| If you are going to ski for the first time it is advised | | | | might have you walk in just your ski boots without |
| that you take a lesson or two before you begin to | | | | your skis attached. This gives you a feeling for how |
| try to ski down a slope. Taking a lesson gives you | | | | different it is to walk in ski boots as opposed to your |
| the basic techniques involved in skiing and safety on | | | | regular shoes or sneakers. After you get sort of |
| the ski slopes. Your first lesson will go over your | | | | used to that feeling then you are to attach your skis |
| equipment and how it is used properly. The next part | | | | and walk in a straight line to get the feeling for what |
| of your initial ski lesson is to teach you to start, stop | | | | this entails. Once you understand this and have a little |
| and turn. The way in which to accomplish this is to | | | | confidence then the instructor will teach you how to |
| teach you the 'Walking Technique'.The walking | | | | turn. You will learn to turn to the right and to the left |
| technique illustrates how to walk or step with your | | | | while keeping your skis parallel just like walking. Now |
| skis on. When you learn this technique properly you | | | | that you have practiced and understand how to turn |
| will have control of your stopping and turning in a | | | | your skis to the left and right the next technique you |
| natural way. The 'Wedge Technique' is usually learned | | | | will learn is how to stop. |
| by beginners who do not take proper lessons and is | | | | Stopping yourself on the ski slope is very important |
| unnatural. With this technique the skis are turned in a | | | | and could be the difference between safety or |
| pigeon-toed position and you lead turns with the | | | | injury. When you learn and practice the 'Walking |
| wrong foot opposite to the way that you walk | | | | Technique' you will be able to turn and place the |
| naturally. In the walking technique you learn to keep | | | | edges of your skis into the snow in order to stop. |
| skis parallel so that your body weight is distributed | | | | Taking a beginners lesson is highly recommended for |
| over your skis properly and you turn utilizing the | | | | all novice skiers for their better enjoyment of their |
| natural turning method that you use in ordinary | | | | ski vacation and their safety. For more information |
| walking. | | | | about skiing click on to this link: |
| This 'Walking Technique' is taught by your skiing | | | | Copyright 2009 Harvey J. |
| instructor by utilizing several techniques. First he/she | | | | |