How to ski PARALLEL

[@kevinallt5813]

Knees to the trees working for me. Still not a pretty skier but getting better with your tips. Thanks. I bet People thought I was mad saying "knees to the trees" out loud in Bulgaria.😂

[@skicoachingonline]

Ha that’s great. Say it loud and proud 😀 I do it too. Thank you for your comment, that’s awesome you’re improving. Good job. 💪🏻

[@indiespaw]

This is literally the best 4 min ski for beginners video ever. Thank you so much, your explanation was just so clear 🙏🏼

[@williampegram]

Loved it, knees to the trees and nose over the toes, bl**dy genius. Thanks!

[@skicoachingonline]

That’s great, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for your comment 😀

[@jamess4422]

Great tips! This tutorial has made the most sense to me out of the several I've watched. Thank you!

[@TokyoTom64]

Nose over the outside ski toes really worked for me, so simple, so effective. TY!

[@skicoachingonline]

Thank you 🙏🏻 that’s great, I’m glad it worked 😀 Thank you for your comment.

[@EDUARDIGOR]

Excellent video! Thanks! There’s sill a long way to go, however I applied your tips today and clearly noticed some progress!

[@skicoachingonline]

Amazing. That’s great you got something from it. Keep going, 💪🏻😀

[@laurakeuck3311]

Fantastic explanation, I love your easy to remember sentences," knees to the trees", outside nose over the toes"

[@skicoachingonline]

Thank you. 😀

[@SteveTallenbrook]

My tips while learning how to ski parallel: 1. “unweight left leg to turn left, unweight right leg to turn right” New inside leg is your leading leg, unweight it, and the outside ski is going to turn you to where the inside ski’s direction. 2. “Focus on Inside little toe then outside big toe” the entire movement chain is started from feet to knees to legs then hips, focusing on tipping inside little toes to drive the chain 3. “Stand between your shoulders, then between your hips” easier for weight transition, more cautious on keeping the skis parallel

[@Rontheactuary]

This is the only video on KZbin that allowed parallel turning to “click” for me. Incredible teaching!

[@skicoachingonline]

Thank you that’s great. I’m glad it helped 😀

[@indiespaw]

Same here!

[@malcolmmoore]

Great tips, good use of graphics!

[@skicoachingonline]

Thanks Malcolm. 😀

[@parkersspace]

Love your explanation, I use these regularly and I was happy to see in your written portion you clarified to twist the leg from the thigh to point the knees the same direction (might want to say it also). Many people try to turn with their knees instead of their femur and end up with knees pointed further then their toes (not aligned) and tush/rear ends up over their heels (not desired)

[@skicoachingonline]

Yes exactly, then they get all twisted and it doesn’t feel very strong. Thank you for your comment.

[@zanyking]

My tips while learning how to ski parallel: 1. “unweight left leg to turn left, unweight right leg to turn right” New inside leg is your leading leg, unweight it, and the outside ski is going to turn you to where the inside ski’s direction. 2. “Focus on Inside little toe then outside big toe” the entire movement chain is started from feet to knees to legs then hips, focusing on tipping inside little toes to drive the chain 3. “Stand between your shoulders, then between your hips” easier for weight transition, more cautious on keeping the skis parallel

[@skicoachingonline]

Nice one, thank you. What does number three mean? Thank you for your comment.

[@rebeccatirrell8321]

Watched this last night today my first run was half the time as my fist one just 3 days ago❤❤❤❤ thank you so, so much.

[@skicoachingonline]

That’s awesome! 🙌🏻 great effort. I’m glad it helped. Let me know if there is anything else I can video for you 😀 Thank you for your comment.

[@dalewheatley7967]

La Plagne in 3 weeks, got these videos on repeat!

[@skicoachingonline]

Awesome. That sounds great, enjoy your trip. Thank you for the comment and I hope the videos help. 😀

[@longtreecityltc9325]

Tip 3 is think for me the best. Sometimes I forget to look downhill or get my body well in a turn. I have learned skiing at a roller belt inside (i'm from the Netherlands). Can you make a video about managing the speed control in the turns with slipping (roetsjen in Dutch)? And maybe a video about weight transfer of you want to jump? Also a video about an emergency stop would be great?

[@skicoachingonline]

Hi. Thank you for the comment. I appreciate it. Here is a link to a video on how to stop: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3vPfJWOpLmdo5Isi=wJTLxOQtJH8HjCwW I will make the other videos for you 👍🏻

[@longtreecityltc9325]

@@skicoachingonline Thx a lot in advance. I also have some problems to go from flat to edging the skies. Maybe it's because of to low confidence. Can you here also make video from? Last year was my first season in the snow. First i had lessons (6) at the roller belt inside nearby and in Les Menuires (Saint Martin Belleville was the exact place) i had 6 lessons in the morning. The coming season we will go to Ischgl. I'm looking forward to see the different of a France ski area with an Austria/Swiss one.

[@stevewhiteley9249]

As always, nice and clear. As for a suggestion, maybe a bit left-field but how about: 1) learning to enjoy and live with higher speed and 2) safely going down a narrow ‘road’ such as you get between slopes - often these come with a drop at one side and it can feel that there’s not enough space/width to turn as I’d ike. If I was coming for a lesson, those are the two things I’d like to crack. Thanks!

[@skicoachingonline]

Thank you. I will do one on skiing safer and feeling more comfortable with higher speeds. And here is a link to one about skiing narrower slopes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faPEZYtjqK2Zesksi=c2_oTwbjeC_MPI60 Thank you for your comment. 😀

[@richardl9438]

3rd tip is something I keep workings on, but I struggle to get my skis closer and so always have a wide stance. What tips for an older skier with this issue? Any tips will be put into practice in a few weeks time. Thanks. Enjoyed your tutorial greatly.

[@skicoachingonline]

Hey, here is a collection of tips which might help you, number one is about getting to skis a natural width apart. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqXEp4CcaJJ6l6s Thank you for your comment. Where are you skiing in a few weeks time? 😀

[@MrSandshadow]

Have you ever had a client/situation when the off-weight ski tail gets under the other ski consistently ?

[@skicoachingonline]

Can you give me some more information please 😀 when does it get stuck.

[@MrSandshadow]

​@@skicoachingonline Thank you for taking your time to reply. Usually when on the turns with aroud 20-40km/h speed (so nothing special). More often then now in the powder and on the steeper slopes.

[@liampanitz4683]

Next video can you show us how to turn off the skis?

[@skicoachingonline]

What do you mean? Can you explain a bit more please. Thank you for the comment.

[@KennethDuda]

@@skicoachingonline haha I think liampanitz4683 was joking. Your video is called "how to turn on skis", so he's wondering how he can turn them off when he's done with them, like turning a light on and off.

[@amundekroll7490]

If you can get your ski boots aligned you will discover a whole new understanding of the mechanic.