How to Get Better at Skiing

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Summary: Ski lessons can help you get better at skiing, but are they worth it? Learn if you should take ski lessons and how to sign up in this free beginner skiing lesson on video.

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Contact: hillcrestsports.com

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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by krisskross

thanks

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by socktrooper

ok first, speak like your self, you sound like a robot with the pauses you take between sentences and if you want more views on your videos, give us how to do tricks like 360, 540s, 360 mute, backflips, zero spins. How to build home made ski rails i dunno i'm a skier and a snowmobiler if you showed us videos on how to do like tricks or w/e you would most definetely have more views. people from the site newschoolers would most definetely watch all your videos.

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by ruscabl

Thanks for all of the great tips! I am maybe just a little beyond a beginning skiier and I watched all of your beginner videos. I thought they were great and I really appreciate your help!

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How to Get Better at Skiing

Hi! This is Dave Smith with Hillcrest Ski and Sports on behalf of Expert Village. In this tutorial we will cover beginning skiing. In this clip we'll cover how to decide if you should get a lesson. Ski lessons are available at most resorts through their ski school. Once you get to the mountain, you can sign up for a lesson or a series of lessons. Many hills have packages where you can buy a series of lessons for a cheaper price than if you paid individually. Lessons are a good idea if you want to really get the basics down and need some one on one attention. Private lessons are the most expensive but probably the most beneficial as far as learning techniques rapidly. You may also choose a group lesson which is generally cheaper and may save you some money. This tutorial covers basic skiing techniques. Some of you are athletic and pick things up very quickly and just by practicing these you'll be able to be competent at beginning skiing. Others of you may find that you'd benefit from some individual attention from a professional. It kind of boils down to whether or not you feel it's worth it to spend the money to get the instruction. By spending the money you'll be able to pick these techniques up quicker and hammer home the basics so that you can build a foundation for advanced skiing. For some of you that may not be worth it. You may just want to get out there and practice what you see here to get good at the basics.