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Getting up after a fall on skis, where do you plant your poles to help push yourself up?

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  1. Downhill, out in front of your ski tips
  2. Uphill, next to your hip
  3. Behind your back, between the ski tails

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  1. PSIA Alpine Level I Study Guide (Professional Ski Instructors of America), Getting Up From a Fall, p. 28 www.psia-nw.org/wp-content/uploads/PSIA_Alpine_Level1_SG.pdf Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. PSIA Alpine Level I Study Guide, Getting Up From a Fall, p. 28 www.psia-nw.org/wp-content/uploads/PSIA_Alpine_Level1_SG.pdf Checked 2026-10-10.

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