Give Ski Advice in Five Words or Less

[bbinder]

Take time to be safe

 

[AtleB]

All is better with speed

 

[FallLineManiac]

The ski turns the foot

 

[FallLineManiac]

Speed hides lack of skills

 

[grandshervee]

Make Figure 11.
More French Fries, Less Pizza.

 

[Michael V]

pointy end goes downhill.

 

[jclee]

Steer with outside toe pressure

 

[givethepigeye]

zee hands out front

 

[Shawn]

Be young. Have fun. Drink Pepsi Hydrate

 

[Slemers]

Haha, I was gonna say “Don’t follow me”!
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I asked a guy at Timberline how skiing the Palmer lift was in the summer and he said "Avoid the cheese grater at all costs!"

 

[François Pugh]

Make Figure 11.
More French Fries, Less Pizza.

Curly fries for the win!

 

[Zrxman01]

Pain is only temporary…..

 

[NE1]

Pain is only temporary…..

.....Unless you did not avail yourself of the services of a top-notch boot fitter...

 

[jwtravel]

first time skiing indicates nothing

commit to 3 days

 

[mister moose]

Speed hides lack of skills

Not around here.

 

[ThomasD]

Skiing is turning.

 

[JFB]

Skiing is a controlled fall

 

[Andy Mink]

Skiing is a controlled fall

Or not.

 

[Nevadan]

Drive shins into boot tongue.

I remind myself of this frequently, and ALWAYS tell beginners and rookies it's the most important thing. At least on full cambered skis.

There was something similar early in this thread.

Another one:

Stay out of back seat.

Of course driving the shins into the boot keeps you out of the back seat.

 

[JFB]

Or not. View attachment 155789

Well played.