How to Cross the Wake on Water Skis

Crouch low on your water skis and lean into a turn to cross quickly over the raised track left behind by the ski boat.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Safety Flags
• Life Vests
• Ski Boats
• Water Ski Ropes
• Water Skis

1. Crouch low on your water skis.

2. Lean into a hard turn. Lean in the direction of the wake you want to cross. This should cause your skis to point slightly in that direction.

3. Brace yourself for a moment of rough water.

4. Cross the wake quickly, absorbing the bump with your knees bent.

5. Continue skiing out away from the wake, keeping your center of gravity low by crouching down.

6. Lean in the opposite direction, and cross back over the wake in the same manner as you went out.

Tips & Warnings

• The more you bend your knees and the harder you turn, the easier crossing the wake will be.
• Practice skiing out on one side, back through the center and then out to the other side. Repeat, and you are beginning to practice slalom turns.
• Do not ski on top of the wake.

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