SKI TIPS FOR BUILDING CONFIDENCE | Ice, Steeps, Fog and Slush with Graham Bell

Everybody has felt scared on a mountain at one time or other, whether it’s racing down an icy World Cup downhill, dropping into a couloir, or trying to negotiate a slushy crowded home run at the end of the day. No one can ever conquer the mountain, and even the very best skiers will admit to being scared from time to time. We met up with 5x Olympic skier, presenter of BBC Ski Sunday, and founder of ‘Perfect Turns’ coaching app Graham Bell and gave him the task of providing the everyday skier with some tips for building confidence, and overcoming fear while skiing. Graham covers some useful coping strategies to help you next time you run into, steep slopes, crowded slopes, icy slopes, slushy slopes, and white-out conditions. To quote Denzel Washington “There is no such thing as tough, only trained and untrained” The more you can expose yourself to the things that scare you, the better trained you are to deal with it.