I Learnt to Ski in 4 hours - ft. crashing into a wall...

my first run ever my friend took me to a blue and I ended up in the parking lot because I didn't know how to carve.
by the end of the day, I was hitting blacks and have been skiing for 13 years

My first time skiing was this previous winter. Long story short, I didn't practice enough, I didn't know the routes of the resort, I got pressured by friends, and ended up falling 60-100 times.

Skiing is something I started doing when I was maybe 3 or 4 and did pretty much every weekend (late fall to early spring) from age 7-9 and only got to go maybe twice since when I was in middle school. I always hope I can go back to the slopes. I’m 23 now so it’s been a whole decade.

Really hoping that’s a fake email he put on the check-in, cause otherwise this man just doxed himself

you did pretty great tho

this is so motivational!!! i went skiing as a complete beginner in new zealand just recently and stacked it at the top of the kids conveyor belt on my first day, but at the end of my time there i was able to confidently ski some good runs without falling. it's definitely all about mastering the little skills and putting them all together as you build confidence.

The fact that they have a -1 very bad category :)

In conclusion. Forget the skiing and buy a black bin bag instead. Looks far more fun than skiing and a damn site cheeper

Quite suprised on how big skis you got as a beginner. Usually short skis are easier to operate but slower, while longer skis are harder to operate but faster. From just eyeing it out, you definately got intermediate/advanced skis

Idk why you so self conscious?! You did very well

You should try snowboarding ❤

The ski will detach in specific directions unless you have special bindings like the knee binding or pivot binding. Forward twisting falls might result in a torn ACL.

Hey man, I know this comments coming in kinda late. Just wanted to let you know never feel bad about learning! The comment you made about wanting to apologize to the other skiers reminded me of myself when I was learning as a kid. Once you spend more time out there & meet the people on the hill, you'll come to realize most of them are incredibly inviting & want nothing more than to motivate you and see you improve! Keep rippin man!

Looking forward to seeing your next go at skiing 2023/2024 season.

Food for thought. The worst things an instructor can teach a student are snowplow and stem turns. Skis were designed so when you balance on one while facing and leaning down the hill, the ski will make the turns for you. How are you going to balance on that ski when you are pushing it out from under you?

Sorry, you haven learnt skiing yet

theres no such thing as not being able to ski. some time s its easier for people some times its harder but everyone can ski.

Good job for just 2 days! I would think it's extra difficult balancing being so tall. Kids are tiny and balance easier. I took 3 seasons to really be confident to ski. It's really a great feeling to always explore new slopes.

keep trying!

We liked that video, it was great! Good job for trying

Great effort 👏 just remember everyone who was on that slope was a beginner once and fell on their arse 👍

when my friends taught me how to ski they took me up the hill and sent me off thats how you learn in norway

i am a kid and a expert and i went down one the most dteepests hill so keep up the good work alex your doing great
i love how you praictice keep it up

On my 5th day I skipped down the mountain and got a view of Mount blonc I only fell once aswell when I leant back to far I also finally mastered parallel stops

Well done Alex you did really well. I went on a skiing trip to Italy with my school when i was 13 and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The ski lift you went on was called a ski drag back then as it literally drags you up the mountain. Sadly I have never been able to afford to go again but it definitely was a great experience.

My 1st week in my life of skiing which was this year I already went down a hard blue slope and nearly learned how to parallel turn XD I think I learned very fast, but Alex! You did do very well! Do not say bad things bout you being bad at skiing. It’s not embarrassing it just means that those other people have been skiing for a long time! And also it’s skiers not ski-people :D enjoy your next skiing season!

You were a very fast learner but i was better at 5 years old😂

Keep up with the skiing - you’ll enjoy it, and you’re lucky to have so many years in front of you to do it. And yes - when learning, it’s extremely irritating to be passed by children 1/3 your size and 1/10 your age, all moving competently.

Uhh my fear is always the lift 😂😂😂

Take me to your ski resort to go skiing!

same, learned to ski in 6 hours and i crashed into a fence. Some guy had to fix me becuase my legs stuck

I feel you man, i am at this level but you did good.

The first day i look stupid but need to check how i look second day

Learning when you are not a kid is very hard. Some of us took too long, I'm talking about four seasons (6 days per season) to slide down through a red slope with confidence and knowing I was not going to kill anyone on my way. But the effort, falls, fatigue and all that stuff are really worth it. And when you think you can't learn anything else, then you unblock something in your head that makes you understand what you were not doing well. Enjoy your own pace, the views, feeling there up in the mountain... the apres ski is important too! Great motivation to wait for the winter.

You did great!

I learned how to ski in 40 mins after 5 years for my school field trip

Love this guy/ over Summer he is on Baustelle 🤣✌️

U did Godot for firat time

I will be 70 in June and took my first ski lesson and surprisingly my instructor’s name was Phil too. Great instructor. I did great but I knew I would just a feeling I had and knew I had to do it. Yes not easy but such a great accomplishment for me. Will I ski again? Hell ya. 🇨🇦

I now, kinda also wanna learn how to ski

Started skiing when I was 4 years old and it's been great ever since. Managed to win races and have fun! Don't worry it gets easy after lots of practice! You're already on the right track!!

You're doing amazing!

yesterday was my first time snowboarding i went from not being able to stand up to at the end of the day doing the double black diamond.

shouldn't be embarrassing.
anyway, where ya poles at?
some dont use ig.

It’s so strange knowing that once I was learning like this and now I am going down as one of the fastest on the piste

Brilliant honest review and you did do well

good job bro