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Beginner's Guide to Skiing

Last Update: October 16, 2008

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Start with the basics when learning to ski. Learn skiing tips and techniques for using the feet, poles, and turning in this video from a ski instructor.

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  • Centering is important
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  • Keep tall stance

About this Author

" Bill is a former world-class freestyle competitor and elite coach. He is now the indoor ski simulator coach at the Aspen Club and Spa at John Clendenin's Ski Doctors. Laurie is a long-time aspen resident and former ski racer, she has done video and photo shoots for aspen skiing company, obermeyer and others. An avid skier, cyclist, snowshoer, and a devoted mother of two, Laurie lives for the great outdoors. She is now a realtor in aspen with morris and fyrwald real estate. "

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Video Transcript

BILL BOSTICH: Hi. Today, we are working with our ski simulator here at the Aspen Club and Spa Clendenin Ski School. The beauty of this device--and they have been around since, oh, the 50s. John Clendenin has been skiing on them since the 60's. I have been training and skiing on them since the 70's. And the beauty of this machine is you cannot cheat whether skiing or snowboarding and you learn the exercises safely indoors before you take it out on the hill. Additionally, if anybody has any bad habits or problems with their boots or with their equipment, we can diagnose that here, take care of it again before you get on the hill, so it works. Nice turns, Laurie.

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