Is This Your First Time Skiing?

Is This Your First Time Skiing?

I will attempt to give "you" as a newbie at downhill skiing a few beginners tips, you mind find useful to get the best out of your initial experience.

1. I would recommend that your first experience of skiing, should be done when the slopes are at their quietest, so don't choose weekends and if your flying away definately not during school vacation, as this is by far the busiest time.
2. Determine how you yourself learn practical things, are you a watcher, an analyser, or a doer, what I mean by this is, do you learn best by watching an expert (instructor) or by trying to understand how he does things he does :0 and where he places his weight during a turn for example, this would be the analyser,or are you a doer, and just get on the slopes and sink or swim for want of a better phrase. No way in particular is better than the other, its purely a personal thing.
3. Your first lesson will obviously be heavily weighted toward the skills required to stop yourself when required and turn when required, if you can master these techniques, early in your skiing career, then the world is your oyster, because you will then be able to control your speed and angle of descent down the mountainside :) essential in my opinion.
4. For your fist attempt, staying on the beginner slopes would be my recommendation, at least for the first day or until, you can manage the points in "step 3" above, or until your confidence builds, ensure you know the difficulty ratings for the piste.

• Black - Expert
• Red - Intermediate
• Blue-Beginner/Intermediate
• Green - Beginner

I would just like to finish by saying go out and have some fun, and remember to take it easy, the more relaxed you are, the quicker you will learn. If you wanted to prepare yourself physically, then take a look at the best Skier Fitness Program! available.