re: Tried skiing today for the first time

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I don’t guess I’ve ever consciously tried to lean forward more. Any body got more tips?

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Look up the YouTube channel “stomp it tutorials” - have been a big help for me, just knowing what you are trying to work towards and have a visual on what good skiing should look like.

As for tips:
-already noted, but lean forward, you should be leaning your shins into the front of your boots. You need the front of your skis to “hook up” with the snow to make turns
-keep your upper body upright (not leaning), and facing down the hill (not the direction you are turning
-turns are all about edge angle
1. Start by flexing your ankles at the beginning of turn, then your knees, then back out in reverse order as you complete the turn. This creates a smooth increase in edge angle into the middle of your turn, then a smooth decrease as your turn concludes.
2. Outside and inside ski (or uphill and downhill ski) in a turn need to have the same edge angle. Otherwise your skis turn on a different radius and that’s gonna make you unstable or fall
3. The more pressure you can put on the outside ski, the better. Use that metal edge to dig into your turns and power through icy spots, etc