my friends will laugh at me.l never skied before.How can l learn the basics before the trip???

Hopefully you live close to someplace that has a ski area. Go there and take a lesson.

If you live no where close to a ski resort..you will be laughed at. Sorry.

Looks like you will have to get lessons ON your ski trip.

ur friends r jerks if they laugh at you. & u r an idiot not to laugh at yourself! What is it matter if u can not ski? One time or another ur friends did not know how to ski either & they looked ridiculous too.
Being able to laugh at yourself & at situations is a great thing! do not let ur friends be the judge of you. Be the judge yourself. If u r really that self-conscious watch some instructors video on YouTube.com maybe u can find a tutorial session that u can do without the skis or the snow.. it is all about balance. have u ever gotten on rollerblades? because it is almost like that. If u can glide on rollerblades then u can ski on snow.
Do not worry about ur friends laughing at you! & anyways, if there is a cute guy there & u look like u need help u can always ask him to train you. Vice versa if there is a cute girl there u can always get her to train you. It will be cold too then u got someone to warm you!
GOOD LUCK! HAVE FUN! DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE LAUGHTER! LAUGH AT YOURSELF FIRST AND LEAD THE CROWD!!

there is nothing like an on-the-hill lesson, but you can at least get some ideas from one of the instructional DVDs out there. My favorite is Breakthrough on Skis by Lito Tejada-Flores.

it would also be a good idea to get your legs and core in shape before you go. best standard gym equipment is probably a stationary bike, of if you lift you can do squats and some core stuff.

good luck

Everybody (even your friends) were beginners oonce. They wo not laugh at you, or if they do they are pretty useless friends.

The best thing to do is have lessons every day, and practice what you are taught. It is a bad idea to let your friends teach you. They almost certainly have bad habits which youu do not want to learn (everybody has at least some bad habits), and a trained instructor will have drills and methods to get you going faster than friends would.

Sign up for lessons at the area before you arrive. Try on line or phone. Many areas offer a beginners package of lessons, lifts and equipment that should allow you to ride a lift and negotiate a slope with confidence. Friends seldom can teach a friend to learn a skill and remain a friend.

Everybody looks like a clutz on their fist go.

Get a beginners lesson. DO NOT let ur friends tell u ''it is easy.come up the chair with us!''

They wo not be friends long, as u will end up walking down the entire mountain. l have seen this at least every winter.some poor soul follows their boyfriend or girlfriend up to the top.and they can not get down.

Get those beginner lessons.they r fun, & u may meet new friends there. Then toodle around on the beginner chair for at least a day practicing those turns.

The second day start on the beginner chair, see how things feel, & u might think about getting a second lesson, to advance u just a little more. Who knows, if u r athletic, u might end up skiing ''blues or intermediate runs, before ur trip is over?

Do not worry.
You can not practice it without snow. Its not even snowing in our country. You said that your friends are going to laugh at you. Well, they were not born with skiing ability. You could ask one of your friends to show you the basics. If you are going to make mistakes, you can say that its your friends fault because he/she did not show it correctly.

The other guys say ur can not learn until u get to a slope; pretty much true. Some ski stores have a moving downhill carpet arrangement which teaches the feel & basics quite nicely; if u do not mind paying the price.
If u wait till u get there, u will find ski slopes r very beginner friendly in giving lessons (future customers!). You definitely want some lessons.
In the meantime u can do some leg exercises which help tone up muscles. Just do all directions u can think of (leg lifts from front & back, side lifts, inside (lower leg ) side lift(cross ur leg & use the top leg to support u for this one), & of course lots & lots of knee bends.
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yes you are going and you are going to learn it