You can improve your personal safety by preparing yourself physically, technically and mentally before the ski season. When you have left to go skiing it is too late. It takes time to build up good physical condition necessary to ski for six hours a day, several days in a row. It is best to start at least a couple of months in advance of your ski trip. Preparatory training should include muscle strengthening exercises, training in suppleness and balance, training your coordination of movements and regular running.

To avoid injury to the joints and tendons, train the muscle structures around the joints. Cycling, and running along with weight training in a fitness venter can help you do this. It is preferable to run on uneven and hilly terrain. Joining a ski gymnastics class is also a good idea. Skiing will be easier and more fun if the physical prerequisites are in place.