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petak, 9. prosinca 2016.

Beginner ski lesson


Choosing a slope - how to choose a suitable place for first steps on skis
Higliy recomend to find a ski instructor! if not possible read below :)
This is the most important part for our safe start. We have to wear a helmet and put on ski gloves. We have to find a mild slope with a flat portion at the end where we can stop easily, usually near the beginners lift. On the flat portion we put on the skis and begin with the following exercises. With repeating the exercises you will gradually gain security and a sense of balance.

Don't jump over the steps in the ski school. You could get scared or hurt, and if you get scared you get a mind block too, so small steps and follow the correct order. Better stay a day londer on the blue track and repeat the turns than to go to the red track and then to call the ski patrol.

Don't go to the ski lift if you havend mastered the exercises on the flat slope, and always check your gear. It is important to learn how to climb before going on the lift.


Correct way of holding the poles and correct ski stance:



We can observe:
Legs are slightly bent.
The space between the skis is in the hip width, ie. natural position as in standing or walking.
There is a slight tension to the abs.

Exercises on the flat portion:



If the video doesn't start, click the link above
 
· Pushing forward on one ski.
· Pushing forward on both skis
· Ski walking
· Turn, turn with connected tips, turn with connected tails.
· Hopping, hopping fro mparallel skis to the plow.
· Skidding from the parallel position to the plow (pizza) position IMPORTANT!!!
· Getting to know the ski stance

These exercises will help you gain a sense of ballance and a sense of gliding on snow. Set aside enough time for these exercises because they are the basic for further learning.

The center of gravity of your body should bi exactly above the middle of your skis meaning the pressure should be felt somewhere around the middle of the fool and the toes, never on the heals and the back part of your ski boot. For a correct ski stance we have to stretch our arms forward, bend the knees slightly and feel the slight pressure on the tounge of our ski boot. Remember, no one ever falls on their head if they lean forward, at the beginning everybody falls on their back.
Basic elements - BASIC SKI SCHOOL
After you've repeated the exercises on the flat, it is time to move forward.
NOTICE: GRADUALLY INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF YOUR DESCENT so you start at 2-3m and then get to 10-15m at the end.


1. Climbing (= With parallel skis, or fishbone)
2. Turning (towards the valley: tips connected and facing the valley, towards the hill: tails connected, and tips spread in a V)
3. Downhill straight
4. Downhill straight with a plow for stopping at the end
5. Left turn
6. Right turn






1.Climbing: We set the skis parallel so they are poining vertically towards the slope, mildly to the curb so the knees are lightly bent towards the hill, we hold ourselves with the poles and climb in little steps.

2.Turning: We set the poles in front of ourselves to help us in the incline. Tips of the skis are close, tails are far apart.

3.Downhill: We take the lower stance, push ourselves forward with the poles, lean our body forward. Poles don't touch the snow. We stop at the flat and climb again and go downhill with a plow at the end.

4.Plow (Pizza)

· We take a lower stance
· We go downhill
· We push the knees to the inside and lean forward, the ski tails we push outward.
· We try to set the skis so as to put the tips close and the tails far apart.
· When we control the speed and we can stop when we want to, we've mastered the plow
The plow is our most important element, we don't go forward until we've mastered it.
Frequent mistakes: Pushing the knees together, leaning on your heals, crossing the tips, stretched out legs, flapping your hands, leaning to far back.

5. Left turn

1. We go downhill straight keeping the poles horizontally in our hands.
2. We make a plow
3. We keep the plow and put weight on the right ski by: putting both poles to the right knee, leaning to the right and forward. Skis must be on the inside curbs. Knees slightly bent and inward, not touching.

6.Right turn

1. We go downhill straight
2. We make a plow, keeping the poles horizontally in our hands.
3. We keep the plow and put weight on the left ski by: putting both poles to the right knee, leaning to the left and forward. Skis must be on the inside curbs. Knees slightly bent and inward, not touching.

After we've mastered the turns while holding the poles horizontally...
We continue to make turns in the correct ski position: poles in hands, hands straight, shifting the weight in the turn enables us to lean with the body to the outer ski, pressure to the toeas and to the side (left turn right side, right turn left side).

Frequent mistakes: leaning on your heals, leaning to far back; solution: Leaning forward and stretching the hands more to the front. 
To learn these elements you'll need a day on average, some will make it in half an hour, and some might need three days. Don't forget  to do the exercises in the correct order as described.

After we've learned the turns, we can change the size of the bend, connect several same or different turns, increase the speed of the turns as long as we feel comfortable. We're ready for the blue slope and for driving the ski lift.

Watch out so you don't end up as in this video :)


IMPORTANT FOR DRIVING THE SKI LIFT (PLATE OR ANCHOR)
1. Point the skis in the direction of the pull force (parallel)
2. Take the plate or the anchor, put it between your legs and DON'T SIT ON IT.  Keep standing and let it drag you.


Good luck!!!