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I gotted the Ski Bug
Jul. 22nd, 2007 09:41 pmI got the Ski bug Today!!!!
Last week a friend asked me if I wanted to go skiing today (sunday) because they knew i was interested in trying my hand at skiing. At first I said wasnt interested in going up just for a day as it seemeed awefully complex. Then another friend said she was going up and i though "this could work if we all ski together" The cogs ticked over and I ended up booking a bus trip up.
The bus left Ringwood at 0600 Sunday morning, got to Mansfield at 0900 and then left there at 1000 and got to the mountain just before 11am
I would just like to say that after exactly 20 years of not skiing (went this time of year in 1987) I still can ski better than many of the intermediate skiers *blows nails in a proud way*. Mind you. Many of the intermediate skiers were way better than i was. however i could quite happily parelall turn and snow plough and power stop and work my way through the queues with more or less no problems at all, and I could more or less navigate my way down the Blue runs with no significant problems. ... other than the odd expleative as I discovered that the blue run we were on had the odd very steep drop which i wasnt prepared for.
I will go back.. One of the people I skied with is going back in a few weeks time and I will see if I can join her as they have access to a ski lodge.
I just have to rememeber: MORE sunscreen and seriously tape my knee. as it is REALLY sore..
Now I'm tired and sore (oh so very sore)
I HAD THE BESTEST DAY
Last week a friend asked me if I wanted to go skiing today (sunday) because they knew i was interested in trying my hand at skiing. At first I said wasnt interested in going up just for a day as it seemeed awefully complex. Then another friend said she was going up and i though "this could work if we all ski together" The cogs ticked over and I ended up booking a bus trip up.
The bus left Ringwood at 0600 Sunday morning, got to Mansfield at 0900 and then left there at 1000 and got to the mountain just before 11am
I would just like to say that after exactly 20 years of not skiing (went this time of year in 1987) I still can ski better than many of the intermediate skiers *blows nails in a proud way*. Mind you. Many of the intermediate skiers were way better than i was. however i could quite happily parelall turn and snow plough and power stop and work my way through the queues with more or less no problems at all, and I could more or less navigate my way down the Blue runs with no significant problems. ... other than the odd expleative as I discovered that the blue run we were on had the odd very steep drop which i wasnt prepared for.
I will go back.. One of the people I skied with is going back in a few weeks time and I will see if I can join her as they have access to a ski lodge.
I just have to rememeber: MORE sunscreen and seriously tape my knee. as it is REALLY sore..
Now I'm tired and sore (oh so very sore)
I HAD THE BESTEST DAY
