What is the best instructional ski video?
Tommy asked:
I’d like a video that teaches the proper way to ski and also how to handle things like how to get up if you fall down, how to adjust to different conditions, etc. 3 of my family members are intermediate, and 1 is a beginner. I
I am planning on getting lessons for everyone too. I just thought it would be nice to watch a video that goes through some of the basics about some circumstances I may not be familiar with.
Mia
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I’d like a video that teaches the proper way to ski and also how to handle things like how to get up if you fall down, how to adjust to different conditions, etc. 3 of my family members are intermediate, and 1 is a beginner. I
I am planning on getting lessons for everyone too. I just thought it would be nice to watch a video that goes through some of the basics about some circumstances I may not be familiar with.
Mia
October 24th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Evelyn
You CANNOT learn skiing by watching. You can only learn by doing. Invest your money in ski lessons by a professional.
Here’s why:
There are an infinite number of possible scenarios, even for just getting up after a fall. One ski lost, two skis lost, slope angle, snow conditions (soft or ice – each proves to have different problems associated with them). A video cannot possibly solve all of this for you. You need to experience the physics behind it, first hand.
You can only learn by going out there and actually DOING.
I have skied my whole life (30 years now). I have ski instructed for five years, coached juniors in racing. I promise you, any video you find will be of very limited value. There may be a few tidbits of info here and there, but WATCHING is no substitute for DOING.
If your “intermediate” skiers in the family have not received lessons yet, GET THEM.
A ski instructor starts from the ground up with beginners, and there is a very specific sequence that is needed to teach proper balance, stopping, turning, etc. Your instructor will give you individualized “thought buzzers” to keep in your brain. One such thought buzzer is “squishing the spider”. If you don’t get lessons, you won’t know what that means. And I can tell every beginner on the bunny hill that hasn’t gotten lessons, because they are definitely not “squishing the spider”.
If your intermediates in the family get lessons, even one lesson, it will help them immensely. I remember working with one lady for an hour. She was a blue groomer type, and after the hour, her husband came by, and just couldn’t believe the improvement that had happened in that short time.
Hopefully this encourages you to get away from the video notion and go get lessons! I know lessons are expensive, but you won’t need many, and what’s the point in paying for tickets and gear and transportation to go up and flail all over the hill? You might as well get it right!
Now, if you planned on getting lessons all along, I apologize. I just **** to see people out there that have a serious potential to cause harm to others or self.
But if you plan on getting lessons anyways, then just forgo the video…it won’t help nearly as much!
October 27th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Connor
There are no good instructional videos. The only way to learn good technique is through lessons, and the only way to learn to handle a situation is to encounter it.