newbieM
Angel Diva
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted some advice/encouragement. This is my first season skiing and I've gotten super lucky and mostly skied powder and lots of snow in Salt Lake. This weekend I went back for a weekend of spring skiing. It was mostly sunny, the snow was mostly crunchy and some slushy snow (apologies if there is a more technical term for this, but very different type of snow) there was also lots of ice in the shade of the trees.
I also got my very own boots and skis - yay!!
So when I left last month, I was doing some blues, parallel turns, still getting comfortable on speed, but overall my fear was decreasing and I thought I was feeling really good. I showed up this weekend and pretty much felt like a totally new skier. I felt like my skis weren't responsive and they were skiing me more than me skiing on them. I just felt pretty dejected. By the second day I felt slightly better but I am wondering if it others have experienced this before? It just felt like learning how to ski all over again, I kept leaning back, my feet kept flopping everywhere.
Here is a clip of me sking, any advice?
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0m5aVbMKC38Q3
Feel free to give me any advice - I know my arms are in the wrong position, I look like i have dinosaur arms.
This weekend got me a bit down and made me feel like I just wasn't going to get any good at this. It was kind of a bummer compared to the high I had last time. On the flip side, it was downright gorgeous and I am obsessed with this new sport and I can't wait to come back next season and continue to grow.
I just wanted some advice/encouragement. This is my first season skiing and I've gotten super lucky and mostly skied powder and lots of snow in Salt Lake. This weekend I went back for a weekend of spring skiing. It was mostly sunny, the snow was mostly crunchy and some slushy snow (apologies if there is a more technical term for this, but very different type of snow) there was also lots of ice in the shade of the trees.
I also got my very own boots and skis - yay!!
So when I left last month, I was doing some blues, parallel turns, still getting comfortable on speed, but overall my fear was decreasing and I thought I was feeling really good. I showed up this weekend and pretty much felt like a totally new skier. I felt like my skis weren't responsive and they were skiing me more than me skiing on them. I just felt pretty dejected. By the second day I felt slightly better but I am wondering if it others have experienced this before? It just felt like learning how to ski all over again, I kept leaning back, my feet kept flopping everywhere.
Here is a clip of me sking, any advice?
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0m5aVbMKC38Q3
Feel free to give me any advice - I know my arms are in the wrong position, I look like i have dinosaur arms.
This weekend got me a bit down and made me feel like I just wasn't going to get any good at this. It was kind of a bummer compared to the high I had last time. On the flip side, it was downright gorgeous and I am obsessed with this new sport and I can't wait to come back next season and continue to grow.