2007-09-12 21:14:21 · 5 answers · asked by 298 1 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Snow Skiing
That depends on what kind of skiing you are planning to do. There are several kinds of skiing and then various styles beyond the basics.
You have two basic styles, Alpine and Nordic. Alpine skiing is your basic "heels locked into the ski binding, downhill" skiing. Then you have Nordic skiing where only the toe is bound to the ski and the heel is free.
Nordic skiing has several sub categories...Cross-Country, Ski Jumping, and Telemark are the the three biggies.
In Cross Country, there are several styles and techniques that use different equipment. Touring, is the basic style. You stay on groomed or maintained ski trails. Backcountry Touring is similar, but goes off trail, uses a wider ski with an edge and is a bit more challenging. Skate Skiing is XC skiing on short racing skate-like skis.
Ski Jumping is just that...big, fat, skis you use to jump off big, fat ramps.
Telemark is more closely related to Alpine in the fact that most Telemarkers only ski downhill (unless they are shlepping it in the backcountry). The skis are similar to Alpine skis, except the bindings are not lockled at the heel and the turns are executed in totally different manner.
Back to Alpine....This is the most popular form. I call it "Lift-Serviced Alpine" skiing. You put on the boots, step into the bindings, and away you go. The only sub category is Alpine Touring, or Randonee skiing. This is Backcountry skiing. You ski with the heels locked down, but the bindings can be opened in the back allowing one to ski XC style when traversing flat ground or going uphill. All of the other alpine disciplines use the same basic techniques and basic equipment. While there are VAST differences between a hot-dog trick skiier's equipment and a downhill racer's equipment, to the untrained eye, the skis would look very similar. Turning is done relatively the same way. But techniques used to jump are a lot different than those used to race.
2007-09-13 03:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Willie D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to learn is to take a lesson with an instructor. It is impossible to describe how to ski to somebody online.
2007-09-13 18:15:12 · answer #2 · answered by pctorab 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the skies on your feet, put the picks in your hands, push yourself down hill and go side to side with your balance. Need anymore free intrusions?
Personally go get yourself a cute instructor that you know that you will be hanging on to every word!
2007-09-13 04:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use ski equipments.
2007-09-13 04:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Z..D.. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That hard to explain. You just.. Balance and well... Push!
2007-09-13 04:18:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋