go slow at first. When |
| good idea, however, to schedule an appointment | | | | you want to pick up some speed, draw your skis |
| before you arrive at the resort. This will ensure that | | | | back in to pick up a little speed, then push them back |
| you can start learning to ski the very first hour of | | | | out into the plow position to control that speed. |
| your vacation. | | | | As a beginner, you should stick to the trails that are |
| Most ski instructors start by showing you how to | | | | designed for beginners. At most resorts, these trails |
| maneuver around with your equipment. When you | | | | are marked with a green emblem. Blue trails are for |
| are wearing ski boots, you will be inclined slightly | | | | intermediate skiers, and after one day of skiing the |
| forward — there is a reason for thisÂ…when | | | | beginner trails, you may be ready for those trails. |
| you are skiing down a mountain you will be inclined | | | | The black trails are for experts. These trails can be |
| forward! Walking in ski boots the first time is a bit | | | | dangerous for people who don’t have the skill |
| difficult — but it works just fine if you learn to | | | | level to handle them! Avoid black trails until you have |
| walk with your knees slightly bent. | | | | had a great deal of ski instruction and experience. |
| The first maneuver you will learn is called the plow, or | | | | You will know when you are ready! |
| snow plow. This is a technique that is done by literally | | | | |