The trick is to turn. When your skis are pointed across a hill (and on the uphill edge) you don't accelerate. Point them just a tiny bit down and you start to slowly move. Point them straight down and you go at maximum speed.
A good trick to build confidence is to practice "J turns".
Find a nice easy slope to practice - think about which way you feel best at turning (everyone usually has an easy side and a hard side), and point down the hill - this is the straight part of a "J" and then once you are sliding, turn in your favourite direction until your skis are pointed across the hill. You will eventually stop!That's the basics of what any advanced skier does, they just do it very efficiently.
Of course, once you get comfortable, stop turning halfway through the J turn and turn back the other way, soon you will be making linked "s" turns down the hill. If you ever feel unsafe, just turn across the hill until you stop.
That's the trick!
When you point you skis straight down the hill and don't make turns it is called straight lining. Another slang term for this is bombing the hill.
Basically cruising just means casual riding. Carving refers to swerving while riding a hill, the G-Forces of the carve make it fun, and it slows you down, similar to cutting while skiing/snowboarding. Bombing is when you assume a locked aerodynamic position (usually low on the board) and ride a hill as fast as you can, for speed. There are other trick carves also, google them if i didnt get it.
Britt janyk was born in 1980 she is very good at down hill skiing her favorite trick is to race the gates
Skiing isn't played. But you do it when it is winter and there is snow on a ski hill
*Cross country* skiing is where you are skiing on flat terrain. It's much more work than skiing down a hill.
skiing is......... going down hill on snow using skies to guid you
skiing is done at a ski hill or resort on snow, grass, ice, etc.
Snowsport
aerobic.
if there is friction on the hill it will slow you down
Back country skiing is where one hikes to the crest of a hill, and alpines down. A type of skiing similar to back country skiing is telemark skiing. Back country skiing has no synonyms.
Turn you skis to dig into the snow and point them up hill.