How to Make Parallel Turns—Tips for Improving Your Skiing || REI

Now that you've been making wedge turns down the ski hill, it's time to start bringing some parallel into your turns. We partnered with Robin Barnes of the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) to break down 5 skills you can use to to bring your skis parallel and start cruising down the slopes.

Shrink Your Wedge :44
Use Your Legs to Turn 1:17
Round Your Turns 2:12
Release Your Edge 2:55
Weight Transfer 4:12

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Now THIS is a great instructor. Instead of just saying what to do and quickly showing it, she repeats each tip several times and shows it from different angles. And she expounds on the points rather than rushing through them. Just knowing your subject doesn't make you an effective teacher. She's great! Thanks for the lesson!

[nunyabiznes]

@3:16 Finally! Someone actually explaining how to get your skis more parallel, instead of just saying 'put your knees together' like everyone else. Thank you!

[amoreazione]

as a ski instructor, I always look for content enabling me to improve my teachings. This video is of the highest value. thank you!

[showze]

its good, easy to see, the best close ups, ever. especially the close ups about releasing the edge, then paralleling the skis

[carrieeldridge]

I learned more in this short video than hours of a private lesson I had yesterday in Laax Switzerland. This video just saved me hundreds and maybe my life too. Thank you REI!

[phgldyg]

I paid $275 for one day lesson and this is exactly the things that we were being taught and that we drilled on all day. Fabulous video, thank you!!

[alexgrazie]

My huge problem is lots of people on the path, I gain speed I panic, can't stop faster with triangle and also again lots of people and I don't have time to do large steering.
Result: I'm falling down to avoid accidents 😅

[derekstewart]

So simply explained. We’re taking a friend this year who is almost out of the wedge/pizza. Will send this to her, she can no doubt pick bits of it to help improve. Best video I’ve seen in terms of simple to understand for a beginner. I have skid so long I don’t have the words and never try to teach. Thank you

[mislavsprajc]

the single best video for beginner skiers on youtube.

[LCarefortheworld]

She is the best explaining how to parallel ski after watching many videos. thank you!

[AnsleyBuilt]

I’m on deployment in Norway and just went skiing for the first time. Thanks for the tips, I had so much fun and going again tomorrow!

[ankit]

I saw a lot of videos which showed super complicated ways and used complex terminologies.
After looking at this video, I found out the technique is much simpler.

Thank you so much, I'm gonna try this tomorrow😄

[xjackx]

Best video to understand parallel ski. Thanks a lot.

[MTLGSE]

This is exactly the video I was looking for. Fantastic. Thank you Robin.

[senthilnathan]

I showed this video to my daughter and she so well when she tried green.If I explained to her she would’ve understood nothing😂.Thank You!

[hhiikkii]

I wanted to improve my ski and came to this video. This video is so easy to understand! Thanks 🎉

[brandtcarroll]

Thank you! This was so precise in the instructions.

[stephenkennedy]

Awesome you kept it simple and easy to understand.thanks for sharing

[nutt.rangsiman]

Thanks for a wonderful video. Your techniques help me improve my skiing skill a lot. “Release the edge, ski gets flat, steer the ski”.

[hamidbazmi]

That is the best explanation I have seen. I will use it next week.
Thanks