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Summary: Know where you're skiing on the ski slope by learning how to read a snow ski run map and legend with the expert tips in this free ski video.
Brad Disabella has been snowboarding for five years. He has worked at a variety of shops as a snowboard tech, as well as a retail salesperson. He has worked at the Sun Diego Boardshop...read more
"Ok so an important thing to remember before you head up the chair lift is knowing exactly where you're going and what chair lift access which runs. As you can see here, this is a whole map of the entire ski hill along with a legend. This legend lets you know which ski runs are intermediate, beginner and advanced. As you can see here, a green dot usually represents a beginner skiing run and it moves on a blue square. This is a more intermediate ski run, its going to be a little bit more advanced, a little bit steeper, the terrain's going to be a little bit more difficult to handle. And then it?s going to go on to an advanced which is represented by a black diamond and an expert run is represented by a double black diamond. If you're a beginner, you're really going to want to try and stay away from the chair lifts that only access advanced ski runs just because its going to make for a dangerous and just an uncomfortable skiing experience for you and the main goal is to have fun and ski within your level and within your ability."
eHow Article: Snow Ski Run Legend