fear of speed

thanks for all advice
i will make sure to get a lesson or two when i head out in jan :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just to add a little bit. You mention a steep run in conjunction with your fear of speed. As Dave Mac pointed out, it is as the terrain steepens that we tend to become nervous. Good control comes with commitment to the turns. If you are timid, you will tend to lean back into the slope, not lean foreward out into space, causing technique to go out of the window.

Find a short, but slightly intimidating steeper slope with a good run out at the bottom. Get down slowly and in control to a point near the bottom of the steep. Let yourself go on the last 20/30 metres, but be determined to stay in control and get at least two good turns in befor you have to apply the brakes. As you get more comfortable, go for more turns from further up. You can then start at the top. try for some good commiting turns. As soon as you start to feel loss of control, put on the brakes and start again.

The main thing to accomplish initially is linking a few solid turns together. With time, you'll add more and more turns between stops.

Trencher

Trencher wrote:

Find a short, but slightly intimidating steeper slope with a good run out at the bottom. Get down slowly and in control to a point near the bottom of the steep. Let yourself go on the last 20/30 metres, but be determined to stay in control and get at least two good turns in befor you have to apply the brakes. As you get more comfortable, go for more turns from further up. You can then start at the top. try for some good commiting turns. As soon as you start to feel loss of control, put on the brakes and start again.

This is a very good drill. It can be a bit difficult to find the right place to do carry it out, so you need do a bit of searching in your chosen ski area, to find a slope that fits Trencher's description.

If you were in ski class, this is the kind of drill that your instructor might have you doing.