I'm 23. Started skiing last year at 22. Gunstock in NH w/ the college pass with $399 for a season pass with no black out dates, free rentals for night skiing and weekdays, 50% off during weekends. Also gave me access to Cannon Mountain. Went with my friend to Gunstock on opening day, the bunny hill was closed so he brought me up to the summit on the lift about 4 minutes after I put skis on for the first time lol. Blue square trail took us 2 hours to get down. The next run took 20 minutes. Spent all season skiing after class, after work, and on weekends. Managed to improve a significant amount and can finally do the easier black diamonds at Cannon Mt. Looking forward to skiing more this year at larger mountains.
I started out with shorter trips to a non destination mountain to see if I would like it and learn how to get down without falling. That saved me a few thousand dollars and helped me to learn what I needed for bigger trips.
Some more beginner tips ... - Wear only 1 pair of socks but not cotton socks - Don't tuck anything inside your ski boots - Loose fitting gloves keep your hands warmer than tight fitting gloves - Use hand warmer packets (only $1 or so) inside your gloves (you will ski longer & be more comfortable) - Wear sunscreen whether it is sunny or not
You'd probably learn this during your lesson but if you need to stop for a rest before you finish a run, be mindful of your surroundings. Do not stop at the bottom of steeper terrain, after a sharp turn, or at the edge of the run. Stop behind or near flags, signs, fences, or other markers and structures or at least where you can see and be seen from a large distance. If you are downhill you have the right of way but you should always do your part to avoid potential collisions. P.S. Excited for the season. I will be at Keystone and Breck Day 1. ~1 month and change remaining. Have fun everyone!
I have had to tell several new folks not to layer socks. Only one pair! You want the majority of the heat to be generated from your body working hard, you don't want to sweat and then have wet feet, and you want to maintain a good connection to your boots without them having to be insanely tight (ouch!). Water is the culprit that will make you the coldest. If you overlayer, you will sweat once you start skiing, and then you will be cold. You want to feel slightly cool when you leave your lodge or car, after a few runs you will warm up to perfect temperature. I also like to avoid anything over my mouth and nose, the water vapor on your breath freezes to it, and now you have wet ice directly on your face. Not fun. Gear related hot take here; most of the inner layers you can get away with using clothing items you have, as long as you are smart about it. Most of us own athletic socks, wicking t-shirts, yoga pants, wicking sweatshirts, etc. Are they as perfect as the gear pros wear, no, but they don't cost several hundred dollar extra either. I ski MT cold just using snowpants, a shell, and three season clothes layered correctly for any given day.
For learning to snowboard wrist braces under your gloves can help too, when I first tried snowboarding I fell and hurt my wrist and said I never wanted to do it again but now I love it, your first experience can change everything
Great video! Thank you. You may also want to know that various physical and mental differing abilities are not necessarily an obstacle to learning how to ski. There are many resorts that offer adaptive ski programs for people with differing abilities. Let everyone enjoy!
Nice informative video. For older out-of-shape skiers, start your conditioning 3 months in advance. You will be using muscles not typically used, especially in the legs. Skiing has been the most exciting, and by far the most physical exercise that I have had for years. Not having skied for 40 years, I now have a opportunity to use a season pass to go several times a week. Which is what it will take to regain my intermediate skill-set by years end. Have fun!
Before planning a ski trip. Plan a trip to new york or new jersey with your family. Spend half a day at the indoor ski resort there. It's year round. If you realize you or someone else in the party would hate skiing after trying atleast you can go do something in the Metropolitan tri-state area.
I've fallen twice where the helmet literally saved my life, both times were due to getting crashed into on a bunny hill at the end of a long day when I was on cruise control back to the lodge. Remember it's not always about your abilities when you share busy slopes with riders of all ability levels.
Dear newbie snowboarders: KNEE PADS KNEE PADS KNEE PADS KNEE PADS Did I mention KNEE PADS Knowing that you can fall onto your knees and it will be cushioned is a really great comfort point. Just look for decent volleyball knee pads, they should fit in your ski pants just fine.
I’ve booked my first ever ski trip already 😊 I’ve booked classes and equipment rental, only thing I’m missing is clothes, should I buy a snow suit/ clothes or rent one? Should I also buy googles and helmet for 5 days of skiing? What if I don’t even like it and don’t do it again, at least for another year? Thermal base layer is a must but what about mid layers? How can I plan for those?
1: renting or buying winter snow clothes comes down to personal prefference 2: having a helmet is an absolute must to protect from head injury. i would heavily recommend goggles but u dont have to 3: u probably wont end up hating skiing/snowboarding but if u do just dont go back to the mountain 4: a light jacket can work as a midlayer. if u dont have one, u can buy or rent one
@@josephrosner905 the helmet and goggles I meant whether i should rent them or buy them but I guess I better rent everything and see later if I wanna buy the whole outfit. But thanks for answering! 😊
my fave midlayer is synthetic fleece. you can get a generic fleece jacket for dirt cheap, some fuzzy pajama pants as well if it's gonna be crazy cold. don't forget you can always shed a layer if you get hot. oh and remember a face covering if it's gonna be really cold, like low teens or single-digits, something like a buff/blackstrap/tube you can pull up around your head and face under the helmet, doubles as sun protection. also WEAR THAT HELMET. you can absolutely get a concussion hitting your head on the snow on a bunny slope.
if you snowboard : - do basic exercises couple weeks before ( squats and walking helps ) - when you rent equipment say your intermediate duck stance ( instructor can help you adjust the bindings and higher chance you will not get the cheep abused board ) - get lessons from day one , be smart and 2h as beginner is max and space them so you have a day to practice between the lessons. - get proper socks and if you're buying aim for season sales or mid range layered. you don't need 500$ Burton jacked ...
My tips - 1.) The most improtant equipment you can purcahse is not boots or skis - it's clothing. 2.) $ spent on lessons will improve your skiing faster than $ spent on equipment.
Jackson hole, revelstoke, and kicking horse are also all very good mountains for beginners
Yeah
Lol this is so mean
best 3 mtns for first timers that i know of
My parents threw me off S&S when I was a month old and I would say there is no better way to learn. it would be a green run at my local hill (Vail)
LOL - learn to swim in the deep end.
I'm 23. Started skiing last year at 22. Gunstock in NH w/ the college pass with $399 for a season pass with no black out dates, free rentals for night skiing and weekdays, 50% off during weekends. Also gave me access to Cannon Mountain. Went with my friend to Gunstock on opening day, the bunny hill was closed so he brought me up to the summit on the lift about 4 minutes after I put skis on for the first time lol. Blue square trail took us 2 hours to get down. The next run took 20 minutes. Spent all season skiing after class, after work, and on weekends. Managed to improve a significant amount and can finally do the easier black diamonds at Cannon Mt. Looking forward to skiing more this year at larger mountains.
I started out with shorter trips to a non destination mountain to see if I would like it and learn how to get down without falling. That saved me a few thousand dollars and helped me to learn what I needed for bigger trips.
I'm planning on figuring this out on my own ❤
Some more beginner tips ...
- Wear only 1 pair of socks but not cotton socks
- Don't tuck anything inside your ski boots
- Loose fitting gloves keep your hands warmer than tight fitting gloves
- Use hand warmer packets (only $1 or so) inside your gloves (you will ski longer & be more comfortable)
- Wear sunscreen whether it is sunny or not
You'd probably learn this during your lesson but if you need to stop for a rest before you finish a run, be mindful of your surroundings. Do not stop at the bottom of steeper terrain, after a sharp turn, or at the edge of the run. Stop behind or near flags, signs, fences, or other markers and structures or at least where you can see and be seen from a large distance. If you are downhill you have the right of way but you should always do your part to avoid potential collisions. P.S. Excited for the season. I will be at Keystone and Breck Day 1. ~1 month and change remaining. Have fun everyone!
as a beginner skiier, this is the perfect video as I'm just starting out with this sport. Love this video !!
My one thing to add is never and I mean NEVER call the last run. 💀😂👌🏼
I have had to tell several new folks not to layer socks. Only one pair! You want the majority of the heat to be generated from your body working hard, you don't want to sweat and then have wet feet, and you want to maintain a good connection to your boots without them having to be insanely tight (ouch!).
Water is the culprit that will make you the coldest. If you overlayer, you will sweat once you start skiing, and then you will be cold. You want to feel slightly cool when you leave your lodge or car, after a few runs you will warm up to perfect temperature. I also like to avoid anything over my mouth and nose, the water vapor on your breath freezes to it, and now you have wet ice directly on your face. Not fun.
Gear related hot take here; most of the inner layers you can get away with using clothing items you have, as long as you are smart about it. Most of us own athletic socks, wicking t-shirts, yoga pants, wicking sweatshirts, etc. Are they as perfect as the gear pros wear, no, but they don't cost several hundred dollar extra either. I ski MT cold just using snowpants, a shell, and three season clothes layered correctly for any given day.
For learning to snowboard wrist braces under your gloves can help too, when I first tried snowboarding I fell and hurt my wrist and said I never wanted to do it again but now I love it, your first experience can change everything
Great video! Thank you. You may also want to know that various physical and mental differing abilities are not necessarily an obstacle to learning how to ski. There are many resorts that offer adaptive ski programs for people with differing abilities. Let everyone enjoy!
Another tip is to get chapstick that has sunscreen in it. Absolute Lifesaver
I’m always impressed the amount of footage you get specifically how it always relates to what your talking about
Nice informative video. For older out-of-shape skiers, start your conditioning 3 months in advance. You will be using muscles not typically used, especially in the legs. Skiing has been the most exciting, and by far the most physical exercise that I have had for years. Not having skied for 40 years, I now have a opportunity to use a season pass to go several times a week. Which is what it will take to regain my intermediate skill-set by years end. Have fun!
Before planning a ski trip. Plan a trip to new york or new jersey with your family. Spend half a day at the indoor ski resort there. It's year round. If you realize you or someone else in the party would hate skiing after trying atleast you can go do something in the Metropolitan tri-state area.
I've fallen twice where the helmet literally saved my life, both times were due to getting crashed into on a bunny hill at the end of a long day when I was on cruise control back to the lodge.
Remember it's not always about your abilities when you share busy slopes with riders of all ability levels.
Ski Cooper! 6:54
This the first place I ever went skiing!
If you use a hydration pack for water remember to purge the line after each sip or the line will freeze and you’ll be caring a gallon of ice 😂
you guys should rank the Paradiski ski area in france
Dear newbie snowboarders:
KNEE PADS KNEE PADS KNEE PADS KNEE PADS
Did I mention KNEE PADS
Knowing that you can fall onto your knees and it will be cushioned is a really great comfort point. Just look for decent volleyball knee pads, they should fit in your ski pants just fine.
I’ve booked my first ever ski trip already 😊 I’ve booked classes and equipment rental, only thing I’m missing is clothes, should I buy a snow suit/ clothes or rent one? Should I also buy googles and helmet for 5 days of skiing? What if I don’t even like it and don’t do it again, at least for another year?
Thermal base layer is a must but what about mid layers? How can I plan for those?
1: renting or buying winter snow clothes comes down to personal prefference
2: having a helmet is an absolute must to protect from head injury. i would heavily recommend goggles but u dont have to
3: u probably wont end up hating skiing/snowboarding but if u do just dont go back to the mountain
4: a light jacket can work as a midlayer. if u dont have one, u can buy or rent one
@@josephrosner905 the helmet and goggles I meant whether i should rent them or buy them but I guess I better rent everything and see later if I wanna buy the whole outfit. But thanks for answering! 😊
my fave midlayer is synthetic fleece. you can get a generic fleece jacket for dirt cheap, some fuzzy pajama pants as well if it's gonna be crazy cold. don't forget you can always shed a layer if you get hot. oh and remember a face covering if it's gonna be really cold, like low teens or single-digits, something like a buff/blackstrap/tube you can pull up around your head and face under the helmet, doubles as sun protection. also WEAR THAT HELMET. you can absolutely get a concussion hitting your head on the snow on a bunny slope.
I miss. skiing
2 more months!~!!!!!
Let's do a snowboard one together
Hey what would you recommend to cover your face
ski goggles and a neck gator
I'm apparently one of the few still using a neoprene mask.
if you snowboard :
- do basic exercises couple weeks before ( squats and walking helps )
- when you rent equipment say your intermediate duck stance ( instructor can help you adjust the bindings and higher chance you will not get the cheep abused board )
- get lessons from day one , be smart and 2h as beginner is max and space them so you have a day to practice between the lessons.
- get proper socks and if you're buying aim for season sales or mid range layered. you don't need 500$ Burton jacked ...
A Cadillac with five snowboarders runs off a cliff, and everybody dies. What's the worst part?
Cadillacs seat six.
I don't mind the snowboarders. When the snow is really crusty, the snowboarders shred it in no time.
@@fishingthelist4017 i completely agree, but it sure is funny! :D
if skiers spent as much time skiing as they did worrying about snowboarders, maybe they'd actually be able to turn in pow.
@@Joe-jt2ng What do you call a single snowboarder?
@@Joe-jt2ng just don't laugh when I finally ski powder.
My tips -
1.) The most improtant equipment you can purcahse is not boots or skis - it's clothing.
2.) $ spent on lessons will improve your skiing faster than $ spent on equipment.
Oh, and #3.) Join a ski club.
this just aint fair bruh im in the eastern US and wont get to ski till like december
We aren't skiing out west yet! I doubt we'll get going till mid november.
I can't snowboard. If I sit down, I'll never get up again. Oh, add to the gears are beers, lot and lots of beers. Beers are pain killer.
Second
First
I can confirm that he was first
@@ULTRA-MANGOyup I was
Who knew you would need to decide to go and get gear for activity. Such insightful information
Half this video talking about snowboards, not skis
there’s a video in this ad
Padded shorts and knee pads? Lol. Cred gone. Participation medal anyone. 😅
kicking horce bc is best fir begginers i realy recommend