With the winter season the ski slopes begin to fill with adventurers excited to explore every centimeter that makes up the different slopes. This year you are thinking about giving this trendy sport a chance and... Go ahead! Once you get into this amazing sport where snow reigns, you won't have eyes for anything else.
Before you hit the track, it's best that you let yourself be guided by a series of tips that will come from different professionals. Only in this way will we ensure that we are going to start correctly in this sport. But since we are generous, first of all we want to give you a series of recommendations that will be perfect for you to take your first steps calmly in the world of skiing.
1. Learn the wedge well
But try to abandon it as soon as possible. If you gather your skis at the end of the turn you will ski safer and more functionally, in addition to progressing to parallel sooner. Do not hold on to the wedge because it is uncomfortable and ineffective when the slope increases or the terrain is undulating. Either way, you can always use it again when you need it.
2. Feel how each foot directs a ski
Obviously, on each foot you will have a ski that you will have to direct and at the same time, put pressure on it. When steering the ski we also unconsciously tighten it. This will be the key to skiing with pressure and safety since, the more aware we are that we are directing and pressing the feet with our legs while we flex our ankles to step hard, we will have better control of our boards.
3. Have the sensation of standing upright
Even if you have to flex your joints. If you crouch too low trying to push harder, you will be left behind, and you will not control the skis well. Having the sensation of remaining "standing" we will be able to better carry the entire weight of our body on the outside ski.
4. Control the rest of the limbs
çBe disciplined with arms and torso from the beginning. If you get used to skiing with your arms hangingyou will never be able to slide faster or on steeper slopes. If your body moves, you won't control each ski well. Focus on legs and feet and think that these are the ones that direct and control our vehicle.
5. Do the relevant checks
See if you are on the outside ski, lifting the inside from time to time. You don't have to have it raised all the way up, but make sure you can do it, or else it will mean that you are not fully balanced on the outside ski.
Finally, we remind you that through Yumping you can reserve your classes online and ski courses in any resort in the country with qualified teachers.
