[Hawk]

Good advice from rob. When on the lift, look at the good skiers on the hill, the skiers who's style you like. Study their movements, notice the separation they have between their upper and lower bodies, the timing of their pole plants (which can be visualized as the period at the end of the sentence, a proper pole plant should take place at the end of the last turn, rather than the beginning of the new one), and the way their upper body faces downhill. Think of these movements frequently, both on and off the slope.

[Mary]

WOW all this advice and entertainment for free! Let's see I have gotten core, stance, polling, speed, edging ,etc, and some GREAT relationship advice from jbf. Almost forgot the mantra. I'd try it as long as you don't have to wear any weird outfit, but not while anyone is listening. Whatever it takes.

You tipsters were able to put some of my skiing inexperience into words. On my next trip I will definitely try some of your suggestions. With more time on the slopes and lessons, I am sure they will help. I am looking forward to using my very first Season Pass!

This forum as a whole has a wealth of information, experience, and practical advice. As a beginner, my question was extremely basic, but sincere. As far as the direction of the thread, it's like delicious looking strawberries covered in mud. Put them in a colander, wash away the useless tasteless dirt, and just keep and enjoy the good stuff.

Thanks!

Mary B.


P.S. I know it's a Wooly Mammoth but, in our house it's still a Monster

[cesare]

^^^ where's the like button? ^^^
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[Stanford]

[Joni_M]

[Harry Talk-o]

[robrox]

[QuiverQueen]

Mary, really glad to see you haven't left in dismay and that you haven't been deterred by the wackiness. As you have discerned, there is a wealth of good info here, and some great folks to ski with if you get the chance, and a lot of support.

It would be great to see your skiing evolve over the upcoming season, and sure hope it's fun for you. Maybe when you're feeling more solid in your alpine technique, you'll jump on into tele! Many of the movements are the same, and the same gear that is making your return to alpine skiing so much easier and more fun has done the same for tele. Have a great rest of the season.
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[Gwen]

[Zoe]

Mary,

Thanks for a refreshing post, full of positivity and goodwill. Please keep us up to date on your progress, I'm looking forward to hearing more from you.

Cheers!

Z

[Deb]

[Bernie]

Very classy post Mary and a great response. Hope to hear more from you on this board.

[Freakskier]

Hope you have a great spring Mary and can get some more time in on the mountain before it's over.

Thanks for posting, you brought some welcome enthusiasm and positive energy to this site and it's much appreciated.

[Starik]

Mary,

SO many nice posts above, starting with yours!!!

Being a bit late to the "congrats" party, I will only say that I too found my first season pass exciting. Normally, I never lived near a nice bunch of ski areas long enough to make season passes attractive -- now I have three each season, FYI-I have gotten to age where senior season passes cost about same as for little kiddies -- a nice reward for living long enough to get some perks - finally.

Starik, aka Wobbly Senior Skier

[High Flyer]

Nice to see this trainwreck of a thread get back on track. Good job Mary, and thanks for sticking around. This place needs more Marys.