I work as a ski teacher and I wish half of my students were learning as quickly as this guy lol. Generally, I would say that the two most insurmountable obstacles for first-timers are learning to actually come to a complete stop and to plough-turn. Those who struggle with the first of the two problems seem to simply lack the necessary hip flexibility and power in their legs to create that friction which will bring you to a complete snow-plough stop. For what concerns the second one, I notice that most beginners tend to stretch and lock their inside leg when attempting a turn: this results in them edging their inside ski thus making it impossible for them to rotate it; their way of skiing looks like a bunch of aborted turns. I try to explain my students that they need to bend that inside leg and keep that inside ski flat, but some just don't get it. I also noticed that the slowest learners are unsurprisingly those who come from hot countries (Singapore & Brazil, the absolute worst), and in general I can't help but acknowledge that a lot of people never do any sports, even when back at home, and once they put their skis on, their sedentary lifestyle shows all its repercussions.
I grew up skiing when I was in grade school but couldn’t afford it after I graduated. I now have access to skiing again and this was a much needed refresher to build confidence to try it again. 🙏🏽
First day yesterday i did a green slope that was fast asf and a slope with ramps and i almost broke my leg flying off one and not landing correctly and i didnt have a lesson
Why learn that kind of turning when in reality you turn differently ? Had my first time experience this winter. On a big slope fell almost every turn. You cant turn fast enough, so it get uncomfortably fast for beginner. On the 2nd day went alone, didnt fell at all. Isnt that turning used on flat ground on normal skis ?
The theory is that if you learn that type of turning you learn important steps of rotation and pressure control so then when you go into parallel you have the tools and you don`t hit a plateau.
hi floss , thanks for the tips , i am getting back into skiing after a 10 year break , I'm 63yrs old and will use your tips , great video and look forward to more info on your next video cheers ,, rob in Australia
Thanks Rob for your comments. Enjoy Australia. The snow over there started really well this season. ????Is there a particular video that you would like to see? Thanks Floss 😁
As a snowboarder who has never skied but is going to learn, this was very interesting. Pity, didn’t say how or how good Moss is at boarding. I have been boarding for 20 years now, and at 52 finding all the bending down to strap in, lifts etc, getting a bit tiresome.
Thanks for your comment. Morse is a strong snowboarder. He now does both sports as he gets tired of the strapping in too... thanks for watching ..floss
Great video!!! I learned more with you in this video than in 3 days in Chamonix with private lessons!!! I hope I can contact you and get some new lessons next time I manage to go to a sky resort in Europe!!!
Hi there, thanks for your message it means a lot. I am so sorry to hear of your bad experience in Chamonix. I have had so much bad coaching and waste of time lessons in my career. Let me know how I can help you moving forwards? videos, coaching on the hill and coaching online? I have a private FB group facebook.com/groups/theskiingclub it is easier to reach me inside or join my newsletter on my website: www.freefloski.com to keep in touch. Thanks and speak soon, Floss
Wow!! Really enjoyed watching this, thank you. I haven't been skiing for seven years, and this was a great theory refresher. By the way, what was the resort?
Terrific vid , thank you . Liked and subbed . I’ve not skied in 10 years but love the sport . I like Espace Killy as well . I’m 59 now and thinking of selling my small apartment in York and buy a one bed apartment in Bourg st Maurice and a season lift pass for Arc and Espace Killy , only trouble is after Brexit we can only stay for 6 months . I may as well enjoy life while I’m still fit enough. Thanks.
@@FreeFloFloss thank you , your vids are very helpful. I really think I’ll do it . I can buy a used mobile home near to sea for the 6 months I have to spend in the Uk .
When staying at a hotel 10 min from the ski resort. Should you wear your ski boots on way to resort or carry them and wait until your at the resort to put them on?
Interesting stuff Floss. I've realised that I don't really know how to snowplow. I learnt to snowplow turn by weighting one ski and unweighting the other, not by rotating. Always things to learn...
You must have rotated your legs & feet to make the snowplough/pizza slice shape before any weighting & unweighting. If you hadn’t rotated your legs and feet your skis would have been parallel
Great video, I’m picking up more techniques from you…I started skiing last Feb and self taught myself on a bunny hill, I’m 52 and hoping it’s not too late to start at this age, I find it fun. I’m going next week again with my 17 year old son at Blue Mountain him on proper ski slopes me on the bunny hill to practice some more and my husband he was a great skier before but his knees bother him when skiing so he’ll read a book in the hotel room…😂
Well Done Moss, you're skating skill for a beginner were extremely good, well done. Now that you're on skis ... Its like eating with chop sticks raher than a spoon. Hi Floss we know that piste very well down the back of the Taos. Looking forward to seeing you in December.
@@FreeFloFloss I’m coming to Zermatt Switzerland next April and hoping to do some simple ski just to enjoy the atmosphere there, if the weather allows. Thanks for asking and hopefully you have good pieces of advice to share 🙏
I hope you like this video.. if you have any comments please drop them below 👇
I work as a ski teacher and I wish half of my students were learning as quickly as this guy lol. Generally, I would say that the two most insurmountable obstacles for first-timers are learning to actually come to a complete stop and to plough-turn. Those who struggle with the first of the two problems seem to simply lack the necessary hip flexibility and power in their legs to create that friction which will bring you to a complete snow-plough stop. For what concerns the second one, I notice that most beginners tend to stretch and lock their inside leg when attempting a turn: this results in them edging their inside ski thus making it impossible for them to rotate it; their way of skiing looks like a bunch of aborted turns. I try to explain my students that they need to bend that inside leg and keep that inside ski flat, but some just don't get it. I also noticed that the slowest learners are unsurprisingly those who come from hot countries (Singapore & Brazil, the absolute worst), and in general I can't help but acknowledge that a lot of people never do any sports, even when back at home, and once they put their skis on, their sedentary lifestyle shows all its repercussions.
@@amoreazione3563 thanks for your comment. Have a good Xmas
I grew up skiing when I was in grade school but couldn’t afford it after I graduated. I now have access to skiing again and this was a much needed refresher to build confidence to try it again. 🙏🏽
I will ski today and your video helps me to have some ideas. I’m really excited to learn! ☺️
Great enjoy 😁
I suggest you read my comment first.
Off to Finland for the second time in a few weeks, great video for getting my head in gear thx!
Living the dream!
I will ski today and your video helps me to have some ideas. Thank you soo much .
From. LADAKH INDIA
great ...thank you for your message and have a great time..
My pleasure 😊
How much do snow ski shoes cost in your country?
Wow! I so need you to train me in Wisconsin Lol i hope my Ski coach will be as great as you!
Thanks for your kind words! Let me know how you get on!
First day yesterday i did a green slope that was fast asf and a slope with ramps and i almost broke my leg flying off one and not landing correctly and i didnt have a lesson
Why learn that kind of turning when in reality you turn differently ? Had my first time experience this winter. On a big slope fell almost every turn. You cant turn fast enough, so it get uncomfortably fast for beginner. On the 2nd day went alone, didnt fell at all. Isnt that turning used on flat ground on normal skis ?
The theory is that if you learn that type of turning you learn important steps of rotation and pressure control so then when you go into parallel you have the tools and you don`t hit a plateau.
Just out of interest what his is height & what’s the length of the skis?
Height is 182CM skis are 168cm
Where is this place?
Tignes in France 😁
DONT' have people even remotely adjusting their own bindings. Most will end up in A&E
I've aged by 15 years watching this..
hi floss , thanks for the tips , i am getting back into skiing after a 10 year break , I'm 63yrs old and will use your tips , great video and look forward to more info on your next video cheers ,, rob in Australia
Thanks Rob for your comments. Enjoy Australia. The snow over there started really well this season. ????Is there a particular video that you would like to see? Thanks Floss 😁
As a snowboarder who has never skied but is going to learn, this was very interesting. Pity, didn’t say how or how good Moss is at boarding. I have been boarding for 20 years now, and at 52 finding all the bending down to strap in, lifts etc, getting a bit tiresome.
Thanks for your comment. Morse is a strong snowboarder. He now does both sports as he gets tired of the strapping in too... thanks for watching ..floss
Great video!!! I learned more with you in this video than in 3 days in Chamonix with private lessons!!! I hope I can contact you and get some new lessons next time I manage to go to a sky resort in Europe!!!
Hi there, thanks for your message it means a lot. I am so sorry to hear of your bad experience in Chamonix. I have had so much bad coaching and waste of time lessons in my career. Let me know how I can help you moving forwards? videos, coaching on the hill and coaching online? I have a private FB group facebook.com/groups/theskiingclub it is easier to reach me inside or join my newsletter on my website: www.freefloski.com to keep in touch. Thanks and speak soon, Floss
Wow!! Really enjoyed watching this, thank you. I haven't been skiing for seven years, and this was a great theory refresher. By the way, what was the resort?
Thanks for your message..the resort is in Tignes in France
Kind of fascinating to see that you go through exactly the same sequence on snow as i go through teaching on a dry slope!
Terrific vid , thank you . Liked and subbed . I’ve not skied in 10 years but love the sport . I like Espace Killy as well . I’m 59 now and thinking of selling my small apartment in York and buy a one bed apartment in Bourg st Maurice and a season lift pass for Arc and Espace Killy , only trouble is after Brexit we can only stay for 6 months . I may as well enjoy life while I’m still fit enough. Thanks.
Thanks Tim.. Yes, do it! sell up and live your best life..
@@FreeFloFloss thank you , your vids are very helpful. I really think I’ll do it . I can buy a used mobile home near to sea for the 6 months I have to spend in the Uk .
When staying at a hotel 10 min from the ski resort. Should you wear your ski boots on way to resort or carry them and wait until your at the resort to put them on?
I often wait and out them on in resort
Interesting stuff Floss. I've realised that I don't really know how to snowplow. I learnt to snowplow turn by weighting one ski and unweighting the other, not by rotating. Always things to learn...
Ahhh ha!! There is the solution !! Put snowplough and leg 🦵 rotation on the list!
@@FreeFloFloss added it just now. Can't wait to get back on the slopes and start snowploughing!
@@riccardo3923 😂
You must have rotated your legs & feet to make the snowplough/pizza slice shape before any weighting & unweighting. If you hadn’t rotated your legs and feet your skis would have been parallel
@@riccardo3923 You might want to read my comment before you go out and destroy your skiing future with the Snowplow.
I’m 56 watching this 👍😊... off to Souza in two weeks, will be trying this 😳😎
Awesomeness! Have a great time!
What kind of skis is the gentleman using please? (What brand)
Hi, they are are rental Fischer Carve Piste Skis 165cm there must be a few models old. I hope that helps?
Great video, I’m picking up more techniques from you…I started skiing last Feb and self taught myself on a bunny hill, I’m 52 and hoping it’s not too late to start at this age, I find it fun. I’m going next week again with my 17 year old son at Blue Mountain him on proper ski slopes me on the bunny hill to practice some more and my husband he was a great skier before but his knees bother him when skiing so he’ll read a book in the hotel room…😂
Thanks for your message..Its never too late for skiing 😁 Keep enjoying
I'm 53 and about to try skiing for the first time ever 🙃
Great...enjoy! Get the right coach 😁@@chrisreimer
@@FreeFloFloss we signed up for lessons!
Well Done Moss, you're skating skill for a beginner were extremely good, well done.
Now that you're on skis ...
Its like eating with chop sticks raher than a spoon.
Hi Floss we know that piste very well down the back of the Taos.
Looking forward to seeing you in December.
Looking forward to seeing you too in December
Thank you im learning how to ski
Thank you for saying thank you
Wow! Fantastic job and thank you so much for posting
Thanks for your comment
Just finished a ski lesson in zermatt but this has helped also watching!
great thanks for watching
Good reference for me a roller-blader/surf skater to learn how to ski. How long he took to do parallel turn and do ski on real slopes?
Thanks for the comment, where and when are you skiing next?
@@FreeFloFloss I’m coming to Zermatt Switzerland next April and hoping to do some simple ski just to enjoy the atmosphere there, if the weather allows. Thanks for asking and hopefully you have good pieces of advice to share 🙏
@@ss22076 Zermatt is beautiful ❤ if you can ski over to Italy the food on the mountain I find is cheaper and better
@@FreeFloFloss great to know, I will definitely check out that opportunity, cheers
Very clear instructions. Nice!
thank you 😁 the snowboarder did well don`t you think?
Love this video !
Thanks mum 😘
Great video.
Interesting to see chemtrails in France also
Take the tin foil off