Having Fun On Your First Ski Trip - By: Aaron Jochum

If you are over twenty and you have never been on skis before, it's not a surprise that you might feel a bit of fear and intimidation the first time you set foot on the ski slopes. Possibly, you are discomfited because you never learned to ski when you were younger. Or, just possibly, you are just panicked at the thought of breaking an important body part and being on crutches for months. But, if you simply relax, however, and follow a few safety rules, you may look back on this time as one of the more pleasant and memorable experiences of your life.

So, the first task on your list of things to do is to find a place where you can take ski lessons. If money is not a problem, you should seriously contemplate the thought of mixing ski lessons with your vacation at a world class ski resort. Why world class? Because this these types of ski resorts will typically employ the best instructors available. In addition, they usually have the best slopes - and when learning to ski, you'll have much more fun learning on great runs than you will on smaller mountains. Plus, top tier resorts have plenty of fun things to do in your down time when you are not actually on the slopes. If, however, money is tight and you can't afford to travel to Aspen, the Rockies, or the Alps - then it's perfectly ok to find a place near to home.

One of the best ways to learn skiing,is for you and a friend to take lessons together. This has a few advantages. One, you will both have someone to sympathize with as you gamely attempt to stay on your feet during the first day of lessons. Two, you can also laugh at each other instead of being the butt of all the laughter yourself. And, three, partnering with a friend also gives you both more confidence in learning your new snow skills. Most instructors won't try to push you beyond what they believe you are capable of, so just relax, pay attention, and follow his lead. The first day is always the hardest. If you survive that, the rest will be easy going.

When signing up for ski classes, weekdays are the best days. The class sizes will be smaller, and you will get more individual attention from your instructor. On weekends, the crowds can sometimes be overwhelming. In addition, on the weekdays, since the crowds are less, you don't have to worry so much about avoiding fellow skiers or snowboarders. Not having these distractions, you can focus more on learning skiing basics such as methods of stopping, mastering your turns, and learning to control your speed.

Don't expect to become an expert in the first day or two. But by the end of the week, you will be riding the ski lifts, tacking the intermediate slopes, and possibly even venturing into some of the less threatening expert slopes. The nice thing about leaning to ski at the best resorts is that the slopes are long - sometimes as long as 1 or 2 miles or longer. You have the most fun when you are spending more time on the actual slopes instead of constantly returning into the lift lines for another trip up the mountain.

Among kids and young adults, snowboarding seems to be fast overtaking skiing as the most popular winter sport. For older adults, however, who don't really see the benefits of multiple concussions, skiing can be the perfect sport in combining fun and exercise during the winter months.

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