Using Ski Trail Maps

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Summary: Learn how to use ski trail maps and how to understand ski trail signs in this free beginner skiing lesson on video.

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Dave Smith Dave Smith has been skiing for 21 years. He lives in Wood Village, Oregon and has been working at Hillcrest Ski and Sports as a salesman and buyer for five ye... read more

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Using Ski Trail Maps

Hi! This Is Dave Smith with Hillcrest Ski and Sports in Gresham, Oregon on behalf of Expert Village. In this tutorial we will cover beginning skiing. In this clip, we'll cover how to understand trail maps and trail signs. This is trail map. Each resort will generally have one of these. It shows things such as the names of the runs, where the chairlifts are, the ski are boundaries, parking lots, lodges, and most importantly, the difficulty ratings of each trail. Let's talk about that for a minute. The easiest trails at the resorts are marked by green circles. These are generally the areas that beginners can stick to. The intermediate trails are marked by blue squares. The advanced terrain is marked with black diamonds. These trails may or may not be groomed and should only be skied by advance level skiers. The most difficult trails are double black diamonds. These are for experts only. As a beginner, you should stay away from double black diamonds and probably black diamonds as well. As a beginner, you probably want to start out with what is referred to as the bunny hill. This may or may not be marked on your map, but it's probably a green circle. Be careful because even some green circles may have spots that can be relatively steep. Until you've spent some time practicing your technique on a very moderate slope, try to stick to the bunny hill. As you ski around, you'll see signs which tells you the names of the runs and the difficulty levels. These correspond to the ones that show up on your trail map and will help guide you so that you don't choose trails that are too advanced for your abilities.