Falling and Standing Back Up
Falling
Falling is good. Most of the time it doesn't hurt and it is a good way to stop yourself quickly if you are out of control. I would much rather fall than hit a tree. It also is a skill that takes practice, but you will get lots of practice falling. Many people already know how to fall from playing football, judo, or bicyling rideing. Falling in most sports is about the same.
What to avoid.
Falling or your butt, or hands. The most common injury for snowboarding and alpine skiing is jambed thumb from people tryng to catch themselves with there hands. Avoid Falling backwards. Do not fall by sitting down on the snow. On hard snow you can injure your tailbone, besides it hurts.
- Fall Forwards and to the side
- Get down low into a crouch.
- Roll to the side. Hitting the snow with the side of your knee, your hip, and your shoulder. It that order
- In reality you won't be able to fall this way all the time. When you do manage it. Congradulate yourself on a good fall. Here are way that you will fall.
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Snow Angel
You come to a down hill and get scared so you throw your hands up and lock your knees which causes you to fall back on your butt. Don't stop with your butt, get your shoulders down on the snow as well. Bring your arms down last and throw them out to the side as if you were making a snow-angel. Congradulate yourself on keeping your hands out of the way.
- Face Plant Dive
- You get farther down the hill and can't make the turn at the bottom. When your skiies hit the soft snow they slow down and you do a belly flop. Try to slide forward as you fall as if you were doing a surface dive.
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Standing back up
Most people who ski alot don't even think about how they stand back up, but standing up can be difficult. Before you stand up make sure you have come to a complete stop. Get your skiies and poles untangled by rolling onto your back and putting your hands and feet in the air. Then identify which way is down hill and put your skis across the hill so that you won't be sliding when you get back up.
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Falling and Standing Back Up
Falling is good. Most of the time it doesn't hurt and it is a good way to stop yourself quickly if you are out of control. I would much rather fall than hit a tree. It also is a skill that takes practice, but you will get lots of practice falling. Many people already know how to fall from playing football, judo, or bicyling rideing. Falling in most sports is about the same.
What to avoid.
Falling or your butt, or hands. The most common injury for snowboarding and alpine skiing is jambed thumb from people tryng to catch themselves with there hands. Avoid Falling backwards. Do not fall by sitting down on the snow. On hard snow you can injure your tailbone, besides it hurts.
- Fall Forwards and to the side
- Get down low into a crouch.
- Roll to the side. Hitting the snow with the side of your knee, your hip, and your shoulder. It that order
- In reality you won't be able to fall this way all the time. When you do manage it. Congradulate yourself on a good fall. Here are way that you will fall.
Snow Angel
You come to a down hill and get scared so you throw your hands up and lock your knees which causes you to fall back on your butt. Don't stop with your butt, get your shoulders down on the snow as well. Bring your arms down last and throw them out to the side as if you were making a snow-angel. Congradulate yourself on keeping your hands out of the way.
- Face Plant Dive
- You get farther down the hill and can't make the turn at the bottom. When your skiies hit the soft snow they slow down and you do a belly flop. Try to slide forward as you fall as if you were doing a surface dive.
Standing back up
Most people who ski alot don't even think about how they stand back up, but standing up can be difficult. Before you stand up make sure you have come to a complete stop. Get your skiies and poles untangled by rolling onto your back and putting your hands and feet in the air. Then identify which way is down hill and put your skis across the hill so that you won't be sliding when you get back up.