here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIntermediate Skiers Crossing Skis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As you reach the intermediate level and have picked up a lot of confidence, you will rarely have one ski cross another<\/strong> when heading in one direction on the slopes. What may well happen, certainly at the beginning when your confidence and enjoyment exceed your skill, is that you will sometimes get a crossover in the turn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs you go into the turn<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Plant your outside ski<\/strong> in the desired direction <\/li>
- Shift your balance<\/strong> and bring the inside ski in line. If your timing is off, you may cross skis or fly downhill<\/strong> with your weight on the outside ski.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
This technique comes with practice, naturally, but don\u2019t be afraid to try. Falls are guaranteed as you perfect your technique,<\/strong> and it\u2019s best to learn each step properly before moving forward too far<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you intend to learn to ski correctly<\/strong>, I recommend that you go for two weeks, as any less time doesn\u2019t allow you time to practice <\/strong>all you are learning, and too much time makes the rest of us jealous<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\nUse common sense and consider your age and condition<\/strong> before embarking on any strenuous exercise program<\/strong>. My suggestions are aimed at a young adult in fair to good health<\/strong>. If you can only manage a fraction of this routine, be proud of your effort and be the best your physique can manage<\/strong>. You aren\u2019t competing against anyone but yourself on the slopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdvanced Skiers Crossing Skis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
More advanced skiers may use the snowplow technique on a very steep, glassy slope<\/strong> where traction is severely limited<\/strong>. Crossing skis<\/strong> in this situation can lead to fatal results,<\/strong> and I would still parallel turn or, at worst, stay off that particular slope<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI skied Mount Hutt in New Zealand just hours after a young lady was killed in precisely this scenario<\/strong>. The slope was icy,<\/strong> and once her skis crossed,<\/strong> there was no recovery possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOff-piste is guaranteed to give you crossed skis<\/strong> when you first attempt it. Despite not usually watching your skis, it\u2019s incredible how having them under two feet of powdered snow <\/strong>freaks you out when you can no longer see them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe transition from looking<\/strong> at your tips to feeling<\/strong> where they are, and thus avoiding a crossover<\/strong>, takes experience, but oh boy, it is worth it!<\/p>\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Crossing skis is a disaster for any skier, but once you learn to snowplow correctly and<\/strong> parallel stop effectively<\/strong>, crossing skis will be a rare <\/strong>occurrence<\/strong>.<\/strong> The more you practice, the better, so hit those slopes<\/strong> with determination when the season arrives!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re a new skier heading to the slopes this winter, one problem that always concerns beginners is what to do about crossing skis. We have all faced this issue,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,52,34],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":37,"label":"Skiing"},{"value":52,"label":"Sports"},{"value":34,"label":"Winter Sports"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/skier-turning-1024x684.jpg",640,428,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Peter","author_link":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/author\/outsidedecider\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":37,"name":"Skiing","slug":"skiing","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":37,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":34,"count":8,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":37,"category_count":8,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Skiing","category_nicename":"skiing","category_parent":34},{"term_id":52,"name":"Sports","slug":"sports","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":52,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":17,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":52,"category_count":17,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Sports","category_nicename":"sports","category_parent":0},{"term_id":34,"name":"Winter Sports","slug":"winter-sports","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":34,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":52,"count":9,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":34,"category_count":9,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Winter Sports","category_nicename":"winter-sports","category_parent":52}],"tag_info":false,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9078"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9078"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9081,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9078\/revisions\/9081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}