Hi! This is Dave Smith with Hillcrest Ski and Sports in Gresham, Oregon on behalf of
Expert Village. In this tutorial we will cover beginning skiing. In this clip we're going
to talk about how to recover from a fall. Falling is part of learning to ski. It happens
to everyone. So, we need to know how to get back on our feet so that we can get on the
slope again. There are many different ways in which you can fall and positions you can
find yourself in after you've fallen. The basic thing that needs to happen is this,
you need to get your skis downhill from the rest of your body and perpendicular to the
slope so that you can stand up without moving any further down the hill. I'm going to show
you a few various positions that you may fall in and illustrate how one can recover from
this position and get to a point where they're ready to start skiing again. In this scenario,
my skis have crossed and I need to get them uncrossed. Get my skis back underneath my
body. Push up on the hill and stand. In this scenario, I've taken a face first fall. Again,
I'm going to remove my pole straps. See if I can get my skis below me. Again, my skis
are crossed. Uncross them. Get my skis underneath me, push against the slope and stand. If you
ever find yourself in a position where you don't feel like you can get your feet underneath
you, you can go ahead and remove your skis. Find your heel piece of your binding and push
on it until your boot pops out of the binding. And that brings us to our next clip which
is what to do if you experience a fall where you lose a ski.