A friend of mine invited me to go skiing, and I decided to go. It was very fun and I may have a new obsession. I’m probably going to go atleast 2 more times this year and just rent.
Hopefully, Ill be able to save enough to get my own gear and a season pass at a independent place nearish to me.
I was doing the shorter blue runs by the end of the day, because my friend was pretty good teacher, but what are some good resources to learning skiing techniques, and what’s the best way to get discount gear?
Heck yeah buddy! Welcome to the sport! I’m a big proponent of getting lessons if you can. No matter what your ability is, from beginner to seasoned racer, there’s always something you can do to progress. Barring that, it’s hard to give tips without seeing your form. But if you post a video, I can help. I’m sure that there are resources online that I’m unaware of.
Many ski shops have summer sales on gear, so if you get on their mailing lists then you can get deep discounts on equipment in the off-season. I haven’t bought anything full price in years.
Source: Former competitive racer and slopestyle skier
Let me know if you have any more questions. :)
Second the summer sales. Having your own equipment will help your progression and comfort level. You might be surprised by how much it helps to consistently be using the same gear allowing you to learn the intricacies.
No video from this trip. It was just a guy’s hangout trip, and the other new skier needed alot more attention from our one experienced skier.
I’m sure my form is terrible, all I really learned past French fry/Pizza Slice was really wide turns. There is a 0% chance I was really carving because I was turning with my chest and not isolating my upper and lower body.
I mostly just abused that my athletic background involves a ton of balance based combat sports (American Football, Wrestling, Judo). I fell down 5 times and 2 of them were on purpose so I could learn how to get up before trying a ski lift hill. Getting up is stupid and I don’t like it, I may just opt to never fall again 🙃
Carving - real carving - is relatively advanced. Nobody gets that their first day, maybe not their first 20 days if they’re just up for fun. Just focus on traversing, controlling speed through turns, and gaining confidence. If you get the hang of those you can ski anything. Carving just let’s you ski anything with style.
As a former ski instructor, I’ve observed that having an athletic background helps speed the learning process more then anything by far, because a ton of the skills you need in skiing (like stance, eye discipline, etc.) transfer from other sports really well. When I taught I always made a point to ask my students what other sports they did and try incorporate that into the lesson.