Messages posted by : bigkidwithpc
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I am a recreational skier and have been skiing for only about 8 or 9 weeks in total. For the last two or three years, my wife and I used the realli-ski simulator near Canterbury (they have a place near Watford too) each week two or three months before going on a ski trip. Their simulators are more narrow than the one in the youtube video, so you have to do shorter turns and you have to wear blades not full skis. The simulator can be adjusted to represent various grades of slopes (no moguls or powder though!). The simulators are very good, but I the instructors are probably more important. You can get immediate feedback from the instructors (they are BASI qualified). An instructor stands in front of you as go through various exercises and he/she can spot what you need to do differently as you are doing it. I find it a great way to improve. Also, a few sessions are fantastic for bulding-up your fitness and skiing muscles (which in my case have always deterioated badly since the last ski trip). Of course, you are not actually moving down a hill so you don't have the real experience of momentum changes or unexpected bumps, but my wife and I have found we can easily transfer our skills improvement to skis and the piste. I highly recommend them.
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