How to Make Parallel Turns-Tips for Improving Your Skiing || REI 

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Same here!

That's amazing to hear Carrie! Glad we could help!

Have you found a way to get around this? I'm new to skiing and I'm having the same problem, lol

@@confused_shark2537 My first three days skiing were terrible and I had the same issue. I could only do Z turns and pizza doesn’t actually help when you’re off the bunny slopes. If my skis pointed down the hill I freaked out and threw myself to the ground. On the 4th day, on a very slight decline, I just tried mimicking the smooth side to side C turns that everyone else was doing, and it suddenly clicked. It’s as simple as shifting weight from one foot to the other. Leaning on this foot will turn you this way, leaning on the other foot will turn you that way. As you complete one C turn, your skis carve into the snow and slow you down. At the end of the turn, you shift your weight to your other foot, and your skis carve into the snow and slow you down again. Rinse and repeat!

@@confused_shark2537 unrelated to skill, but if you can, try and find a resort with fewer people/beginner-oriented and go during off days/hours. You don’t need to go to the best/popular resorts if you’re just learning, it’s better to have enough room to practice.

She truly is, thank you for watching!

You're welcome! We're so happy to know it helped you.

Thanks for watching! We're glad you found the video helpful. ⛷️

Happy to hear you found it useful! 👍

We're cheering for you. Good luck!

@@rei thank you!

Would love to know what you mean by that

Thanks for watching!

Can you explain what you mean by "A framing"?

@@cerenademe9433 At minute (4.20) you can see that the lower legs are somewhat convergent at the knee and not quite parallel. If pronounced enough, this will lead to off tracking ( both Skis not quite completing the same tasks during the parallel turn ) For example, one ski (outside) would be on a higher edge than the other . . . and in extreme cases, the inside (uphill ) Ski could be noticeably flatter than the outside (downhill ) Ski. This will lead to control issues . . .

@@ardenpowers7730 Gotcha - thanks!

@@cerenademe9433 You're welcome :)

Yes, it for sure gets better. Your legs are wiped because your body is overcompensating for the work that the skis and boots are designed to do. Once you ski a couple more times the 'fear factor' will subside and you'll relax into the motion and you'll feel much less tight and fatigued in your legs. I'm just learning myself, but already notice the difference after just 5 or 6 times.

I notice im able to do more and more runs each time i ski, considering that im getting better and better each time!! Also, im noticing my boots are makes a huge difference cause you gotta break them in and adjust them to your liking.

Another thing that I slowly realized over the years is that the more your thigs hurt the more your leaning back.

You don't lean into the hill. You lean away from the hill and over your outside ski

do you have closed captioning on?

No problems here with longer skis, but these are too long, too wide and poor turning radius for this level of instruction. Yifan, you are obviously a newer skier. Once you learn how to ski, you will understand how to vary your technique for a longer ski.

twintip skis should be about 10cm shorter than your height

She's a pro :)

As a beginner, I used skis that are shorter than the the suggested.

Simply put, if you continue to turn until you're pointing uphill you will stop. At some point you will be going slow enough to turn your skis back down the hill, which will increase your speed. But as you continue the turn across then hill - then slightly up hill again you will slow down again. --- so, faster, faster, faster, slower, slower, slower throughout the turn as you go more downhill then across and up the hill. .... all of this is done in a balanced stance which changes as your speed and the shape of the hill changes.

@@jashayou Thanks! I'll continue my practice this ski season

Yes! Just start small and work at your own pace. Don't take too big of bites.

I will..thanks 😊🙏

@@JackBosphorus I have instructed many new Skiers over 70 !

You can do it, just take your time. I started at 49 and have been going every year for the last 7 in a row. Keep up your cardio and strength conditioning it helps alot when you go skiing. I love it. Our family motto "Ski For Life" ! Have fun.

@@kevincrosby1917 Thanks for your encouragement!🙏😊

We all like to dream about going places and doing things that are new and exciting. Starting with a dream is the first step in making it a reality.

Hope you have fun on the mountains

Your channel is trash.

You are trash if you think this wrong

I just check one of your video following the comments you posted. Take it for granted, I won't subscribe to your channel for obvious technical matter.

Why? Seems to make sense to me. But, I can't seem to figure out how to move to this level with my skiing. This vid seems helpful. I will try it tomorrow on the green and blues here at BC. What would you recommend instead? Thanks.

@@guigui5757 And yet you couldn't explain why it is trash. I guess that takes the ability to Think rather than just React.