with The equipment, the weather, the lifts and the ski itself. Those who are on a winter sports have to a lot of things to think about. Become a ski instructor, and blogger, Frederique van Tiel explains, is where the novice winter sports enthusiasts will all have to keep in mind.
Tip # 1: do not Buy shoes that are tight
It all starts with the right equipment, ” says Tiel. “Your shoes are very important to us. If they can’t get, you don’t have good shoes. You don’t need to think every step that your foot falls off, but they have to be really good for you to go sit down.”
if you’re too tight shoes, get a pain in his foot, but if you’re too loose shoes wearing, it has a chance on a broken ankle. “If you fall, and you’ve got the space in your shoe than you will only feel warped and cracked.”
Tip # 2: Rent the equipment and do not lie about your skills < / p> The best thing is for the first time in the winter sports, the shoes, hire a man from the city of Tiel. In the shop they measure your feet, and they can advise you. Here you can also get your ski’s to rent, that is, of course, is also an important part of the equipment forms. “There will be a ski are provided for a variety of skill levels. Going to lie on here about it.”
Tip 3: Think about the weather and take extra clothing with you < / p> it is important to be able to dress for the climate in the mountains. On the basis Of Tiel in the netherlands can vary a lot: in the morning it is 3 degrees with a clear blue sky, and in the afternoon, suddenly a strong wind and drops in temperature by one degree or five years old. “You can stay in the room in the morning, and a T-shirt and wear it with on top of that, you skijas, but be sure to take a bag along with a jacket and a scarf.”
Tip 4: In order to Check whether a helmet is compulsory, it is
wear A helmet, it is also very important, ” says Tiel. In many of the area ski resorts, according to her, efforts are underway to have the will to commit. “Even though I’m sure I will recommend to wear a helmet, it is good to do ahead of time to check out what the rules are in your ski resort, it has. Some people may find it not so fashionable, to wear a helmet.”
Tip 5: Use a special sunscreen
those Who are well-prepared for the journey ahead, wear sunscreen. Any sunburn that you have to go back to the summer holidays, but a special level of protection for the winter. That is, they sell, according to the city of Tiel at the drug store. “Sunburn on the beach is often a water-based. And that reflects in the sun. That on your cheeks at an altitude of 3000 meters, where the radiation is stronger, it is not so much fun. People who have normal, sun burn, use burning are often severe. Sometimes, even with a low-temperature burn.”
Tip 6: Please let us know
If the gear is right, it’s time to go skiing. Of the Oss recommends that, in the beginning anyway, one day, to take lessons. “A lot of novice skiers and boarders think about this: I can do all of this well, my friends, or family members tell you how to do it. However, with the right knowledge you are going to feel confident and in a better place, and increases the risk of – and sometimes permanent – injury to others.”
The first thing that you have during the lessons I can learn, is, according to Van Oss, the “pizzapunt’. “That’s the general attitude, and it will teach you to ski and the brakes. You’re going to be in a pizzapunt down the hill, and if that is your point, and makes slow you down. You will also see your balance sheet move around, so that your turns you can make it.”
Tip no. 7: go with the blue pistes
at the end of the lesson, you can, according to the city of Tiel in the ring. It is important to look at the discussed track. You’ll have a blue, blue, red, and black, she said. “The blue one is the least steep, and on a wider scale, the red one is more difficult, and black for expert skiers.”
Tip 8: look out for the ski
with The slope you’ll come upon a ski lift. There are a variety of. With the ski lift, for example. This is a bar with a circle in it. “A lot of people are thinking, I put the rod in my leg. Then I can sit down. But then you fall back. You really have to stay out there.”
you can Also use the ankerlift has been insidious than it looks. “There you are, with the two of us to sit down. The one on the one side, the other on the other. However, if you do it with someone who is a lot longer than you, he has a anchor under it’s ass and you take him in the back. Please make sure that you are not at the same time, step off, or you’re going to anchor it against you.”
In the chair-lift, you need to be careful, or you will be asked to the chair, sat down, and said, Of a decision? “Some people are so excited that they’re all going to sit down before the chair, and there it is. Then it dropped you on the ground.”
Tip no. 9: what to Do in the first day, a quiet
As the tip Of the city of Tiel for the first day, a bit of a slow down. Some of the skiers and boarders will want the whole day to make, but you need to be able to the whole of the winter on the leaves of sitting.
“You’re feet aren’t used to ski boots. If you are in the correct position, and push up against your shins in. If you are a long time to continue, I have to get the next day’s suffers from. You’d better have a day to get used to the snow, and in the material, and the second and the third day, it really is a bit of a build up. Your muscles and your shins will get you there and are grateful for it.”
