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Getting up after a fall

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Get back on your feet on a slope without exhausting yourself.

What coaches agree on

  • Before you try to stand, get your skis pointing directly across the slope, not up or down the fall line, so you don't slide as you push up.
  • Bring your hands, hips, and weight forward, in close to your knees or skis, since pushing up from behind them gives you no leverage.
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  • If you're struggling to stand with both skis on, take off your uphill ski and use your downhill ski as a stable platform, which is far easier than muscling up with both still on.
  • In deep or soft snow, pack the snow beneath you into a firm platform with your skis and poles first, since pushing off loose snow just makes you sink further.