Cross country skiing 2 weeks ago, today was Downhill day. Can’t live in Colorado without attempting our #1 sport.
Travelled to Eldora with my Colorado friends, Annmarie & John, who patiently baby-sat thru lesson sign-up & equipment rental – before dropping me off at Ski School & hitting the slopes independently (both already experienced skiers).
Made fast friendships with 3 folks at Ski School before our class was split because of size. Our first 2 hours (before lunch break) was super elementary because of varying skill levels within the group — consisting of me, a lady named Kate, a CU sorority & 4 guys from Pakistan. Pairing was like a reality show social experiment.
After lunch our group was split again based on ability level – and FINALLY hit the slopes! (Getting down the basics is essential but who doesn’t want to ‘ski’ after you’ve enrolled in Ski School? :)) Me & my new all-girl group learned to traverse – and most important, how to STOP. Didn’t want to end up wrapped around a tree 2 ski outings in a row.
Had to endure riding the ‘Magic Carpet’ before graduating to the beginner’s ski lift. Riding the ‘Magic Carpet’ was our Ski Class, a blind skiing group (literally BLIND), and thousands of wunderkinder. Yeah…a slightly humiliating experience.
wunderkind [ˈwʌndəˌkɪnd (German) ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt]
1. a child prodigy
2. a person who is exceptionally successful in his field while still young
Everything AFTER the ski lift – AWESOME! Skiing is definitely in my blood. LOVED it! I think the key is being aggressive & showing no fear (like a wunderkind). Once you start over-thinking, you end up on your backside – in a pile with others.
Completely hooked! LOVE this sport, LOVE this place! Think I’ll buy a season pass next year.
…yahoo for a ski day! You are making me jealous…I spent my winter’s on a ski hill (small hill compared to CO standards)..but still had so much fun skiing! Downhill AND X-Country… I’m hoping to get my X-country out and going for a ski to find the sun when I get back home this weekend!
X-country skiing again this weekend in Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park. My friends John & Annmarie located a low-cost ski rental place near the park in Estes. YES! My dog Ro’s had ‘play-date Saturday’ almost every weekend this year (poor Molly…she’s 7 years old & probably tiring of his puppy enthusiasm). 2 race weekends, 2 ski weekends, finished my 1st book in probably a year, and running 8 miles daily (but still not really lovin’ it) – gonna CRUSH another New Year’s resolution this year 🙂
Look forward to seeing your ski pics in Pang. Windy but LOVE your landscape!