How do you ski backwards?

Answer 1

You weave in and out of a series of 5 feet tall gates inside the ground along a defined course. If you skip a gate you DNF "did not finish". The faster you complete the course the better. It is important to hit the gates every time you go for the gate...the correct gear will prevent you from getting hurt. If you find yourself not hitting the gate make your turns closer to the gate then once they are close enough to hit them, put you pole guard (hand) in-front of yourself to push the gate away. This is a good strategy but not needed.

You also have Giant Slalom, Super G (Super Giant Slalom) and Downhill. These are faster variations of the traditional slalom. The course is longer and the flags are positioned further apart. This makes the course faster as you need to make less of a sharp curve to reach the next flag. Downhill being the fastest.

In case you are talking about waterskiing, slalom is the same as in snow but with boueys floating on the water.

they go in between gates and they if they miss one there is a penalty

Answer 2

To ski backwards, you need to have skis that are twin tip or have a somewhat round tail; then it's pretty much like skiing forward. You can start by using any type of ski, not just twin tips. Find a very gentle slope, like the last 10 or so feet of the bunny hill, and turn around so you are facing uphill. Your skis should be in a 'reverse wedge' with the tails close together and the tips far apart. With a really wide wedge you won't go anywhere. As you close your wedge (keeping the tails close, you start to bring the tips toward each other) you'll start sliding backwards. Play around with it a little, push on one ski and see what happens, then push on the other ski. You'll discover that you can steer yourself through turns that way. As you feel more confident, find some longer gentle slopes and keep practicing. Be very careful of other skiers because you don't have eyes in the back of your head. If you want to turn it up a notch, make your wedge smaller and smaller until your skis are parallel and you're controlling your speed with turn shape. Now you'll want some twin tips and a terrain park where you can practice doing on-snow pirouettes and landing jumps backwards. This is a wonderful skill to have because sometimes when you're skiing normally you can get spun around. If you've already practiced skiing backwards, then getting spun around won't be a crisis anymore. Also, be VERY VERY VERY careful around trees when skiing backwards, it's a lot like hitting a person but much worse, especially when your going fast, trust me, I know. If you hit a tree it can be as minor as a bruise to a broken bone to a concussion or worse. It is a lot of fun but be careful and take it slow at first.

Answer 3

to slalom water ski, the ski-er must pass through entry gatesof a slalom course and then round six bouys and exit via another gates the boat travels at a set speed if the ski-er makes a pass the rope is then shortend at every pass until the ski-er falls.who ever makes the most bouys on the shortest rope wins

Answer 4

Put ski boots on, click into skis, ride up lift, ski down hill. Simple.

Answer 5

to win a alpine skiing competition you have to ski through the gates and get to the bottom the fastest without missing any gates. you get timed and you go 1 at a time.