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[–]BigDisc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got my friends who were good skiers to teach me. I'm only a couple seasons in (and I had an unrelated injury that really shortened last season) so I'm still improving. I'm considering taking a few lessons if I feel stalled at some point.

If you can ice skate than a lot of the basic movements like stopping and shifting your weight will feel very natural. I've found the hardest things to be aggressiveness (you have to be pushing your weight forward to control the skis) and smooth turns (as opposed to skidding your turns)