adventures in snow
I'm sittin' here workin' away, listening to random music. I can see a gang of the Jr. & Sr. Highers running around the church parking lot getting ready to leave for the big "Breakaway" weekend. It used to just be called the "Ski Retreat" way back in the day, which was funny because there was only skiing on one day and I never bothered to go. It cost extra money, and I couldn't be bothered. That makes me think of the one time that I have been skiing. I was a sophomore in college, and a group of five ladies went. It was SO FUN. Two of us had never had a pair of skis on in our lives, and by the end of the day we were going down Black Diamonds (if my memory serves me correctly). We had the BEST teachers! (Thanks Carrie, Allie, & Christina!) I remember them making us put on our skis and get in line for the lift. I was so scared. And yes, right before the lift vomited us onto the top of the mountain I yelled, "Everyone, get out of the way! I have no idea how to stop!" haha Very good memories.
4 Comments:
Hey! This is great - as little as we get to see each other, now I can keep up! Love it.
I grew up in Montreal, which has some amazing ski resorts to the north - in the Laurentian mountains - and the east - the Eastern Townships. We would often take off after work and do some night skiing...it was a wonderful way to kick back with friends, family and colleagues, and now that I live in southern Ontario, I miss it immensely.
They just don't get the skiing culture here.
Our snow was almost wiped out by a huge amount of freezing rain that later turned to rain. I think I'll be able to take a swim on my front lawn by morning!
I wish I could fly your ski instructors out here. My first, and only, day skiing I cartwheeled at least a dozen times, smashed a pair of sunglasses (while still on my face), gave myself a concussion, and strained every muscle in my body so badly I could barely walk the next day - literally. I'll snow shoe, but I haven't found enough courage to hit the slopes again. Thanks for checking out my blog by the way. MB
Hey Carmi! Yea, all of our snow was wiped out by freezing rain and then just rain last week. So depressing. Not much of a "ski culture" in Lancaster, but definitely in the Poconos, which isn't far :)
So good to hear from you!
MB - I was laughing out loud reading your comment. Yea, I forgot to mention the fact that I kept falling down every 10 feet on the black diamond until I was at the bottom and finally got the hang of it. :) My 'instructors' are fantastic though! Glad you're blogging.
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