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Skiing Beginner Course - Skating

Skating is a fundamental maneuver that every Skiing beginner needs to learn. This exercise helps in making skiers feel relaxed and comfortable on Skis. Skating also teaches you how to flex and extend your legs on the slope, and trains the body to shift from one ski to the other. It also teach you how to change direction while moving, and to improve body awareness and stability, among other benefits. Here are the steps on how to skate:

	STEP 1: Find a flat area. Put your Skis in a V-position, that is, the tails are close to each other while the tips are slightly far apart.
	STEP 2: Push off with your left Ski and then glide on your other Ski. Shift your weight on your right Ski and maintain balance.
	STEP 3: Go back to your original position by moving your left Ski close to the other one.
	STEP 4: Push off with your right Ski and glide on your other Ski. Shift your weight on your left Ski and stay balanced.
	STEP 5: Move your right Ski close to the other. At this point, you should be back to your initial position. Once you are already familiar with Skating on flats, you can try doing it on gentle slopes.

Knowing how to skate on the slope will teach you about balance, Ski control, and stability. Be comfortable in doing this maneuver so you can move on to the other Skiing Exercises.

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Below you can find all the lessons of our Learn Skiing Online Course:

1:	Understanding the Fall Line
2:	Skiing Stance
3:	Carrying your Skis
4:	Walking with Skis
5:	Getting Up after a Fall
6:	Kick Turn
7:	Clock Turn
8:	Side-stepping
9:	Herringbone
10:	Sideslipping
11:	Skating
12:	Traversing
13:	Linking Turns

Done? Try our Skiing Tricks section.

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