Ski Pro Tips For Skiing At Every Level
We tapped the best ski Pros in the business to give you a leg up on the slopes.
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By Catherine Lutz
Published December 2022
Beginners to a sport benefit from teaching, but you don’t have to be a beginner to learn something new. In skiing, learning at every level opens opportunities and the freedom and joy that comes with progression.
“As you develop as a skier, you’ll see things on the trail map that you didn’t even know were there, and the mountain will get that much bigger,” says Audra Schmidt, a ski Pro and lead trainer at Aspen Snowmass. “It’s like a video game—with each level it unlocks different aspects of the mountain.”
Schmidt and Darnell Rose, a ski and snowboard Pro based on Aspen Mountain, offer tips for skiing at every level.
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Beginner skiers at Aspen Snowmass
Green Level
Adjust Expectations
Baby Steps
Just Breathe
Body Position
Focus
Pole Position
Turning
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Ski instructor leads a group down a blue run at Aspen Mountain
Blue Level
Make a Plan
Remember the Ankles
Hugging Hands
Capital C
Tip It
Skid Steer
Double Trouble
Feel It, Believe It
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Skiers enjoy powder and bumps at Aspen Highlands
Black Level
Look Before You Leap
Steady Does It
Commitment Rules
Carve It Out
Powder Hound
Mogul Mania
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Skier tackles a double-black diamond run at Aspen Mountain