if you're a beginner or heading to the mountain for the first time there's a
few things that you can do to set up your day for success here are some tips
to make it the best day possible
give yourself plenty of time to arrive at the ski-resort early
that way you'll distress your entire day if there are lines to get tickets
lessons things like that also you can plan on most ski resorts will have a
drop-off area so if you're coming with families and people with lots of gear
you can drop them off right up front of the lodge go park your car and then come
right back up to the lodge and meet up with them when it comes to carrying the
snowboard it's pretty straightforward but I'm walking over pavement I let my
arm rest against the binding hold it like that and when I'm over snow I can
just use this as a handle drag it along
carrying your skis there's really not a wrong way to carry them but there are a
few ways that'll make it a little bit easier to maneuver your way around the
ski resort I could just slide one base against the other slide them down so
that the brakes of the skis interlocked put them upside down so the tips are
facing the snow bindings go behind my shoulder and near the ski tips just to
counterbalance them that way I don't need to use a lot of strength and carry
the weight of my skis it's only for balance I'd want to do that if I'm gonna
maybe walk from the parking lot walk a couple hundred feet something that's a
slightly larger distance that way it'll be comfortable for me if I'm gonna just
go maybe 10 or 20 feet and I need to carry my skis I can just wrap my hands
around the front of the ski pick them up in a way I go that does require a little
bit of hand strength though maybe the easiest is making sure that the the
breaks are such that the one that's in the front is the lowest one wrap my hand
around the toe piece right here off I go make sure that you take the time to have
a good breakfast when you head out on hill for the day we often forget that
it's an athletic sport that we're doing and we need to stay fueled take some
breaks make sure you're hydrated and I always keep a snack in my pocket just to
make sure that I am fueled and keep my energy up the whole day when you come
skiing or snowboarding you're gonna need some sort of a pass to allow you with
lift access that could come in the form of an RFID card which is a hard plastic
card make sure that goes in your pocket away from your cell phone or credit card
otherwise it just might not work another ticket could be a paper ticket that you
attach to a little thing called a wicket which is either metal or plastic and it
a fix the ticket to your jacket make sure you
keep it on the side pocket or your pants not on the front zipper by your face
otherwise the ticket could blow in the wind and hit you and that wouldn't be so
comfortable when selecting a glove or mitten it's really a personal preference
I like mittens because they tend to be a little bit warmer but gloves might give
you a little bit more dexterity I go with a leather mitt because they're
really durable but you can also go with something thats cortex it's gonna be
really waterproof cellphones if you're gonna take your cell phone with you
skiing a good rule of thumb is when you're riding the lift go ahead and keep
it in your pocket don't take it out for obvious reasons you could drop it off of
the chairlift I also like to keep my cell phone in my innermost pocket that
way the phone stays warm the battery doesn't drain out quite so fast if you
ski in humid conditions snow or rain go ahead and put it in a plastic bag before
you stick it in the pocket that way it'll stay dry when you get off
the lift make sure you clear the area quickly so that you're out of the way
for the next people coming behind you goggles are great at keeping the wind
the Sun and the elements out of your eyes that said they can be a little bit
persnickety and it's really important to keep them dry on the insides especially
if you're out skiing and it's snowing and the snow gets caked on top of your
helmet or on the sides when you're ready to take them off pull them out away from
your face and then very gently pull them up over your helmet so if the snow
doesn't go on the inside of the goggles and we keep them dry if they do get wet
when you take them home at night pull them out of the goggle cloth put them in
a place where they're gonna dry out really well when stopping on a run make
sure you're off to the side and clearly visible from above thanks for watching
we hope you found some of these tips helpful the more you know the more fun
you'll have so we hope you watch the rest of our videos and when you do go
skiing or snowboarding the best tip I can give you is to sign up for a lesson
with a certified instructor have fun out there we'll see you on the slopes