To ski effectively, focus on these key principles:

1. Balance and Stance: Keep your weight centered over your skis, knees slightly bent, and upper body stable.
2. Edging: Use the edges of your skis to control turns. Shift your weight to the inside edge of the outside ski during a turn.
3. Pressure Control: Apply pressure to the ski tips at the start of a turn and gradually shift it toward the tails as you complete the turn.
4. Rotation: Use your legs to steer the skis, not your upper body. Keep your shoulders facing downhill.
5. Flow: Link turns smoothly by transitioning your weight and edges fluidly from one turn to the next.

Practice these techniques on gentle slopes before progressing to steeper terrain.