EdithP
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
This is a question I have often pondered since starting to learn to ski at the ripe age of 58.
I was then influenced by a message that pops up first when you type this question into Goggle:
"Learning to ski will take around 1 to 3 days to pick up the basics skills and about 1 to 2.5 weeks to become a comfortable and confident skier. For some, it may seem like a scary and daunting task to learn how to ski, but don't let your fears overcome you and miss out on all the fun".
this one is a quote taken from https://theskigirl.com/how-long-to-learn-skiing/, which futher down specifies:
"an average person will take about 1 to 3 days to get basics down. After about 1 to 2 weeks a skier should be able to make parallel turns and be confidently skiing on the blue runs. So, overall for an average person, it should take somewhere between 1 to 2.5 weeks total to become a comfortable and confident skier.
As there are so many of us here who started at different times in life, and so many instructors who teach people in different age groups, would you say that this statement is:
mostly true, but depends what you mean by competent skier
mostly true, though some people will be slower than some others,
mostly too optimistic?
mostly true, simple as that?
Since the criteria have been defined: a comfortable and confident skier. how long did it take in your case to go from never ever to comfortable and confident?
I was then influenced by a message that pops up first when you type this question into Goggle:
"Learning to ski will take around 1 to 3 days to pick up the basics skills and about 1 to 2.5 weeks to become a comfortable and confident skier. For some, it may seem like a scary and daunting task to learn how to ski, but don't let your fears overcome you and miss out on all the fun".
this one is a quote taken from https://theskigirl.com/how-long-to-learn-skiing/, which futher down specifies:
"an average person will take about 1 to 3 days to get basics down. After about 1 to 2 weeks a skier should be able to make parallel turns and be confidently skiing on the blue runs. So, overall for an average person, it should take somewhere between 1 to 2.5 weeks total to become a comfortable and confident skier.
As there are so many of us here who started at different times in life, and so many instructors who teach people in different age groups, would you say that this statement is:
mostly true, but depends what you mean by competent skier
mostly true, though some people will be slower than some others,
mostly too optimistic?
mostly true, simple as that?
Since the criteria have been defined: a comfortable and confident skier. how long did it take in your case to go from never ever to comfortable and confident?
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