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Get expert tips on carrying your skis, boots, poles and other ski equipment in this free beginner skiing lesson on video.
There are a variety of ways to carry skis--even though when you are first learning to ski, they seem so awkward to hold. In order to successfully carry a pair of skis anywhere, they will have to be locked to one another. The clips on the bindings that stick out underneath the ski should be slid, one on top of another to lock. This prevents them from falling apart.
Carrying skis and poles can be a juggling routine if you don't have a system for transporting them to the slope.
One of the virtues of snowshoeing is the ability to snowshoe up a slope you plan on skiing down. Just pack your skis in a backpack and strap on your snowshoes.