Learn the Proper Ski Stance

Maintaining a proper athletic ski stance keeps you balanced and puts you in a better position to control your skis.

• Stand relatively tall with your feet about shoulder-width apart.
• Flex your ankles and tilt your shins forward.
• Keep your shoulders slightly in front of your hips with weight centered over both feet.
• Keep your arms slightly out in front and off to the side. Hold your poles with the tips pointed back, behind your feet.
• Look toward where you’re going, not down at your skis.

Tip: Hop up and down with both feet. The stance when you land is where you want to be.