Lessons

Just curious to see what people’s views on taking lessons are?

I really enjoy taking lessons in everything I do, as I want to improve to be the best that I can be. I’ll go away and read the books (working through ‘The All Mountain Skier’ at the moment – excellent book!) or ask for advice, try to put things into practice and work at it ‘till I get it right (I’m a scientist so maybe that’s got something to do with having this mentality…?) :roll:

Others (like my OH), seem to prefer to just get on with things and learn as they go without too much outside help. They seem happy to cruise along at a certain level and not go beyond that, as long as they are having fun.

My family tell me I’m too competitive and just to go and enjoy it, but I really do get a buzz from those eureka moments when things finally click. Just wondered if there others out there who feel the same way as I do, or if I’m in the minority?

Also, for those of you that have been taught by several different people, do you think it’s best to stick with one instructor, if possible, or try several different ones? I’ve e-mailed the ski school where we are having lessons and asked if we can have the same person as last year, however as we are in group lessons, not sure if they will be happy to do this or not?

Thanks :wink:

Lynn

I'm in kind of the same dilemma. I've done 2 weeks of ski school and it was great for learning the basics and getting to parallel turns but now I'm sick of hanging around waiting for other people and spending most of the holiday standing about.

So over Christmas my wife and I went to Les Menuires and did our first holiday without ski school or lessons.

Trouble was all the other super cool French skiers made us look like a right pair of chancers. We now want lessons to improve technique.

One problem has been though that I'm by nature a bit more wreckless than my wife so my confidence has improved even if my technique hasn't. If your partner is your main ski buddy be careful about widening the gap between your relative abilities or you might end up with rows about going too fast, going off piste, doing black runs etc. We did.

Try several different instructors (I would recommmend Ross Fraser at Glenshee in Scotland, I hear he is awesome) because most will have different teaching methods within the same framework, some that may work better for you.

If you are tired of hanging around and are not bothered about the group atmosphere; book privates. It is almost a dead cert that you will improve quicker.

RossF wrote:Try several different instructors (I would recommmend Ross Fraser at Glenshee in Scotland, I hear he is awesome)

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Now who fed you that fairy tale )

My mummy :wink:

RossF wrote:Try several different instructors (I would recommmend Ross Fraser at Glenshee in Scotland, I hear he is awesome) quote]




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Arghh balls! Buggered up the quote thing AGAIN!! :evil:

getjim wrote:Arghh balls! Buggered up the quote thing AGAIN!! :evil:

What are you trying to say Jim 8)