Skiing exercises for beginners are designed to help improve your form and turning ability while on the slopes. While some skiing exercises can be performed in a stationary position, most skiing exercises are executed as repetitive drills on beginner slopes. Skiing exercises for beginners range from turning exercises to stopping exercises.
Knee Bends
This basic skiing exercise will improve your fluidity while on the mountain and help you get into a proper skiing rhythm. Start at the top of a small slope in a basic skiing stance. As you head down the mountain, perform long radial turns to both your right and left sides. While you are performing each turn, repeatedly shift from a low stance to a high stance, flexing and extending your back to switch positions. Repeat continuously until you reach the bottom of the mountain.
Side Slip Exercise
This skiing exercise is designed to improve your edging ability and balance on the slopes. Stand at the top of a slope in traverse position with your knees bent. Rotate your head and upper body so that they are facing down the mountain. From here, extend your legs. As you extend, your skis will flatten, allowing you to slowly slide down the mountain. Rotate your knees uphill to control the speed and rate of your decent. Hold a constant speed until you reach the bottom of the hill.
Balancing Exercise
This exercise will improve your balance and ability to shift weight from one ski to the next. Stand with both skis firmly planted on a flat snowy surface. From this position, lift up your right foot, making sure that the ski stays parallel with the ground as you lift it up. Keep your left ski firmly planted on the ground. Repeat with your opposite leg. As you improve, increase the speed of the exercise, until you are marching in place.
Skiing Tall
This skiing exercise will help you maintain good posture while on the slopes. Start by skiing down the mountain your normal crouched position. As soon as you get a bit of speed, start making a series of long turns, keeping your upper torso facing downhill the entire time. As you turn, try and extend your legs, ankles and hips so that you are as straight as possible. Maintain this upright posture until you reach the base of the slope.
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