Ski Instructor Tips To Ski in the Forest For the First Time
By Robert Gagnon
You are ready for this new challenge. The first thing to think about is am I able to control my speed and turn easily? If you feel comfortable in blue runs, you can try few turns in the forest. Look on the side of the slope where skier have already pass behind the tree. You can find many of them in the green run. Choose a trail which pass behind few trees and come back into the slope in a short distance. You should see the exit from the entrance. More you feel comfortable to pass behind few trees and follow path like those, more you will increase your confidence to ski in the forest and improve your skills. Take the same trails few times, like this you have no surprise and can play with the speed and possibilities to change direction at different point inside the path.
Now that you are comfortable to follow this kind of imposed path, you are ready for longer run in the forest. That can be a path in a appropriate glade run. Many mountain have them marked on their trail map.
You don't know where you can find this kind of feature cause is your first time, you can consider to hire a ski instructor, he or she will be able to guide you in the right spot for your level. In any case you never go alone. If you don't know where you are going and just follow the tracks left by skier you can have a bad surprise. When you enter in the forest you have to look where you want to go only. Look the snow between the trees. Concentrate on your path cause no path going to a tree. If you have too much speed the snowplow is a better way to slow you down than to a hockey stop. The hockey stop maybe not fit between two trees or makes you lose your track in the path.
Always look ahead is the key to be aware and anticipate where you will pass. When you enter in the forest, stop and take the time to look the terrain before to start. Choose a corridor between 5 and 8 meters. Like this you focus to going forward and down better than shopping for a turn from one side to the other side of the glade. In the glade don't go over your limits cause the trees doesn't forgive.
To get the best of your experience we recommend to go with a pro who will be able to help you reach your goals. Choose a ski instructor who know what you want before at Ski Pro Connect.
Robert G. certified CSIA III CSCF II, Ski instructor since 1996. Sahoro Japan, Crested Butte Colorado, Tremblant Quebec, Coronet Peak New-Zealand, Sunshine Village Banff and Whistler are where I took my experiences. Spend most of my time in the slopes with my guests and have a good time and guide them to reach their goals is priceless.
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