Ski school for first steps on the snow

Even if you think that you know how to ski, or that you are a great skier and that you do not need ski school, trust me, you never know enough, unless you are a professional ski instructor. Before you go alone exploring new ski moments and experience, make sure you have passed the proper ski school, with adequate instructor. Becoming an independent and confident skier is a long journey!

In your ski school you are not only going to learn how to ski on different levels, various terrains and what equipment do you need, you are going to learn about injuries you could easily get and how to act situations like that.

How to choose ski school?

As a beginner, you have to undergo sufficient training and always ski according to your capabilities. Forget about anything your friend (who knows a bit about skiing and goes skiing every winter) may teach you. Go to ski school because professional instructors have much more experience and knowledge. They have spent much more time on the snow, and have undergone many hours of theoretical and practical schooling. Ski school instructors work daily with many skiers of various levels of competence. They’ll identify your weaknesses far more easily, and know how to explain these to you and help you correct them.

You can also pick a ski school according to your budget. Personal instructors are usually more expensive than a group ski school. If you are sure that you cannot learn anything in the group ski school, don’t waste your money and get a personal trainer, trust me, it would be less expensive then to repeat ski school of the same level!

Do not learn by yourself, you are not going to achieve anything! Find appropriate ski school and enjoy in this magnificent sport.

Tips for children’s skiing school

Even if you are experienced skier that goes with your kids for the first time, sign up your children in ski school. Child instructors know how best to train your child because that’s their job, and this alone makes them more experienced than you. Besides which, the child will have more fun and incentives among its peers, and during their lessons you’ll be able to enjoy skiing by yourself.

Before choosing an appropriate skiing class for them, it’s good to ask around regarding how the class program is organized. Ask how many teachers they have, and how many children are in each group, etc. When your child starts attending these classes, whatever you do, don’t create additional pressure for them by constantly being with them and interfering with the work of the instructors. If you’re interested in your child’s progress, observe from a distance where he or she won’t be able to see you.

It is important that ski schools with children go only on slopes where there are other instructors on hand with their groups. That way, in the event of any injury, one teacher can leave with the injured student, while the other can take over supervision of the rest of the group.

Another useful ski school tips

Before you go to ski lesson and get on the snow, you must be in adequate physical condition and shape. No matter if you are a beginner, an advanced or professional skier, get ready to learn more. From our book  The Truth about Skiing and Snowboarding, you will learn how to choose the right instructor, how to estimate which type of a ski school do you need, you can also find out if you need group or a personal instructor. In our book you can get useful advice about how to be in a good form, how to get ski insurance, how to avoid accidents, how to recognize dangerous terrains and how to protect yourself from inappropriate training and unprofessional instructors and how to get in a right ski school. You can also see what equipment and wear you need, depending on your skiing level.