Difficulty: Challenging
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Ski Socks
- Ski Lift Tickets
- Ski Boots
- Ski Clothing
- Ski Gloves
- Ski Goggles
- Ski Poles
- Skis
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Step 1
Look for adequate space and snow cover around trees. Barely covered rocks and fallen branches can trip up a skier.
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Step 2
Remove the pole straps from your wrists.
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Step 3
Concentrate on the space between the trees rather than the trees themselves.
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Step 4
Give evergreens a wide berth. There are often deep wells at the base, protected from snowfall by the branches above. Digging out of a tree well can be difficult.
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Step 5
Ski slowly.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 3/13/2006 While skiing trees or anywhere else your skis should not be right next to each other. Keeping your skis together makes it more difficult to balance, and eliminates a lot of edge control. You have two more edges than snowboarders, use them.
Anonymous said
on 1/26/2006 I always take my ski pole straps off my wrists before doing any sort of tree skiing. If you pull your wrist out of it's socket you are about to feel pain. When you're skiing, keep your feet close together, so your skis look like a snowboard, and this will help you to stay on top of the snow a bit. Always look for your line before you start to ski, always wear protection (helmet and goggles)and always ski with a buddy. Watch people in ski films and programs and watch how they ski powder and trees. Try and remember how they do it and try what they tried on the slopes.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 To ski well in the trees, one of the best things a skier can do is to focus on where you want to go. Almost always, a skier who looks at an obstacle will ski right into it, whereas a skier who focuses on a path between the trees will follow it. So plan a route in the gaps between the trees and you will be skiing the trees in no time!