Ski

Skiing is a fantastic sport on so many levels, and it’s a healthy activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. It’s great fun, an excellent way to exercise during the winter months, and can be enjoyed either socially or alone. You’ll also get to enjoy wonderful scenery and the great outdoors while you do it, unless you go indoor skiing, which sounds dumb to us.

Making It Happen

There are two types of skiing: Cross-country, which involves traveling over flat and/or hilly terrain, and Alpine, down a mountainside. Cross-country skiing tends to be more casual and can be done in groups moving at a leisurely pace, while alpine skiing is usually of shorter duration, at a potentially much more lively pace.

Beginners usually learn the sport while visiting a ski resort, which can be found the world over. Indeed, many areas and cities owe their very existence and continuing prosperity to the ski industry. And just about any place that has snow and mountains, or just big hills, will boast a couple of resorts. Here’s a handy online directory anyway.

It doesn’t take much instruction to get started, and you’ll begin on the ‘bunny slope’, a small hill with a mild incline that is forgiving of falls, of which there will be many at first. After a bit of practice though, you’ll be ready to fall down the bigger slopes. And believe it or not, you’ll have a blast while doing it.

But if you want to learn to ski now, like right now, and aren’t in the mood to catch the next flight to the Swiss Alps, then let this fit British-sounding fellow on YouTube give you a series of lessons that start off so basic, he’ll even instruct you how to get the boots on: