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Step 1
Attempt to start in deep water first. Position your strongest leg in the back of the ski. Grasp the ski rope handle with one hand on top of the other, mimicking the position of your feet (if left foot is forward, your left hand should be on top, right on the bottom). Keep the ski tip out of the water and the rope on one side of the ski.
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Step 2
Keep your arms tight against your sides at a ninety-degree angle as the boat accelerates and let the boat pull you up, focusing straight ahead to keep your balance!
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Step 3
Try lifting a ski if you're finding it difficult starting in deep water. Put all your weight on the ski of your strongest leg, keeping the knee of that leg bent. Lift the other ski out of the water, bringing your foot out in front, and keep the toe of the ski up slightly so that the tip doesn't catch the water and send you tumbling.
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Step 4
Focus straight ahead to help you keep your balance. Ski as long as you can with one ski off the water. Once you can do this for about 1,000 feet, you are ready to drop a ski!
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Step 5
Drop a ski if you need to! This requires that you fit the ski of your strongest leg with a rear toe plate. Loosen the binding on the ski you want to drop. Again, transfer your weight onto your strongest leg, but this time, keep the other ski just on top of the water.
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Step 6
Move your upper body as little as possible, while sliding the ski you want to drop, slowly backward, and lifting your heel out of the loose binding. The pull of the water will help disengage your foot from the ski.
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Step 7
Drag your toes in the water for balance. When you feel stable, slowly move your free foot behind your other foot so that it's resting on top of the toe plate. Keep both feet firmly on the ski, maintain your posture and focus on your balance to keep your body strong and steady.
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Step 8
Slowly slide your free foot back until you feel the opening to the rear toe plate. Fix your gaze straight ahead, and slide your foot in! And voila! You're slalom skiing!
