Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:52 pm
rlshattuck wrote:BUT YOU LIVE IN COLORADO!!!! . . .
Half of Colorado is flat.
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rlshattuck wrote:BUT YOU LIVE IN COLORADO!!!! . . .
For what it’s worth I have never taken a formal lesson,
welle wrote:Teaching yourself to ski is a recipe for disaster.
catullus wrote:
In most sports, I like going up more than going down anyway (mountain biking, climbing, road biking, running), so I figure I'll like going up just as much as going down w/ skiing too.
sneakyracer wrote:Hi, Skiing is easy to learn but tough to master.
You really need a few days of good quality instruction at one of the good resorts available. Choose one in your price range and location with a decent school. You dont need nothing fancy.
First learn how to stop and turn. It takes a while to be fully comfortable with the heavy plastic boots and skis.
I would say that after 30 full days of skiing (not consecutive obviously but try to get a few consecutive days from time to time) you will be quite able to deal with most smooth slopes quite well and have fun in a wider variety of terrain. Handling bumps on steep terrain will take a bit more. Practice makes perfect. Take a class from time to time as you advance.
In the backcountry you can get in trouble real fast while skiing so its best to be quite a good skier before you adventure into tricky unmantained terrain.
don't listen to the DIY video proponents, I already know two people this season alone who tore their ACL and meniscus trying to teach themselves how to ski. Nothing worse than wasting not only your snow season, but also a climbing season ahead. Yes, you may be a rare prodigy and gifted with excellent memory and brain-muscle coordination, but I don't think you want to chance the opposite
welle wrote:Get a part-time job at a ski resort. Teaching yourself to ski is a recipe for disaster. On East Coast, they have all sorts of beginner packages that include lift tix, rentals and lessons that are just over $100 for 3 days, some even throw in season passes at the end. Would you rather pay that or medical bills and impede your climbing? Usually, lower mountain (bunny slope) lift tix are cheaper or free if you want to hike up. I would still pay for lessons unless you have a friend that is willing to teach you, even then it does not compare to qualified instruction.
OJ Loenneker wrote:But what do I know, I prefer to ride a Splitboard...
OOG wrote:
Snowboarding might be a completely different story, I don't know because I've never done it and I never will, so I don't feel qualified to give advice on that.