| Many people hesitate to plan a ski vacation, as they | | | | there is a reason for this. When a skier is skiing down |
| do not know how to ski. To them, it is simply out of | | | | a mountain, they will be inclined forward. Walking in |
| the question. Little do they know that a big part of | | | | ski boots the first time is a bit difficult - but it works |
| most ski packages at ski resorts is to invite and | | | | just fine if learned to walk with the knees slightly |
| welcome beginner skiers. | | | | bent. |
| If the family decides they want to do something | | | | Several maneuvers will need to be learned, with the |
| different on their vacation, go ahead and book a ski | | | | first maneuver being called the plow, or snow-plow. |
| resort! At the end of the vacation, everyone will be | | | | This is a technique that is done by literally using your |
| a more experienced skier by having learned how to | | | | skis as a snow plow. You make the back of the skis |
| ski, and had a great time doing it. | | | | slowly move outwards, away from the body by |
| When the ski resort is booked, make sure that | | | | applying pressure - and this will then stop a person. |
| beginning ski lessons and package deals are available | | | | You guide yourself on skies by bending your knees |
| in both private and group sessions. Instructors from | | | | and leaning in one direction or another, depending on |
| ski clubs will be available, with lifts taking the whole | | | | which way you want to go. All of these techniques |
| family to the top - slow and easy. Lessons and ski | | | | can be learned in one hour, even if a person has |
| knowledge will be something waiting for your first | | | | never been on a pair of skis in their life. |
| day on the slope, and you can literally be skiing down | | | | The beauty of skiing is that after you have learned |
| a mountain after an hour of instruction. | | | | how to snow plow, and have learned how to guide |
| Try to choose a ski resort that has beginning skiing | | | | on the skis, a person is ready to ski! Get on the lift, |
| with trainers from a ski club or school; this would be | | | | head up the mountain for a beginner's trail, and give it |
| the best choice. Learning to ski is really quite easy, | | | | a try. Control your speed by snow plowing , while |
| but it helps to have highly qualified teachers. Also, if | | | | going very slowly at first. When you want to pick up |
| there is a local ski club or school, it would be better | | | | some speed, draw your skis back in, in order to pick |
| to learn from there first - to go back repeatedly, | | | | up a little more speed, then push them back out into |
| other than just one week-end. Most resorts actually | | | | the plow position to control that speed. As a |
| have a ski school on the premises, and lessons are | | | | beginner, you should stick to the trails that are |
| reasonably priced in group and private lessons, but | | | | designed for beginners. At most resorts, these trails |
| not all. | | | | are marked with a green emblem. |
| Some ski resorts cater to more advanced skiers, so | | | | Blue trails are for intermediate skiers, and after one |
| try to make sure the ski resort is the one needed. It | | | | day of skiing the beginner trails, you may be ready |
| is a good idea, however, to schedule a training | | | | for those trails. The black trails are for experts. |
| appointment before you arrive at the resort. This will | | | | These trails can be dangerous for people who do not |
| ensure that you can start learning to ski the very | | | | have the skill level to handle them, so try to avoid |
| first hour of your vacation. | | | | black trails until you have had a great deal of ski |
| When the first lessons begin, most ski instructors | | | | instruction and experience. You will know when you |
| start by showing the new skier how to maneuver | | | | are ready, by how you feel and the opinion of the |
| around with their equipment. When wearing ski boots, | | | | instructors. |
| their body position will be inclined slightly forward - | | | | |