I'm going to get risky this weekend and go alpine skiing!  I'm not sure what I'll need though!
Just bring skis with fixed-heel bindings.
Looks like I'll be heading to the sports store!  So all I need to do is put the skis on and go down the hill?
Yes, but skis with fixed-heel bindings make it difficult to climb back up, so you'll want to go to a place that has a ski lift.
Thanks for the tip!  Now, I don't want any broken bones - what safety precautions should I take?  Besides staying home  haha!
If you want to go fast then follow the fall line to go at maximum speed, but if your too scared then don't follow it lol
I think I'll be too scared!  LOL  Any recommendations for what type of skis to get?
I recommend alpine skiing equipment. That's what most back-country skiers use.
Got it, thanks!  I'm off to the sports store now, and will leave for the alpine ski resort on Saturday - wish me luck!
ski area boundaries—may employ snowmobiles, helicopters or snowcats to deliver them to the top of a slope. Back-country skiers may use specialized equipment with a free-heel mode for hiking up slopes and a locked-heel mode for descents.
Alpine skiing has been an event at the Winter Olympic Games since 1936.
Participants and venues.
As of 1994, there were estimated to be 55 million people worldwide who engaged in alpine skiing. The estimated number of skiers, who practised alpine, cross-
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for recreation or sport, it is typically practised at ski resorts, which provide such services as ski lifts, artificial snow making, snow grooming, restaurants, and ski patrol.
"Off-piste" skiers—those skiing outside