Skiing skills

In the process of skiing, you must first choose the necessary snow equipment, and then become familiar with skiing and understand the skills of walking, posture, method, deceleration, turning, and falling.

Choose and wear ski equipment correctly

Choose appropriate ski boots, skis, and ski poles, and do warm-up activities at the primary practice ground of the ski resort. The correct choice is: suitable boots should allow your shins, heels, and insteps to be held tightly without feeling pressure, your ankle joints should be able to bend, and your toes should be able to move and grip the ground. In short, the boots and feet should become a whole.

The correct way to hold the pole is: first put your hand through the strap of the pole, and then hold the strap in your hand, so that if you fall, the pole will not be thrown out subconsciously. After putting on the board, place the poles on both sides of your body on the snow to help balance, and at the same time move your feet forward and backward on the board to adapt to the snowboard.

Before putting on the skis, place the two skis on the flat ground and put them on one after another with the support of the poles in both hands: first put the front soles into the ski bindings. When getting on the skis, just put the back Lift the upper binding, insert the front end of the ski boot into the groove of the front binding, and press down the heel of the ski boot. When you hear a "pop" sound, the binding has tightened the front and rear ends of the ski boot. Stuck on skis. When standing on the snow, remember not to let your feet dangling in the boots just for comfort, as this may sprain your feet. When walking in the snow with snow boots, walk moderately and land with your heels first.

Walking while skiing:

Although you are skiing, there are always times when you need to walk. You can go straight on a relatively flat place, that is, the snowboard is parallel to the direction of travel. The steeper ones are like crabs. It is better for beginners to take off their skis and put them back on somewhere. Before taking off or loading skis on a slope, adjust the skis so that they are perpendicular to the trail to prevent the skis from being thrown away and leaving you free to go down the slope.

Skiing posture:

Knees slightly bent. Keep your eyes straight into the distance rather than staring at the tip of your skis. The center of gravity should be forward, not backward, and the calves should be pressed forward to press the snow boots firmly. Hold the snow poles in both hands and raise them forward, with your elbows slightly bent. Beginners should not put their gloves in the rope sleeve of the stick handle.

Ways of skiing:

1. Downhill skiing method: that is, sliding in a straight line. The specific method is as follows: put your feet on the skis, stand facing the direction you are about to slide, and keep the up and down sides of the skis The left and right sides must be kept parallel, and the distance between the two boards should be kept the same width as the shoulders and knees. The upper body and knees should be slightly tilted forward. The lower side of the back is 30 to 40 cm away from the ground, and the front and back are slightly shaped like a figure of eight. When skating, bend the arms forward and raise them, and then firmly place the tip of the stick on the ground behind both sides of the board to start gliding. When downhill, the force of the two snowboards must be even. When sliding, look ahead, and relax your body and do not tense up.

2. Lateral stay method: Stand with your upper body naturally, with the distance between the two boards shoulder-width apart, jump equally on the vertical line in the sliding direction, push on the ground with the outside of the upper foot and the inside of the lower foot.

3. Plow stay method: First, hold both poles toward your side down the mountain (the distance exceeds the front half of the snowboard and is slightly wider than shoulder width). When the ski poles are supported and generate a reaction force, gradually move the original horizontal snowboard into a plow state. Lean your upper body forward, tilt your knees inward, and carve the inner edges of the two boards hard into the field, so that the poles can be released.

Skiing deceleration

There are two types of snowboard shapes when skiing. Beginners use the figure-eight shape, also known as the wedge shape. When decelerating, the point of force of the feet is on the inner heels of the feet. Keep the chest and abdomen high to ensure that the center of gravity tilts forward. Learn quickly, and you will be beautiful once you master the parallel technology. In addition, unless it is on flat ground, beginners should not let the snowboard move forward parallel to each other. They should always maintain a figure of eight, pull inward when accelerating, and move outward when decelerating. Always be careful not to let the speed be too fast. When stopping, slow down slowly first and don't try to stop quickly.

Ski turns

If your body leans to the left, you will turn right; if your body leans to the right, you will turn left.

Skiing falls

The most important thing is to keep the chin close to the chest to prevent the back of the head from being hit. The second thing is to relax your limbs. A stiff body is more likely to be injured. The last thing is not to hold on hard. Once the center of gravity is lost, beginners should not try to regain control, or let them fall to avoid injury. When getting up after a fall, it is recommended that beginners take off their skis and put them back on after standing up. Remember that the skis should be perpendicular to the trail.