Re: to become a casual skiier
- From: "mm" <amanda772008@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 6 Mar 2007 19:41:47 -0800
On Mar 6, 7:25 pm, "Wayne Decker" <wdec...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The main thing to remember about lessons is that the instructor can only
take you as far as your conditioning, athletic ability, willingness to
practice, motivation, skill, ability to put your natural fears and phobias
aside, ability to listen and apply his or her recommendations, etc. will
allow. While your instructor can explain balance, pressure, edging,
rotation, compression, etc. Unless you can put them into practice--nothing
happens.
So what kind of athlete are you? How coachable are you?
How motivated are you? The answer to that will tell you how many
lessons you will need. I've seen adults skiing parallel and ready for the
expert slopes in a single day or less.
They must have done similar sports.
I've also seen adults get no further than the pen despite days and
days of lessons. Believe me, that isn't the instructors fault.
Of course not.
The biggest need for beginners is time on the slopes to put what you
learned into "muscle memory" so that each motion becomes second
nature--then you can build upon each.
Take your lesson. Let the instructor give you a drill or 2 to work on. Then
practice, practice, practice.
Then season pass is needed. I wouldn't mind doing that but my
job .. . Welll, I'll see. If I can get into this thing and get away
from the mundane of faily life afafirs, that'd be great.
In terms of danger: "Skiing is a dangerous sport. Accidents can and do
happen resulting in injury and even death."...from the release that you
agree to every time you buy a ticket or rent equipment. Remember that the
better a skier you are, the safer you are. In my own experience-and I've
been skiing for 32 years--I have gotten injured 3 times. The first time it
was my fault. That time was very serious. And I deserved it. It was 30
years ago and I was showing off. the other 2 times were from being run into
from behind by newbi snowboarders who weren't looking and paying attention.
I consider that a pretty good record considering I ski between 80 and 100
days a year. Day for day, I've had more mishaps driving than skiing.
BUT--and this is important-- I WERE A HELMET. Not because I fear my own
skill or because it is cool--because I don't trust others on the slopes.
I once had head on collison with a newbie doing roller blading. We
both were new but she was heading toward me. Lucky that I didn't get
permanent back injury. It hurt for a few days.
BTW I'm 56. I have skiing friends that are octogenarians. Skiing knows no
age limit.
I have nevere been athletic, not y chocie but academic work + not
being in the right climate for my nasal codntion kept me from doing a
lot of things I would have tried.
As for gear: remember that your boots are the most important piece of
equipment. If you are even half way serious about the sport, get your own
boots. Ask around. Get them from a reputable, expiriensed boot fitter.
You mean, buy a used one from the store like REI?
Have custom footbeds made. This is really worth it.---and don't buckle the
instep buckle so tight that it cuts off the circulation to your toes and
breaks any of your metatarsals.
One last piece of advice for you to ignore. Don't try to ski runs your
ability won't let you ski comfortably. Don't let friends sandbag you. Stay
on the green until you are sure you are ready for blue. Stay on the blue
until you are sure your are ready for black. Trust yourself. You want to
have fun--not be screaming internally with fright and panic. I see "skiers"
all the time in places where they really shouldn't be. They become a
danger to themselves and to me.
People don't have the ability to determine where they belong. Now I am
scared, to be run over by them:)
I generally don't ski in the Tahoe area--or I'd invite you to come share a
day with me. I live 35 minutes south of Mammoth in Bishop.
I heard that place. It's by LA?
It's kind of silly for me to head to Tahoe when the largest single resort on
the west coast is in my backyard.
No wonder you have been skiiing most of your life.
I hope I answered some of your questions.
You did. Thanks.
"mm" <amanda772...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I don't have the time nor the money to pursue skiiing as a hobby, ntot
to emntion that I am not young ..anymore.
I visisted Tahoe in summer (loved it) and winter (the only good part
was skiiing - I took intro lesson at the time, 4 years ago and it was
fun except that the boot caused me not to finish the whole lesson when
I was gettign good at it; that after vowing 10 years earlier to NVER
try skiing after seeing someone hurt her knee in an event in the
snow).
I now live so close to Tahoe that it'd be a bummer not to get up there
and view the scenary.
My questions are (I am not going to rent boot because I want it to be
a perefect fit)
- how many lessons - group lesson is all I can afford - would I need
before I get good enough to feel like I am skiiing?
- how risky is it to get injured?
- are there groups (in CA) to join these events on weekends? How do I
got about it?
Of course, I want to understand about *waxing* and *shaped* and all
that.
I want pain free experience and so I know that owing a set of skiis
and a boto is a must for me. Beyond that what are the expenses
involved if I were to go to Heavenly? Remmeber that I need to become
good enough and so I am taking about the expenses to become good
enough.
If it is not feasible for me, I'd rather not get involved at all
investing in skis and boots.
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