My name is Halley O'Brien and if you've never been

skiing before you're in the right place.

We've got some basic tips and tricks for you

this part two in a three part series and in this video

we're going to cover the following things:

Your first movements on a flat snow surface

Sidestepping and duck walking

and how to get up if you happen to get very

well acquainted with the ground.

So I'm going to throw it over to Eric Lipton of SnowOperating

and the Professional Ski Instructors of America. Eric take it away.

Now that you're clicked into your skis let's talk about how to get around on the snow.

With your shins on the front of your boots,

practice pushing yourself around on the flats.

This is a great way to get from point A to point B

and is your first experience gliding on snow.

So we talked about moving around on the flats

but let's say you're on a little bit of a hill. Like, for instance, you're

skiing and you drop a ski pole and you have to go up and get it,

there's a few ways to do that.

The first way is sidestepping.

Put your skis parallel and across the hill.

Tip your knees up hill and dig your edges in.

From there just take small steps sideways.

The next way is called herring bone or duck walk.

Make a v-shape with the tails of your skis closer together than the tips.

Flex your ankles forward and sink your knees inward.

From this position you can walk around almost anywhere.

Just make sure the tails of your skis don't cross.

if you fall down there are three ways to get up the first way is to put your skis

parallel and across the hill so they're beneath you and you're in a seated

position with your weight on your hip start to stand up while walking your

hands in a circle toward the front to your skis a second way to get up if you

fall is to roll onto your belly and lift your skis up in the air behind you now I

know this looks silly but trust me it works

set your skis down so that your ski tips are pointed across the hill now just do

a push up first onto your knees and then onto your feet from here step your skis

across the hill and off you go as a last resort just click one ski off

alright guys this is the end of part two congratulations we have part one and

three linked in the description below so definitely check those out if you

haven't done so already obviously there's so much to experience and enjoy

when it comes to skiing so when you head out to the mountain for the first time

link up with a ski school professional take a lesson and have some fun I'm

Hallie O'Brien thanks so much for watching and I will see you in the next

video