Hello, my name is Pia. Hi, my name is Pete from New Generation Ski School. I hope you enjoy these videos. As a beginner
they'll help you know what to expect, but remember the best way to stay safe on
the mountain and have loads of fun is book lessons with a professional
instructor. Okay we're going to talk about how to put a ski boot on. First thing is make sure your boot is warm and completely dry. That will give you the
best chance of keeping your toes warm through the day. First thing is to make
sure that all the buckles on the boot are undone and that means you can open up the boot. To put it on you, want to open up the boot,
pull the tongue out, then it's across the one side. Once
you've done that, you'll need to stand up. You can actually twist your foot in.
The tongue is nice and flat and then you can close the boot up. To close the boot you
want to start at the top. Once you've got those two buckles done at the top, flex
into the boot and that will bring your heel into the cup of the boot at the back.
Then you can tighten up the rest of the boot. The last thing is the velcro
strap. You want this to be nice and snug just bringing the tongue into contact
with the shin. Once you've done that the elastic of your trousers can go over the
top of the boot. That will keep the snow out and you're ready to go. A lot of people have a bit of trouble
walking in ski boots when they first put them on as it obviously restricts the ankle
which is a bit awkward until you get used to it. You can walk normally just
heel and toe if it's fairly flat there really shouldn't be any problem just on
the snow. Walking in ski boots is a bit more problematic going uphill or
downhill. If you're heading uphill you want to use your toes to kick into the
snow and make your way up the slope if you're going downhill you use your heels
make your way down the slope. So we're going to show you how to put a ski on, on the flat. The first thing is to make sure the sole of the boot is clear of any
snow and to do that you can scuff it on the toe piece of the binding. Okay, once
you're confident there's no snow on there on the sole, you can line up so
check the heel piece is down. Place the toe into the toe piece. Make sure the heel
is straight. Squeeze down until you hear a reassuring click and you're in. Once
you've got one ski on, the first thing you'll do is learn to scoot along just
on one ski. If you want to keep your body weight over the top of your feet and as
you travel along make sure your body stays over your feet and you can gently
push yourself along using your feet and your poles to steady. Another thing that we have to learn is
how to pick up your skis and how to carry them so what you want to do at
first is you want to pick up your skis holding on to the bindings. When you pick
them up, you still hold them at the bindings. One you leave and the other one
you first lift. You want to make sure that one brake is on top of the other
and then you click down. Once you click them together you check
which binding is on top and then you have two ways of carrying your skis. One
way is the break that is basically underneath is the one that it's secure
and that locks the skis. So if you're holding on to the binding you can carry
them like this. The other way of carrying the skis is on your shoulder. So
what you do; you again check which brake is underneath and that ski needs to be
on top. So first of all, you want to pick them up here turn them around and you want to put it onto the shoulder. You just rest your arm here and because the
brakes are clicked together, it's secure and you're good to go. So now let's chat about your
ski poles. The first thing you want to make sure is that they're at the right
length. You can first of all turn the pole around and you hold it under this. Yeah
so this is the part that basically goes in the snow. You want to make sure
that when you put your pole down you have a right angle in your arm here. Yeah
this is usually a ninety-degree angle. The next thing you want to make sure
that the length of the strap is long enough that you have possibility to put
your hand in. You put your hand from the bottom up and you hold the strap with it.
And then you're ready to go. So the first thing we want to learn is how to do a snowplough and how to safely stop. So the snowplough, we also call a pizza
position. So what you want to do is you want to gently lean forward onto your
boots you want to keep your hands in front and to form a snowplough position
you want to push your heels apart. In this kind of position. A very
important thing here is to be careful that your skis in front
don't cross so you really want to have your the tips of your skis just ten
centimetres apart. And you also want to engage your knees by pushing the knees a little bit inside and you press down. This way you're going to also use the
edge which is going to stop you really effectively. So when you're a beginner
and you're learning how to ski. The first lift that you're probably going to use
is magic carpet. So if you're skiing with poles the first thing you want to do is
you want to unhook your poles and you want to grab them in one hand. Just
before going on to the magic carpet you want to use what I call baby steps.
So really going slowly, moving your skis in parallel position forward. Balance
your body weight on both skis and stand parallel leaning forward. Once you're on
the magic carpet you just remain still, relaxed and you look forward. Then
exiting the magic carpet - you just lean forward, stand parallel and the magic carpet is basically going to push you off very
gently. Once you feel that both of your skis are on the snow, you just try and
move aside either right or left. Then use the snowplough to stop. In this video we're gonna talk about how to use a drag lift or often also called a
button lift. So again if you were skiing with poles the first thing you want to
do is you want to unhook your poles and you want to grab them in one hand. So in my case the drag lift is on the right side that's why I'm going to grab the poles
in my opposite hand so my right hand is free to grab the drag lift. Then you
have two options, so one is that the liftie is going to tell you when is the right
time to use the drag lift or there is a semaphore and you wait for a green light
so when you are the next in line to use it, you want to use your right hand to
get the drag lift, then you want to make sure that your skis are parallel and you
want to put the drag lift between your legs. The most important thing here
you stand up, skis parallel and the drag lift is gonna basically pull you forward. Then
once you are at the top and you want to get off the drag lift the very important
thing to do is to wait until it's flat or even a little bit downhill. That's
the time when you want to pull your drag down and away and then you basically
just keep parallel moving to the side and waiting for your instructor. Okay so you're fairly confident in getting around the mound from the bit
and it's time to take your first chair lift. As with all lifts, safety is important so
we do advise that the first time you do this with someone who knows what they're
doing and ideally with an instructor. Once you're into the queue you'll see
the gates opening and closing ahead of you as people move through onto the
chairlift. You want to make sure that once you're up to the gate you're ready
to move nice and quickly. Once the gate opens and there'll be a stop area
normally indicated by a red line or a stop sign on the mat and move forward
into the area, nice and quickly. Then you can look over your shoulder as the
chairlift comes around. Get your poles in one hand put a hand back guide yourself
down onto the seat. Then once you've moved away and you're sat down bring the
bar down over your head and you're off. Getting off the chairlift; as you approach
the station you want to be ready to put the bar up. You want to bring the ski
tips up, making sure that they're pointing up just a little bit. Stand up
with your skis parallel and then either push yourself forward or use the
momentum to slide forward and just slide straight ahead with your skis parallel.
Once you're in some space just check around you you can slow down with a
small plough or make a turn away from the lift area.
