Ski hacks – How to get your novice buddies going #1

Fall-Line loves taking newbies to the mountains and heading off on trips in mixed-ability groups.

At ski school, novices don’t always learn the slope ‘lore’ that most of us have picked up over the years, such as how to avoid the dreaded ‘gape’ and keeping your goggles mist-free etc.

We’ve come across a set of excellent ‘basics’ tips, compiled by Serre Chevalier-based ski instructor and and ex-England ski team member Darren Turner for Crystal Ski Holidays in partnership with Andorra.

Share them with anyone less experienced who’s joining your group (and you never know, you might learn something too).

We’ll drip-feed two hacks every fortnight.

First up – Putting on boots and Picking up skis…