Wear bright clothing to help make sure that other people can see you in the case that they're outside of your field of vision.

* a little hesitant to ski actually

Totally blind in one eye, which is probably why I've never posted here before - not really blind enough to feel like it counts. But I live in Alaska, and I snowboard like crazy in the winter (in fact, hitting up Alyeska in the a.m.), and I've only got one (mostly) working eye, so I figure I can tell you what I do, anyway.

Wear bright colors, so other people know where you are. Most people say that, right? But it's good sense.

You can ski with someone you know well. Let them go ahead of you. You know by now that when you're walking a little behind someone you can see by how they move what the ground's doing, even with bad depth perception and so on. Use that on the slope. I say it's like having a seeing eye person (or that's what I call it when I'm snowboarding). You get a sense of the drops by seeing the person in front of you. It can be hard to tell on the snow, it's all white and especially when it's windy, it can be dicey for me to try and guess.

It also lets you see jumps. Gives you a sense of their shapes. Helps you make a more informed decision about how to handle them - or how not to handle them, if you don't want to.

Obviously that's not required. I can do just fine by myself. But it's a little less stressful and a lot more fun when I don't. Takes the pressure off. And I break less bones (because ... well, this particular little-more-than-half-blind blind girl breaks a lot of bones).

I’m visually impaired and am blind in one eye, and I’m also a pretty experienced skier. I wear bright clothes, always tell people exactly where I am going and wear a thing around my arm and behind my coat with the blind/visually impaired logo on it. I also never go on adventurous tracks alone but that’s because I’m a pussy.

Having an experienced set of eyes with better vision in constant contact means you can go faster and harder. Think of it as a co driver who has a better view of the road. For me it’s the only view but I have partially sighted friends who are much more adventurous when skiing with a guide.

I ski with a partner who skis behind me and talks me through everything on a two way radio. We’ve done some pretty making stuff and he’s Only just a better skier than me (by his own admission). The only thing I can’t do is make any jumps as I can’t see to judge landings properly.

As someone who hasn't gone skiing since I had one fully-working eye, I have nothing to add for that activity. But, as someone who then lost vision in that remaining eye, I can agree with the suggestions given. Bringing someone with you, to alert you of possible dangers, and alert others of your presence, is a great idea. Also, make sure to wear safety goggles, to avoid flying rocks from hitting your good eye.

Do you ski with a guide? If not you should. Make sure they have a bright bib on that's visible to you, and you should try maybe using a 2way radio to communicate on when to turn and so on. I'm not a downhill skier but a cross country skier. I'd assume most VI techniques are the same though.