Skiing: The international Parallel Technique

I've been skiing for around 6 years and when i was learning how to ski my dad aught my sister and me from his own experiences but he never knew there were many techniques for beginners. The International Parallel Technique (TIP) teaches you how to do smooth turns on an easy intermediate slop at the end of 5 days. Each is divided into 2 sections: morning and afternoon exercises. Each day focuses on different techniques for skiing. By the end of the 5 days if you followed the instructions you should be able to ski down an easy intermediate slope (a blue slope).

"The goal of the International Parallel Technique, which is described in this section, is for you to be making an easy intermediate slope at the end of five days" (Heckelman, 19).

Day 1- morning: beginner exercise
            afternoon: traverse
Day 2- morning: sidesliding
            afternoon: skating and learning to ride ski lifts

Basic downhill turns

Day 3- morning: uphill turns
            afternoon: pressure turns
Day 4- morning and afternoon: parallel turns downhill
Day 5- morning: linked parallel turns on gentle slopes
            afternoon: linked parallel turns on intermediate slopes

As you practice these exercises to develop basic skills, you at the same time perfecting advanced skiing capacities.

Basic skills to get comfortable on the skies