Tips for first-time skiers (and instructors of first-time skiers) http://www.tomsarazac.com/tom/opinions/firsttimeski.html Real tips? Weight over the balls of your feet. Pressure on your shins. Hands forward. Eyes forward. ONLINE SKI LESSONS http://mogulmick.vbmco.com/begin.html http://www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing.html http://www.abc-of-skiing.com/learn-skiing/ Common Mistakes http://www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/learning_to_ski/common_mistakes.html SUMMARY Below is a brief summary of the basic mechanics section, so that the main concepts can be gone over again, or quickly learnt if you have not been able to look at the whole basic mechanics section. To know about any of the concepts in any detail though, the pages for them need to have been read. http://www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/basic_mechanics/summary.html STANCE http://www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/basic_mechanics/stance.html Skis hip width apart, the same weight on each ski, knees bent to abs...