The most important element for good skiing is having a correct body stance. Develop this at the start and you will make faster progress to the more...
Category - The Fundamentals of Skiing
In this Section Martin Heckelman presents 25 Video Tutorials covering the Fundamentals of how to Ski. The Videos are extracted from both the SkiTips 1 App for iPhone and iPad and from the eBook “Learn to Ski”. The technique covers every level from Beginner right through to strong intermediate. The App comes in 4 languages – English, French, German and Italian.
The Star Turn is an easy way to turn around when you are standing on a flat or gentle slope. To turn, leave the ski tips in place and step the tails...
Everybody falls and everybody needs to get up! Its essential to learn how to get up easily and safely. Place your skis below you so they are...
The Wedge, which is also referred to as a snowplow, is a good means of slowing down or stopping when skiing on a gentle hill at slow speeds. The key...
Except when shussing the fall-line, your body should always be in the Traverse position. Having a good traverse position is very important as its the...
This is the easiest way to climb up a medium or steep slope. You also learn how to understand and feel where the fall-line of the slope is and how to...
This is a good way to climb up an easy slope. You also learn how to use your ankles and feet to set your edges and how to transfer your weight from...
Side slipping is a good way to descend a steep slope that you don’t feel confident skiing turns. Its also an excellent exercise to learn how to...
Skiers ‘skate’ to move quickly across a flat terrain. When skating, you learn how to properly use your ski edges, how to roll your feet...
Many ski schools teach beginners to turn using a ‘wedge’ or ‘Snow-plow’. In this turn the knees and skis are rolled towards each other, placing the...