learning to ski

I am new here and also am just starting to ski. Being on the older side and just starting I have a lot of things to overcome. I Have and contiune to take lessons.

Lessons, and self confidence. Dont be afraid of the mountain.

The advice certainly seems to be lesson, lessons, lessons. Any opinions on having some on my local dry slope? Or wait until the real thing? :-)

sharonbeas wrote:The advice certainly seems to be lesson, lessons, lessons. Any opinions on having some on my local dry slope? Or wait until the real thing? :-)

Everyone is different, but personally I wouldnt waste your time and risk injury - wait until you're out there.

Having witnessed SkiPlex for my youngest daughter who has the same issue, getting parralell, 2 weeks down the line I can see a change in her skiing position over the skis and more confident and this week should be able to bring the ski's together more parallel, which is our aim before we go in Xmas.

Very little chance of injury in my opinion at Skiplex

Not a replacement for anything in resort lesson, wise but will ingrain the correct technique for that to be enhanced on snow.

Also depends if near 1 of the 3 centres anyway, but I do not fancy the idea of a dry slope would then choose one of the fridges over that which served me very well when I learnt 7 years or so ago now.

I think any instruction you can get before hand will accelerate development once you get of snow. Though I'm not a fan of these intensive days just before you go.

What I would recommend is joining a dry slope and going regularly between holidays. I transformed my skiing going once a week for a couple of years.

One advantage of going to a dry slope would be familiarisation.
Simply finding out what boots feel like, how to fix skis on, how to carry skis etc. may prove beneficial.

Certainly agree with Andy a couple of dry slope lessons will save you a bit of time once you get on snow,