Learning to water ski on one ski the easy way

If you're tired of the drag and want more speed, learning to water ski on one ski is the natural next step in your lake-life journey. There's a certain point in every skier's life where two skis just start to feel a bit bulky. You've mastered the wake, you can cross back and forth without falling, and you're starting to look at the slalom skiers with a bit of envy. Moving to a single ski—or slalom skiing—is where the real fun begins because it changes the entire physics of how you move across the water. ...

February 15, 2026 · 7 min · Petersen Joana